HOT-FOOTING IT TO SCHOOL

More than 11,000 school children from 45 primary schools took part in the "Hot-Footers" Walk to School Week, 3 '“ 7 October. The initiative encourages the whole community to think about how to make travelling safe, healthy and better for the environment.

The children earned points depending on how they got to school each day, with walking, cycling, using public transport or 'parking and striding' scoring most highly. The top three performing schools will win a tree for their grounds. This highlights the role trees play in balancing the effect of CO2 emissions, many of which are from motorised transport.

Lead member for Transport and Environment, Cllr Matthew Lock said: "Around one in five cars on the road at peak times is on the school run. By making healthier choices here we can start to tackle some alarming statistics, for example that car passengers in slow-moving traffic may be exposed to two to three times more pollution than pedestrians. It is also one way to help with the issue of childhood obesity, which has tripled in the last 20 years."

This is the second "Hot-Footers" campaign organised by the County Council this year, which works with schools to improve the safety, sustainability and health of school journeys.

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Schools involved include

BEXHILL

Pebsham Community Primary School

BATTLE

Battle & Langton Primary CE School

Sedlescombe CE Primary School

Ninfield CE Primary School

CROWBOROUGH

Sir Henry Fermor CE Primary School

Rotherfield Primary School

EASTBOURNE

Parkland Infant School

The Haven CE Methodist Primary School

St John's Meads CE Primary School

Oakwood School

West Rise Junior School

Ocklynge Primary School

Tollgate Junior School

FOREST ROW

Forest Row CE Primary School

HAILSHAM

White House Primary School

Hawkes farm Primary School

HASTINGS

Churchwood Community Primary School

Elphinstone Community School

Little Ridge Community Primary

Mountfield and Whatlington CE Primary School

HEATHFIELD

Burwash CE Primary School

LEWES

Southover CE Primary School

Pells CE Primary School

Firle CE Primary School

Laughton Community Primary School

Ringmer Primary School

NEWHAVEN

Southdown Junior School

Meeching Valley Primary School

Telscombe Cliffs Community Primary School

PEACEHAVEN

Peacehaven Infant School

RYE

Peasmarsh CE Primary School

Icklesham CE Primary School

SEAFORD

Chyngton School

Seaford Primary School

UCKFIELD

Rocks Park Primary School

Holy Cross CE Primary School

Little Horsted CE Primary School

Buxted CE Primary School

WADHURST

Wadhurst CE Primary School

Ticehurst and Flimwell Primary School

OTHERS

Etchingham CE Primary School

Mayfield CE Primary School

Herstmonceux CE Primary School

Chiddingly Primary School