Walk to School Week
Children are encouraged to “walk for wellbeing” during this year’s Walk to School Week from May 16th to 20th.
The week is organised by the charity Living Streets and this year will see the #PowerUp challenge, which focuses on how being active helps improve health, happiness, and local environment. Families are encouraged to walk, wheel, cycle, scoot or “Park and Stride” for the whole week.
Living Streets is a UK charity for “everyday walking” and Walk to School Week is part of its National Walking Month campaign that is running for the whole of May.
Last year, a record 350,000 pupils across the UK took part in Walk to School Week. Stephen Edwards from Living Streets said: “Walk to School Week is an excellent opportunity for pupils across the UK to come together and celebrate the many benefits of walking to school.
“Schools that take part in Walk to School Week can enjoy reduced congestion and pollution, while children are well on their way to meeting the recommended 60 minutes of physical activity a day to stay fit, healthy and happy.”
Living Streets has been operating for 90 years and its campaigning led to the UK’s first zebra crossings and speed limits. It works now to “overcome barriers to walking”.
- For more information, visit www.livingstreets.org.uk/wtsw
