Pedal power week for families

Families across Renfrewshire are being encouraged to take part in Sustrans’ Bike to School Week.

This runs from June 5 to 9, and helps everyone discover the benefits of cycling, scootering and walking.

Bike to School Week is an opportunity for children and parents to kick-start active travel habits and switch to cycling, scootering or walking for the school journey.

It is also a time to celebrate the good work already being done in schools to inspire more children and their parents to cycle, scoot or walk to school.

Run by Sustrans Scotland, the free event is open to schools across Scotland and to celebrate, Sustrans has produced a series of teaching resources helping explore the benefits of travelling by bike, scooter and foot.

Activities range from planning the school journey to conducting a traffic survey, learning about the effects of activity on the heart and carrying out simple checks on bikes and scooters.

Spokeswoman Cecilia Oram said: “We hope as many schools as possible get behind Bike to School Week.

“It is a great opportunity for parents to encourage their children to be more active in their journey to school.

“Cycling, scootering and walking form part of the solution to many of today’s challenges – from air pollution to congestion, childhood obesity and physical inactivity.

“The average primary school journey is 1.6 miles – a distance that can be cycled, scooted or walked as an easy way of building more physical activity into our busy lives.”

Ask your child’s school to take part in Bike to School Week and get more information at www.sustrans. org.uk/bike-school-week