The future of a Birmingham farm, which has provided thousands of inner city children with a vital link to the countryside, is under threat from council budget cuts.
It is feared the current review of Birmingham City Council’s Outdoor Learning Service (OLS) could result in the loss of a rare countryside educational facility, which has proved invaluable to generations of children.
The future of Mount Pleasant School Farm near Kings Norton is in doubt, claims The Worgan Trust – a charity set up by the Cadbury family in the 1960s as a means of teaching inner city children about farming, food and the countryside.