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Buckinghamshire residents walk their way to a healthier lifestyle

| May 28, 2022
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Councillor David King with the Bucks Bear at the Walking Bus event on Friday 27th May 2022. (Image supplied by Buckinghamshire Council)

Buckinghamshire residents of all ages have been taking to their feet over the past four weeks to celebrate National Walking Month.

From school children taking part in walking buses to residents enjoying one of the many and varied Simply Walk guided walks or those taking part in Active Communities activities, there have been a variety of opportunities for people to take part.

National Walking Month takes place every May and encourages everyone to get active, incorporating walking and exercise into their everyday lives.

Councillor David King, Deputy Cabinet Member for Transport Delivery at Buckinghamshire Council, joined schoolchildren from Widmer End Combined School in High Wycombe on Friday 27th May 2022 to take part in a walking crocodile as part of their Platinum Jubilee celebrations but also to promote walking to school.

Walk to School Week took place earlier this month. Organised nationally by UK charity, Living Streets, the initiative aims to encourage all parents, children, and young people to make walking to school part of their daily routine. Their vision is that every child who can walk to school does so.

Councillor David King, Deputy Cabinet Member for Transport Delivery at Buckinghamshire Council, said: ‘It’s been a pleasure to walk with parents, pupils and teachers from Widmer End School today. Walking is such an easy and enjoyable way to exercise and it’s important that we emphasis the benefits from a young age so that it becomes a regular and normal activity for us all.

It is so easy to jump into the car, but walking has so many benefits for our own health, our finances and also the environment so I would encourage everyone to make the effort to walk more!

Buckinghamshire Council works with schools in lots of ways to promote walking to school and road safety. Schemes including the Modeshift Stars encourage schools to look at ways of introducing more sustainable ways to travel. Further information on Modeshift Stars and other schemes and initiatives can be found on the Buckinghamshire Council School Travel website.

The Council also runs its popular Simply Walk programme – open to people of all ages and abilities with free guided walks taking place all over the county. Another scheme, Active Communities, has a range of initiatives including park walks which encourage people to get out and about more.

Further information on Simply Walk can be found on the Buckinghamshire Council website where you can also find information on the Active Communities initiative.

*Source of article : Press release from Buckinghamshire Council.

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