Lanarkshire school get back outdoors with adventurous trips for pupils

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A Lanarkshire school has been celebrating the great outdoors over the past few weeks with a range of adventurous trips for pupils.

The Rutherglen school hd to halt many of their outdoor activities over the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic. However this autumn they were able to get back outdoors again, to the delight of pupils and staff.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

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