HOT-FOOTING IT TO SCHOOL
More than 11,000 school children from 45 primary schools took part in the "Hot-Footers" Walk to School Week, 3 '“ 7 October. The initiative encourages the whole community to think about how to make travelling safe, healthy and better for the environment.
The children earned points depending on how they got to school each day, with walking, cycling, using public transport or 'parking and striding' scoring most highly. The top three performing schools will win a tree for their grounds. This highlights the role trees play in balancing the effect of CO2 emissions, many of which are from motorised transport.
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Hide AdLead member for Transport and Environment, Cllr Matthew Lock said: "Around one in five cars on the road at peak times is on the school run. By making healthier choices here we can start to tackle some alarming statistics, for example that car passengers in slow-moving traffic may be exposed to two to three times more pollution than pedestrians. It is also one way to help with the issue of childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 20 years."
This is the second "Hot-Footers" campaign organised by the County Council this year, which works with schools to improve the safety, sustainability and health of school journeys.
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Schools involved include
BEXHILL
Pebsham Community Primary School
BATTLE
Battle & Langton Primary CE School
Sedlescombe CE Primary School
Ninfield CE Primary School
CROWBOROUGH
Sir Henry Fermor CE Primary School
Rotherfield Primary School
EASTBOURNE
Parkland Infant School
The Haven CE Methodist Primary School
St John's Meads CE Primary School
Oakwood School
West Rise Junior School
Ocklynge Primary School
Tollgate Junior School
FOREST ROW
Forest Row CE Primary School
HAILSHAM
White House Primary School
Hawkes farm Primary School
HASTINGS
Churchwood Community Primary School
Elphinstone Community School
Little Ridge Community Primary
Mountfield and Whatlington CE Primary School
HEATHFIELD
Burwash CE Primary School
LEWES
Southover CE Primary School
Pells CE Primary School
Firle CE Primary School
Laughton Community Primary School
Ringmer Primary School
NEWHAVEN
Southdown Junior School
Meeching Valley Primary School
Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School
PEACEHAVEN
Peacehaven Infant School
RYE
Peasmarsh CE Primary School
Icklesham CE Primary School
SEAFORD
Chyngton School
Seaford Primary School
UCKFIELD
Rocks Park Primary School
Holy Cross CE Primary School
Little Horsted CE Primary School
Buxted CE Primary School
WADHURST
Wadhurst CE Primary School
Ticehurst and Flimwell Primary School
OTHERS
Etchingham CE Primary School
Mayfield CE Primary School
Herstmonceux CE Primary School
Chiddingly Primary School