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Revolutionise Britain's roads to protect road users, charities urge

A new report from The Bikeability Trust & Living Streets calls on the Department for Transport to revolutionise Britain’s roads.

Pupils take a spacewalk at the Scottish Parliament

Pupils met at the Scottish Parliament for a special space-themed walk for Living Streets’ Walk to School Week.

Mayor celebrates Walk to School Week in Barry

Naomi Marshallsea, the Mayor of the Vale of Glamorgan, joined pupils from Ysgol Sant Baruc in Barry on their walk to school. 

Pupils take on outer space for Walk to School Week

Thousands of children across the UK will get ‘out of this world’ during Walk to School Week (19-23 May 2025).  

Invest in walking to save Wales’ high streets, report says

Living Streets’ updated Pedestrian Pound report shows that pedestrians spend more money than people arriving by car, and pedestrianised town centres have higher sales.

Burnley pupils celebrate leading the way in national walking initiative

Freestyle footballer Ash Randall joined pupils in Burnley as they celebrated reaching the top of a national leaderboard for children making strides to walk to school.

Simon Lightwood MP joins active pupils in Wakefield

Simon Lightwood MP met children from his constituency in Wakefield and Rothwell today (28 February) as they shared the benefits of walking and wheeling to school. 

Funding to enable more children to walk and wheel to school

More children will have access to Living Streets’ walk to school programme, thanks to funding announced today (12 February 2025).  

Living Streets Cymru applauds safer roads thanks to 20mph speed limits

Living Streets Cymru applauds new statistics published today (30 January 2025) that show that there have been fewer deaths and casualties as a result of 20mph speed limits.

Special guest joins striding Scunthorpe pupils

Sir Nicholas Dakin MP joined pupils from his Scunthorpe constituency to celebrate their efforts with WOW - our walk to school challenge.