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Useful Links

There are lots of great websites that relate to the Walk to School campaign and other school travel issues.

These will open in a new window and are not endorsed by the Walk to School campaign. Links last checked 17/9/2007.

Noise Action Week
An organisation which promotes practical solutions to everyday noise problems.

CAMPAIGN ORGANISERS

Living Streets
The champions of streets and public spaces for people on foot.

ACTTravelwise
The National TravelWise Association for all your sustainable travel needs.

FUNDERS

Department for Transport
The Department for Transport funds the campaign in England

Transport for London
Transport for London funds our work in London

Scottish Government
The Scottish Government fund our work in Scotland

INTERNATIONAL LINKS

International Walk to School Website
International Walk to School Campaign - over 40 countries worldwide promoting the benefits of walking to school.

The Zoom Campaign
The ZOOM campaign invites children to make their daily journeys independently and in an environmentally-friendly way. Each journey absolved on foot, by bike, skater, etc. counts as one "Green Footprint". By collecting Green Footprints all over Europe, children will show to the "big ones", what the "small ones" do for the protection of the global climate! Organised by Climate Alliance.

NATIONAL LINKS

ETA Schools
A week of teaching materials on sustainable travel to schools by the Environmental Transport Association

Walking and Hiking
Information and resources on Walking and Hiking in the UK

Quantum Theatre's What if it Rains?
What if it Rains is a show that tours schools around England encouraging children to walk to school.

NATIONAL LINKS - HEALTH

Healthy Schools
A long term initiative that helps young people and their schools to be healthy.

NATIONAL LINKS - PROFESSIONAL

Safe Routes to School
Promotes sustainable travel on the journey to school by disseminating best practice. Run by Sustrans.

Infomapper
(formerly Young Transnet) An online school travel plan creation tool with mapping capability

ModeShift
The UK Local Authority School Travel forum. Shares knowledge amongst school travel professionals.

NATIONAL LINKS - ROAD SAFETY

LARSOA
(Local Authority Road Safety Officers Association)

Bright Kidz
A social enterprise producing fun and funky fluorescent and reflective products to help you be seen day, dusk and night.

British Red Cross Road Safety
The British Red Cross page on Road Safety and how they can help in an emergency.

Hari's World
A series of books on child safety.

REGIONAL LINKS

Schools Walking the World: Bromley
The London Borough of Bromley have launched an exciting interactive website to encourage walking to school.

WHO'S MY LOCAL LINK?

KENT: Kent and Medway Walking Bus Charity
A charity helping to set up and run walking buses in Kent and Medway - with lots of useful information for the rest of the country too!

MANCHESTER: DingDing
GREATER MANCHESTER: Sustainable Transport website for children

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LATEST NEWS

Celebrity Chef endorses Walk to School campaign
Anjum Anand, whose second series of [i]Indian Food Made Easy[/i] aired last night on prime time TV, has spoken of her support for Living Streets' Walk to School campaign.

Walk to School lead a youth forum in Barcelona
Last month Step Up, the Walk to School campaign for Secondary Schools, took a team of young people to the Walk21 conference in Barcelona. The enthusiastic teens led the first ever youth forum at this international conference.

Step Up - has launched!
The 2nd October 2008 was launch day for Step Up, the Walk to School campaign for secondary schools funded by the Big Lottery Fund.

Walk to School sponsors an annual award to recognise Walking Initiative of the Year
Nominations for Walking Initiative of the Year are being called for by Modeshift, a national organisation for the promotion of sustainable school travel.

Couch potato parents are risking their children's health
Research published today by Living Streets as part of International Walk to School Month has highlighted a direct link between parental behaviour and childhood activity levels.