{"id":2094,"date":"2024-08-13T16:03:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-13T15:03:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=2094"},"modified":"2026-04-09T13:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T12:06:38","slug":"active-travel","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/dg\/healthandwelbeing\/?page_id=2094","title":{"rendered":"Active Travel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Active Travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Active travel is about making journeys in physically active ways like walking, cycling and wheeling. Active travel is beneficial for health and wellbeing, the wider environment and the economy. Our Council has an Active Travel Strategy which aims to promote and support the choice to use active travel including for going to school, work, or other trips. The Active Travel Strategy has a number of strategic objectives and outcomes linked to schools. You can find out more about Active Travel and the Council’s Active Travel Strategy online: Active travel | Dumfries and Galloway Council (dumgal.gov.uk)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We work in partnership with organisations to deliver projects related to active travel, physical activity, awareness, and training in schools.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Cycle Ride Leader Courses<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DGC Staff Cycle to Work Scheme<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PEPAS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

School Streets Initiative<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wellbeing Homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Click the icons below to find out more about these programmes. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Junior Road Safety Officers<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n
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Cycling Friendly Award<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Play on Pedals (ELC)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n

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Throughout the year there are a range of Active Travel events\/initiatives run in schools to promote and encourage young people to actively travel to school. Below is a list of this schools years planned active travel events and the relevant dates. Click on the title of each activity (highlighted in blue) for more details on the event. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Calendar of Active Travel Events<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Big Walk and Wheel (Walk Wheel Cycle Trusts)<\/a>        16 to 27 March 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Spring Walk to School Week (Living Streets)<\/a>            18 to 22 May 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hands Up Scotland Survey – Walk Wheel Cycle Trust<\/a>    TBC – September 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Road Safety Week  <\/a>                                                   TBC – November 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Leg it to Lapland (I Bike)                                           TBC – December 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Resources for schools<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Clean Air Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walk Wheel Cycle Trust have developed a Teacher Toolkit for schools to use on air pollution and clean air. In the resource you\u2019ll find everything you need to run a clean air campaign, including a set of off the shelf resources (which link to the Curriculum for Excellence) to help children, their families and staff learn about air quality and encourage simple actions to help to reduce air pollution in their vicinity. The Toolkit is available at:\u00a0DG Clean Air Schools Teachers Toolkit (Primary)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a clean air toolkit for secondary schools which consists of up to five sessions and has been formed to tie in with the CREST award scheme but lessons can be used separately of that too. This toolkit has a more scientific focus than the primary resources: Clean Air Toolkit (Secondary)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Street Survey <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Big Street Survey is a free curriculum resource enabling pupils to investigate the area around their school and create a manifesto on how to make their streets safer and greener. Working both inside and outside the classroom, pupils explore what they like and dislike about their neighbourhood. They then develop their manifesto which can be used to lobby decision-makers and elected representatives at national and local level to make their changes happen. You can find out more and find all of the resources your school needs to take part at: Big Street Survey – Walk Wheel Cycle Trust<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Park and Stride Guide<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A useful guide on how to set up a Park and Stride for your school is available from Living Streets at: Park and stride print<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking, scooting and bike buses<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walking, scooting and bike buses are a great way of enabling an active school run, with pupils arriving at school alert and ready to start learning. If you’re interested in getting one of these going at your school, you can find out more at: FRideDays Bike Bus – Walk Wheel Cycle Trust<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Active Travel Active travel is about making journeys in physically active ways like walking, cycling and wheeling. Active travel is beneficial for health and wellbeing, the wider environment and the economy. Our Council has an Active Travel Strategy which aims to promote and support the choice to use active travel including for going to school, work, or other trips. The Active Travel Strategy has a number of strategic objectives and<\/p>\n

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