A plan by Gateshead Council to close the Dukeshouse Wood outdoor centre near Hexham has been met with disappointment by a local Liberal Democrat councillor.
The centre has been known to generations of Gateshead children who have stayed there to study and taste the great outdoors. But the centre needs up to £1 million spending on it to bring it up to standard.
Allison Chatto, councillor for Dunston Hill and Whickham East, said, "Whilst the decision is understandable from a financial point of view, it is disappointing that the children of Gateshead will no longer have the opportunity to visit Dukeshouse Wood and experience the centre.
"I hope now that schools in the borough will explore new ways to help children experience life away from the crowded urban world."
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