Northumberland school children will be taking to the streets this week and celebrating the benefits of walking for Walk to School Week.
Walk to School Week takes place during National Walking Month from May 17 – 21 and is organised by Living Streets, a UK charity for everyday walking.
This year’s campaign focuses on the health and environmental benefits of walking to school, with Walk to School Week exploring how being active helps children gain ‘superpowers’ to improve their health, happiness, and local environment.
Families are being encouraged not only to walk, but also cycle, scoot, or ‘Park and Stride’ for the entire week to see differences such as fewer cars outside the school gates, and healthy and happy children.