Byerley Park Primary School is encouraging children, teachers and parents to jump on their bikes and scooters for Sustrans Big Pedal 2018 – a UK-wide event to get more young people cycling and scooting to school, backed by world record breaking cyclist Mark Beaumont. Mark holds the Guinness World Record for cycling around the world in 78 days, after 18,000 miles, covering 240 miles a day and taking in 16 countries.
Sustrans Big Pedal 2018, which runs from Monday 23 April to Friday 4 May, will see pupils, parents and teachers across the UK leave their cars at home and get on their bikes and scooters for their journeys to and from school.
During the 10 days, Byerley Park will compete with other UK schools to make the most journeys by bike or scooter.
Mrs Alison Gargan, Head Teacher at the school, said “We’re really excited to be taking part in Sustrans Big Pedal. We hope that by encouraging our children to walk, cycle and scoot to school over the next two weeks we will see a reduction in congestion and pollution around the school gates, as well as helping the children adopt a healthier way of travelling to school, which in turn will make them feel happier.”
