Easter Activities for Powys youngsters cancelled due to Covid-19
Children’s Easter activities sessions in Powys have been cancelled due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Powys County Council will contact the families of those who had already registered an interest in taking part.
The sessions had come in for criticism because children from different areas mixing together could have created a risk of spreading coronavirus and that nothing had been organised for Brecon youngsters.
Katie Wilcox from Four Crosses near Llanymynech, said: “There are a few people where I live who have seen this advertised, and were outraged.
“How can anyone justify opening up a play scheme before the schools are fully open?”
Councillor Mathew Dorrance had also criticised the scheme, but in his case for the lack of activities taking place in the his town.
A spokesman for Powys County Council, said that the decision to cancel the activities had been made following the changes to lockdown restrictions, that had been announced by the Welsh Government First Minister, Mark Drakeford, on Friday, March 12.
Councillor Powell said: “The sessions ran successfully last summer but it has become clear that we will not be in a position to run these during the Easter Holidays.
“They would only have gone ahead if Welsh Government guidance allowed and understandably these ongoing restrictions only allow for gatherings in very limited circumstances.”
The Easter Holiday Activities would have been available in Llandrindod Wells, Newtown, Welshpool and Ystradgynlais from March 29 to April 9.
Sessions would have included crafts, messy play, den making and would have encouraged children to get out into the fresh air.
They had been organised by a number of organisations including Sport Powys, Active8kid, Brecknock Play Network, Play Radnor and Mid and West Wales Fire and Rescue Service.
