Thirteen years ago there was public outcry in Barnsley when Barnsley Council closed Scout Dike for financial reasons.

The news was greeted with dismay from parents who had enjoyed a childhood visit to the centre and wanted their kids to enjoy the same experience.

Thankfully, a group of local businessmen stepped in to save the day and set up a charity to take over the running of the outdoor pursuits centre, near Penistone, and made that wish come true.

Today the Huddersfield Road centre thrives, with children from all over the country visiting.

It is a perfect example of the kind of great things done by local community groups and children's champions who deserve to be nominated for this year's Proud of Barnsley Awards.

It was a 1,500 signature petition to save the centre that prompted the group of Cawthorne businessmen to launch a rescue attempt.

A not-for-profit charity, Scout Dike Activity Centre, was registered to manage and operate it for the children of Barnsley.

Chairman of the charity, Ron Carbutt, said the following few years were not easy and it was touch and go at times as to whether the centre could continue.

Trustees even pledged their own personal funds to keep it open.

But in 2007 school activity provider Kingswood took over the centre and renamed it Peak Adventure.

It now operates throughout the year, is one of the leading school activity destinations in the north of England, employs many local people and this year will welcome thousands of kids from across the country.

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