Last week our Active Travel Ambassadors – Year 7 pupils Charlie and Ellie and Astrid in Year 8 – presented their Active Travel proposal to a panel of experts and five other schools at Bristol City Hall. The team plan to launch a park and stride awareness campaign in June to encourage families to park further from school and walk the last section of their journey. This will help pupils with their physical and mental wellbeing and tackle congestion and the associated air pollution issues around the school site in the mornings. The team secured a £200 grant and an additional £25 as the panel were so impressed. The council then pledged an extra £200 to support the team. Well done to Charlie, Ellie, and Astrid on their plan and successful pitch for funding – we look forward to seeing the campaign later this year and hope it will encourage more people to consider an alternative, more active, way to travel to school.
