SEVERAL Keighley generations will remember the School Camp at Humphrey Head, near Kents Bank on the shores of Morecambe Bay.
This "very suitable wooden building of pleasing appearance", offering "splendid views of sea and mountain", had been acquired by a Keighley Cinderella Club in 1909 as a summer home for poorer children. The Eduction Committee took it over in 1922, originally for the benefit of the delicate and those who had been unwell, but later hoping that "every boy and girl will visit it at least once in their school life".
Boys and girls attended separately on a weekly or fortnightly basis.
Teaching was interspersed with excursions and activities – children with cameras and binoculars were advised to take them, "as they will add greatly to their interest".
A formidable list of recommended clothing included boots or shoes, plimsolls, Wellingtons and slippers, and a suit or blazer and two pairs of shorts. Parents could visit on Sundays.
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