Could potholes improve character and mental health?

Our PT teacher, affectionately nicknamed “Jobber,” was given the task. One bright sunny Saturday, he packed a bunch of us on to a Hargreaves Lansdown coach. Armed with packed lunches eaten within five miles of home, destination Wookey Hole.

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Here, we descended into the bowels of the earth, squeezing through damp, dark, claustrophobic tunnels before eventually emerging into the sunlight, glad to be alive and full of tales of daring do.

Would it not be an excellent use of taxpayers’ money to fund Hereford schools to take children potholing in Hereford?

Of course, there would have to be assessment of risk, safeguarding, cost-benefit, skilled staff to child ratio, and children’s abilities together with parental consent, insurance, and appropriate licences. None of which, sadly, Jobber carried out.

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We don’t think we lost anyone, although we did wonder if Smithy moved to another school.

Stop moaning, Herefordshire potholes are an internationally acclaimed traffic calming resource waiting for today’s youth, hard-hatted and yellowvested to explore and marvel at.

As a result, Hereford children will become well-balanced, confident, productive society members.

BRIAN ORGAN

Sutton St Nicholas