Walk to School Week
Monday 22 May will see the start of UK spring Walk to School week 2006 organised by Living Streets and Travelwise.

This year the theme is 'Join the Adventure' to highlight the fun and adventures children can have by walking to school.

What adventures? I hear you say. As an adult you may think that walking to school is just a trot along the road. It's only when you hear a child's comments such as 'there's a crocodile in that puddle' that you realise what a child's imagination can make of an everyday activity.

Look out in the press for the schools taking part in a giant jigsaw activity to celebrate the week. Also your school may have received the official stickers and charts via your local authority which you can use to encourage more kids to walk (or should I say encourage more parents to let their children walk). Even if you haven't received any special resources your school can take part.... why not use the week as an excuse to launch a Walking Bus or Park & Stride scheme?