International Walk to School Day

Did you know that tomorrow is International Walk to School Day where the intention is to get everyone across the world to Walk to School on this one day. Who knows you may enjoy it so much that you then want to carry on indefinitely.

The whole walk to school month is a great way of highlighting the benefits of getting youngsters walking to school. Its a great social time for the children, catching up with their friends on the way to school and it has also been shown to increase concentration through the extra exercise. From an ecological perspective it is a step to reducing the carbon footprint.

So come on, pull on a high viz waistcoat and join this great international day!

Spring Walk to School Week

Is spring round the corner? Living Streets believe so as they have just announced the dates for the Spring Walk to School week, running from 17th to 21st of May. It may seem a long way off but if you want to get your school involved its never too early to start planning.

This week is a great way to get everyone thinking about walking to school. They can try it for the week and then hopefully adopt it for the longer term. We've got lots of handy hint and tips for just the job with lots of items that can be given away as prizes and incentives for the children. why not visit our website for more ideas and to down load a booklet on ways to get children walking to school.

Blue Monday

Apparently today is officially Blue Monday so here are 4 reasons why it shouldn't be classed as that.

• The weather feels positively tropical
• The snow has gone so walking to school much easier with the children
• We've passed the shortest day so the nights are drawing out
  
• OK its Monday but only 4 more days then its the weekend!!

So throw off those Monday morning blues and get out and about in something bright and cheerful.