Cycle to School Week - 3 to 7 October 2022
Cheshire West and Chester Council is encouraging pupils across the borough to cycle to school during this year’s national Bike to School Week (3 to 7 October).
The national event, organised by Sustrans and supported by the Bikeability Trust, celebrates cycling to school and the positive impact an active lifestyle can have on pupils’ health and wellbeing.
Choosing a more active form of travel to get to school, such as walking, cycling or scooting, will also help cut air pollution near the school gates and will help towards the borough’s target of becoming carbon neutral by 2045 as part of the Council’s commitment to tackle the Climate Emergency.
This year, the Trust is asking children and their families across the UK to choose one of the four pledges:
- Cycle to school everyday
- Swap at least one car journey for cycling
- Cycle with your family
- Discover somewhere new on a cycle ride
The Council’s Road Safety team organises free Bikeability courses at both primary and secondary schools across the borough, providing pupils with important road safety knowledge and the bike skills to confidently ride their bike to school. Free courses for families are also available.
To find out more, visit: bikeability.org.uk/cycletoschoolweek.
