Open Trail

What the charity does

Open Trail encourages disadvantaged children and young people, of Worcestershire and the West Midlands, to strive for more than they think possible despite their own personal circumstances. They use cycling activities forest school to provide opportunities for children and young people to develop their self-confidence, work ethic, emotional resilience and team working skills.

Charitable objects

1. To advance the education of the UK public in topics of cycling, health and the environment. 2. To advance health for the public benefit by educating the public about the health benefits of cycling forest school, and an active lifestyle. 3. To help young people, especially but not exclusively through leisure time activities, so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society. 4. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded through lack of affordable transport alternatives and training, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. 5. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of the socially economically disadvantaged people in such a way that they are better able to identify, and help meet, their needs and to participate more fully in society. 6. The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation in particular by the provision of facilities for cycling and forest school.

Governing document: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Aug 2020