GENERAL NEWS
Join us to get children walking again! (GENERAL NEWS)
Figures from the Office for National Statistics have revealed that, for the first time, the percentage of children walking to school has fallen below 50%.
Tuesday 16 February 2010
Vacancies - Join the Walk to School team (GENERAL NEWS)
Passionate about walking to school? Join our team.
Friday 29 January 2010
WoW scheme wows Minister for Public Health Gillian Merron (GENERAL NEWS)
26 January saw all 450 of the pupils at George Spicer Primary School in Enfield wrap up warm and unite in flying the flag for walking to school.
Tuesday 26 January 2010
Living Streets Active Travel Conference (GENERAL NEWS)
Living Streets, the charity behind the Walk to School campaign, are putting on a conference on 23rd February which is a must for anyone involved in delivering the Active Travel Strategy.
Tuesday 12 January 2010
Living Streets Manifesto Launched (GENERAL NEWS)
Living Streets, the national charity behind the Walk to School campaign, have launched our manifesto setting our all our main policy calls, with a big focus on walking to school.
Wednesday 6 January 2010
Walk to School Month winners announced! (GENERAL NEWS)
Walk to School Month 2009 saw a record number of people entering our prize draws in the hopes of winning either a Qube canopy for their school or Joules wellies for their families and the winners can finally be revealed!
Monday 21 December 2009
The Big WoW in London, 30 September 2009 (GENERAL NEWS)
On 30 September 2009, schools across London will be taking part in the Big WoW - a celebration event organised by Transport for London to mark the launch of the WoW scheme for 2009/010.
Monday 17 August 2009
Walk To School Month Resources On Sale! (GENERAL NEWS)
Walk To School Month is October and orders are now being taken for materials.
Thursday 2 July 2009
Walk To School Week 09 Winners Announced (GENERAL NEWS)
We are pleased to announce the winners of both our £500 draw for parents and our results wallcharts.
Monday 15 June 2009
WoW resources now available to order (GENERAL NEWS)
The new WoW badges and other resources for 2009-2010 are now available! The deadline for ordering is 10 July 2009.
Tuesday 9 June 2009
Walk To School Week 09 Highlights (GENERAL NEWS)
There have been plenty of great ideas to raise the profile of Walk To School Week. Read about some of them here, and, if you did anything special, don't forget to send us an email and let us know!
Friday 29 May 2009
Children walking to school benefit from more valuable social time. (GENERAL NEWS)
Research published today to mark the start of Walk To School Week shows that parents who walk their children to school instead of driving are spending more valuable social time with their family and peers, whilst being physically active.
Monday 18 May 2009
WoW Badge Competition Winners Announced (GENERAL NEWS)
This year, the WoW badge competition attracted more entries than ever, with 1296 submissions from more than 440 schools.
Friday 15 May 2009
Fruity Faces supporting Walk To School Week (GENERAL NEWS)
Fruity Faces help you raise money for your school while encouraging your pupils eat more fruit. Fruity Faces are supporting Walk To School Week by donating a classroom supply of the inflatable fruit holders for each of 3 winning classes in our wall chart prize draw. Please click here for more information.
Friday 15 May 2009
Pupils set to ‘Walk ‘n’ Talk’ their way to school this May (GENERAL NEWS)
This May, well over a million pupils in primary schools across the country will be taking part in one of the most important dates in the academic diary: National Walk to School Week 2009 (18 – 22 May).
Tuesday 5 May 2009
Students walk Tower Bridge! (GENERAL NEWS)
On Wednesday (25 March 09), students from year 3 class at Tower Bridge Primary learnt all about road safety and received their Tower Bridge WoW badges as they walked across the famous bridge.
Wednesday 15 April 2009
WoW scheme tender process now open (GENERAL NEWS)
Living Streets is currently inviting tenders from companies and individuals interested in evaluating the national WoW scheme.
Tuesday 31 March 2009
Pupils should walk to cut school congestion (GENERAL NEWS)
A recent Transport Select Committee report on school travel discusses measures to encourage families to walk or ride a bike instead of driving every morning.
Thursday 26 March 2009
WoW badge design competition 2009 now open (GENERAL NEWS)
And the theme is 'nature in the UK'!
Monday 23 February 2009
Sales for Walk to School Week 2009 materials now open, order by 27th March! (GENERAL NEWS)
Place your orders for this year's "Walk 'n Talk" resources today.
Monday 9 February 2009
