YOUTH HOSTELS
SUCCESS OF BRITISH MOVEMENT. HUGE GROWTH SINCE BEGINNING. British Wireless. Rugby, April 9. The remarkable success of the Youth Hostel Association movement was emphasised, at the association’s annual meeting. It was founded in 1932 and at the end of that year it membership had grown to 37,007. The number of hostels in the United Kingdom now totals 212, with 5478 beds. The overnight use of this accommodation increased last year from 117,000 to 221,000. In addition to providing this accommodation for young people touring the most picturesque parts of Britain, the association recently made special arrangements for railway concessions for members and for the transport of bicycles ,for parties visiting the Continent.
A party of walkers representing many nationalities, including Danes, Swiss, Swedish, Austrians, Japanese and several English people, are at present on a' walking tour in the English lake district.
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Taranaki Daily News, 11 April 1935, Page 5
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