With regard to the debate on whether or not to take children out of school during term for the purpose of overseas holidays, I can't help feeling people are missing the point here.

Having children means making sacrifices. If you can't afford to go abroad on holiday during the long school holidays, go somewhere within the UK.

Most of the younger generation are quite ignorant about their own country, particularly outside their immediate surroundings. It would be educational in the broadest sense of the word to travel in the UK. There will be plenty of time to travel abroad when the kids have left home.

-Sylvia Knowles, Haywards Heath