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Eurostar and Start get children walking in London
Back in September we announced a fantastic partnership with Eurostar's Tread Lightly Programme and Business In The Community's Start initiative.Start,...
Published: Monday 13 February 2012 Read more -
Win a trip to the European Parliament in Brussels with Eurostar
Eurostar have launched a fantastic competition for children aged between 10 and 18 who want to have a say on sustainability. It's an opportunity to t...
Published: Monday 13 February 2012 Read more -
"School walkers are healthier than those driven to school", report advises
Recent research conducted at St. George's Hospital, University of London, with over 2,000 children, has shown a marked difference between the physical...
Published: Sunday 5 February 2012 Read more -
More Children Walking in Hertfordshire
Early results from schools in the Hertfordshire Walk to School Outreach programme are showing great increases in walking. Three of the schools involve...
Published: Wednesday 11 January 2012 Read more -
Don't let the weather put you off walking!
Today is the first day back at school for many... and what weather we have come back to! But does the weather actually make a difference to how you t...
Published: Tuesday 3 January 2012 Read more -
School crossing patrols get your vote!
In last month’s poll, we asked which feature you find most valuable in increasing the safety of your walk to school. Over 100 of you voted, with...
Published: Thursday 1 December 2011 Read more -
Campaign-in-a-Box Success!
A student-led campaign at St Peter’s Catholic College of Maths and Computing in Redcar and Cleveland increased the number of Year 7 students wal...
Published: Thursday 1 December 2011 Read more -
Stepping out for slower speeds
As Walk to School Month draws to a close, it has been great to hear about the activity that has been going on across the UK and further afield as part...
Published: Friday 4 November 2011 Read more -
97 per cent survival at 20 mph
Last month's homepage poll was a bit of quiz fun, but with a serious underlying message. When a child is hit by a car travelling at 35 mph the surviva...
Published: Wednesday 2 November 2011 Read more -
Walking to School in Hertfordshire
Twelve schools in Bushey, Hemel Hempstead, London Colney and Stevenage are taking part in an innovative new Walk to School Outreach programme to encou...
Published: Tuesday 11 October 2011 Read more -
Children walk more for rewards
Last month in our homepage poll we asked, "Would your child be more likely to walk to school if they got a reward?" And the answer was a resounding ye...
Published: Wednesday 5 October 2011 Read more -
Slow the traffic speeds which spell tragedy on the school run
New figures released by the UK's Department for Transport have revealed that over 60 classrooms full of child pedestrians aged 0-15 were killed or ser...
Published: Monday 3 October 2011 Read more -
Start and Eurostar show their support
Living Streets, Start and Eurostar have joined forces in a bid to get children walking to school. Start, the Prince of Wales’s initiative to en...
Published: Friday 23 September 2011 Read more -
New factsheet for parents
Did you know that walking to school instead of driving saves, on average, £400 per year? This and many other great reasons to walk to school can...
Published: Monday 5 September 2011 Read more -
How far should children walk to school?
This was the question we asked in last month's homepage poll and, even at the peak of the holiday season, 88 of you told us your thoughts. The overwhe...
Published: Thursday 1 September 2011 Read more -
Walking back to school in Scotland
Pupils across Scotland are back to school for the Autumn term, but as the The Arbroath Herald reports, the numbers walking to school each day are...
Published: Friday 26 August 2011 Read more -
Lollipop people petition
You can now sign a government petition against the cuts to school crossing patrols. If you agree that our lollipop people provide a vital service, sho...
Published: Tuesday 23 August 2011 Read more -
Walk to School Week 2012
The dates for Walk to School Week 2012 have just been announced as 21st to 25th May 2012! The week will once again be part of National Walking Month, ...
Published: Friday 5 August 2011 Read more -
How often do you walk to school?
Last month in our online poll, we asked how often you/your child walk to school. We were really pleased to discover that, of the people who responded ...
Published: Tuesday 2 August 2011 Read more -
Record low as just 47% of primary school pupils walk to school
Official statistics published last week show that the number of under-11s reaching their classrooms on foot has hit its lowest-ever level, just 47 per...
Published: Tuesday 2 August 2011 Read more