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Walk to School Month, October 2008Power Up by walking to school during October!
The theme of Walk to School Month 2008 is health, specifically the growing problem of childhood obesity. Our resources this year encourage children to Power Up! with energy by walking to school. We hope you like them as much as we do! Ideas for activities and more background information will be posted on this site over the coming months. Resource sales are now open - view what is for sale here. |
Saturday 31 July 2010
You are not currently logged in. Log In? LATEST NEWSCHARITY URGES PARENTS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE WITH CHILDREN'S HEALTHLiving Streets, the national charity behind the Walk to School campaign is urging parents to be more proactive in the face of the new "plus size" clothing range for toddlers and young children launched by retailers such as Marks and Spencer. Published: Monday 26 July 2010 in GENERAL NEWS Funding crisis cuts STAs As the charity behind the national walk to school campaign, Living Streets is alarmed to hear that local authorities are considering cutting school travel advisor posts in Spring 2011, when central funding ends as part of the government’s cost-saving activities. Published: Friday 23 July 2010 in GENERAL NEWS Parents fear unlikely abduction over the more likely health threat of inactive lifestyles A survey carried out by national charities Parentline Plus and Living Streets as part of national Walk to School Week has found that parents disproportionately fear their children being abducted or killed in a road accident over the more likely threat to their health from childhood obesity. Published: Wednesday 19 May 2010 in GENERAL NEWS Follow the yellow footprints to walk safely... In an innovative move to support walking to school, Leicestershire County Council have come up with an original and visual way to get children to walk. Published: Monday 19 April 2010 in GENERAL NEWS Walk to school to know your neighbourhood A recent Australian study found a dramatic contrast between the 'neighbourhood drawings' of children who walked to school as opposed to those who were driven. Published: Thursday 8 April 2010 in GENERAL NEWS |
