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Getting back to the great outdoors
The Woodcraft Folk was founded as a different form of youth organisation, with its founding principles rooted in co-operative, pacifist socialist ideas, writes STEVEN WALKER
Woodcraft Folk

THIS time of year we are urged to get out more, enjoy the fresh air and get back in touch with nature and the countryside or our local park. 

It’s a familiar theme in the mainstream media, featuring health gurus and experts in emotional wellbeing. 

There are proven benefits to physical exercise for those suffering mental illness and in recent times GPs and other health staff have been prescribing exercise or visits to local health centres. 

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