Huge sand artwork highlights how child poverty means millions miss out in summer

The giant sand portrait was commissioned to highlight how millions of children in the UK are missing out on days out, Barnardo’s said (Richard McCarthy/PA) - (PA Wire)

A giant sand portrait has been unveiled to show how millions of youngsters in Britain miss out on days out during the summer holidays because of poverty, children’s charity Barnardo’s said.

The 50-square-metre piece on Bridlington beach in East Yorkshire, created by landscape artists from Sand In Your Eye and the charity’s youth ambassadors, is a portrait of a child with the words “Wish I was there” written beneath it.