Walk to School Week: Headteacher Hoping for Lasting Legacy

The headteacher of a Byker-based primary school is hoping to see a lasting legacy following another successful Walk to School Week.

With the support of sponsorship from Winn Solicitors, St Lawrence’s RC Primary School delivered a set of activities, carried out by every year group, based on the Walk to School Week awareness campaign, which promotes a greener commute and helping improve our own health and wellbeing, as well as the environment we live in.

The campaign has been co-ordinated by Living Streets, a charitable organisation that focuses on safer streets and encouraging people to walk more often.

The children had a great time and learned some important things about the impact we have on our environment.

Headteacher Paul Brown said; “As ever, we have been delighted with the support given to us by Winn Solicitors. 

“Most noticeable this year has been the very obvious reduction in traffic around the school gates.  This has been crucial in improving safety around the school as well as the obvious health and environmental benefits that walking to school brings. 

“We hope that there will be a strong legacy from the Living Streets programme that will encourage children and families to maintain such good habits into the long-term future.”

Winn Group Digital Marketing Manager Amy Thompson said; “We are always keen to support our local community and have done so by sponsoring school participation in Walk to School Week for a number of years.

“We’re delighted that the children were able to take part and it was great to see so many smiling faces in the pictures the school provided. Hopefully, the children will be encouraged to adopt the messages from Living Streets going forward.”

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