THE UK CHARITY FOR EVERYDAY WALKING
Walking and coronavirus
As the UK enters lockdown in response to the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, the rules still allow for us to leave the house once a day for exercise.
Our Communications and Media Manager, Kath Shaw, outlines how we can use this opportunity safely.
Walking and health
Human beings are designed to be active, but the average UK adult spends around nine hours a day sitting.
Launched to coincide with our National Walking Summit in Manchester, our new report looks at the links between walking and public health.
Pavement parking - the beginning of the end?
New proposals to tackle pavement parking across England have been laid out by the UK government, with a public consultation to follow in the summer.
Scotland has banned it. Could England be next?
Find out the latest, and join our campaign to protect pavements for people.
News: Government considers nationwide pavement parking ban
National Walking Summit
Thanks to all who made our 2020 national walking suMmit in Manchester a huge success.
Listen again to all the presentations and panel discussions - and check out our six take-away points from the day.
Next up: the Scotland Walking Summit on 27 March.
National Walking Summit: review the highlights
Walking is man's best medicine
A generation ago, 70% of us walked to school – now it’s less than half.
We want to reverse this decline. We want children to be energised and empowered, and to make walking to school their natural choice.
And we know just how to do it.
More about what we do
Press releases
27.03.2020
People in the UK need to shift from cars to active travel to address climate change
20.03.2020
Important updates about our Walk to School campaign
16.03.2020
New transport tech must work for walking
12.03.2020
Pavement parking – the beginning of the end?
More about who we are
More about what you can do
