THE UK CHARITY FOR EVERYDAY WALKING
elections 2021
Public health. Air pollution. Climate change. Transport. Road safety.
These are all big issues affecting our towns and cities, and reducing car dominance and making walking the easiest and safest option for everyday journeys is a key part of the solution.
With national, local and mayoral elections taking place in May, now is the time for our leaders to choose walking.
National Walking Summit
Our national walking summit is back on 18 March - and this year it will take place online.
After a year that saw our streets transformed, how can we make sure that they are changed for good, and that people are once again put before cars?
That will be just one of the focuses of this year's Summit, and our line-up is already shaping up, with panelists from Norway and Spain as well as around the UK.
Book your place for our online programme today.
WOW is back for 20/21!
Want to be part of the pupil-led scheme that has helped thousands of schools tackle road safety issues, pollution, congestion and childhood inactivity?
WOW, our flagship walk to school challenge, is back with brand new resources for primary schools for the 2020/21 year.
Depending on your area and funding availability, your school may be eligible to run WOW for free.
Walk With Us!
Our new five-year strategy
Our vision for walking is bold, ambitious and reflects the changed world we live in.
We want to see three outcomes:
- people choose walking
- better streets for walking
- all walks of life - we want walking to be for everyone.
Download your copy - and watch our summary video.
Walking to school safely
Walking is man's best medicine
covid-19 - our offices remain closed
The health and wellbeing of our staff and stakeholders remains our priority as coronavirus continues to affect our lives. Our offices therefore remain temporarily closed to visitors and the majority of our staff.
We continue to work hard to raise the profile of walking, supporting staff to work remotely, and working with all our partners to ensure our project work is effective from a distance.
We continue to monitor the Covid-19 situation and follow government and health guidelines within England, Scotland and Wales as they develop. In the meantime, should you wish to contact our region-specific offices, please use the following:
Join our campaigns to improve the walking environment
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
05.03.2021
Lockdown’s walking heroes revealed
05.03.2021
Families urged to leave the car at home as schools return
02.03.2021
West Yorkshire Mayoral candidates to set out clean air ambitions
25.02.2021
Walking project will benefit people over 50 in south Wales
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