{"id":77381,"date":"2023-03-24T13:10:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T13:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=77381"},"modified":"2023-03-24T14:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T14:04:55","slug":"hold-onto-your-handlebars-thousands-of-pupils-are-wheeling-their-way-to-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2023\/03\/24\/hold-onto-your-handlebars-thousands-of-pupils-are-wheeling-their-way-to-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Hold onto your handlebars: thousands of pupils are wheeling their way to school"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Over 900,000 children have signed up to the Big Walk and Wheel <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>PUPILS across Cardiff are walking, wheeling, scooting or cycling to school as they take part in the UK\u2019s biggest inter-school active travel challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Big Walk and Wheel takes place from March 20 to 31 and will see schools across the UK competing to see who can get the highest percentage of their pupils to take part.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The annual event, organised by charity Sustrans, is intended to inspire pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality in their neighbourhood and discover how these changes benefit their world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-770x347.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-293x132.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown.png 1250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"461\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-1024x461.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-1024x461.png 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-300x135.png 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-770x347.png 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown-293x132.png 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Unknown.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Big Walk and Wheel encourages active travel across the UK<\/strong> (Credit: Sustrans)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cHundreds of thousands of pupils have risen to the challenge and embraced active travel each year,\u201d said Hayley Keohane, Sustrans Cymru curriculum and communications co-ordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is such a fun event for schools to take part in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sustrans aims to make walking, wheeling and cycling easier, and is running the competition with sponsor Schwalbe Tyres UK Limited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is open to primary and secondary schools. This year, 227 schools across Wales have registered, including 33 in Cardiff. Teachers will log how many children are walking, wheeling, scooting or biking to school, with a daily leader board and prizes to be won every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Schools have been celebrating in different ways. A walking bus was organised at Ysgol Bae Baglan, Port Talbot and others are holding Dr Bike sessions in which a Sustrans team member visits to fix bikes or scooters in need of repair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udce2\ud83d\udc63Walking Bus fun for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sustrans?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sustrans<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigWalkAndWheel?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BigWalkAndWheel<\/a>!!! Da iawn to pupils, parents &amp; staff at <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BaeBaglan?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@BaeBaglan<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NPTRoadSafety1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NPTRoadSafety1<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AJ_SCWales?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@AJ_SCWales<\/a> for the brilliant walking bus to school today \ud83d\udc4f Walking is a fun way to get to school, it keeps you healthy AND saves the planet \ud83c\udf0d\ud83e\udef6 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Zg9f0oDBtX\">pic.twitter.com\/Zg9f0oDBtX<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Rhaglen Teithiau Iach | Active Journeys Programme (@Active_Journeys) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Active_Journeys\/status\/1638136969355051008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 21, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Since July 2022, Radnor Primary School in Canton has run a bike bus on the last Friday of every month. It will run a special bike bus on Friday, March 31 as part of the Big Walk and Wheel, and  contribute to the launch of Sustrans toolkit, to help other schools start a bike bus of their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To the soundtrack of Drum and Bass, the bike bus starts at Victoria Park at 8.20am and makes its 15-minute journey to school led by Hamish Belding, a member of the Sustrans\u2019 team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are using some of what we&#8217;ve learnt whilst working with Radnor, to try and share and  encourage schools across the UK to start bike buses. We&#8217;re trying to get at least ten schools across the UK to start a bike bus,&#8221; said Mr Belding. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The launch of the toolkit on Friday will be something we can share with the schools, with tips on how they can participate.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Radnor school are setting a great example for active travel in schools,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> The bike bus earned the school the Sustrans Cymru Gold Active Travel School Award for its dedication to active travel. It was the second school in Wales to receive such a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sustrans.org.uk\/our-blog\/news\/2022\/july\/second-school-in-wales-awarded-gold-active-travel-school-award\">title.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Highlights from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadnorCanton?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RadnorCanton<\/a> end of term <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RideToRadnor?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RideToRadnor<\/a> event this morning!&#8230; absolutely loved it &amp; already looking forward to the next one! \ud83c\udfb6\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2642\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\u200d\u2640\ufe0f\ud83d\udeb4\ud83c\udfb6\ud83e\udd29\ud83c\udff4\udb40\udc67\udb40\udc62\udb40\udc77\udb40\udc6c\udb40\udc73\udb40\udc7f\ud83d\udc4f <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BikeBus?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BikeBus<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ActiveJourneys?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ActiveJourneys<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1uWGsPPwkH\">pic.twitter.com\/1uWGsPPwkH<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Hamish Belding (@BikeWalkScoot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BikeWalkScoot\/status\/1550556395635965952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, 1,519 schools took part in the Big Walk and Wheel, with more than two million active journeys logged during the process. This saved 1,335 tonnes of CO2, the weight of about 219 elephants, that would have been used if those journeys had been made by car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s a serious element too and not only does the event help reduce pollution around the school gates but in 2019 it helped parents to save an estimated \u00a31.6million in petrol costs during the fortnight,\u201d added Ms Keohane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Sustrans-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-77383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Sustrans-2_11zon-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2023\/03\/Sustrans-2_11zon-300x200.jpg 300w, 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