Teachers at a north Cumbrian school have cancelled a trip to Paris in the wake of the terror attacks that shocked the world.

About two dozen year five and six pupils from Stoneraise School, at Durdar, near Carlisle, along with four staff members, were due to visit the French capital in January.

The cultural excursion was set to include outings to two city museums and a market, along with the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe.

The aim was to tie in with language work being undertaken by youngsters at the school and also a topic on artists.

But in the wake of the terrorist atrocities in Paris, Stoneraise staff swiftly sought advice from several key agencies. These included the Foreign Office.


Clem Coady And in a letter issued to parents on Friday, headteacher Clem Coady wrote: “Our priority on any trip is to ensure the safety of our pupils, and at this point in time a question mark remains over trips to Paris.

“Although advice up until now has been to assess the situation in January, it is highly likely that school trips to Paris will not go ahead until March at the earliest.

“From this advice, it is better that we cancel now to give us time as a school to try our very best to provide an alternative trip in the short term.”

Schools nationally have been advised to cancel trips to France in the aftermath of the atrocities.

Mr Coady said it was hoped an alternative trip could be arranged.

“We will be working hard over the next week trying to start the ball rolling on providing a visit for pupils this year.”

He added: “I have got to put the interests of the children first.

“It is a shame that the children will ultimately miss out, but safety has to be paramount.”