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Our 2011/12 Free Range Kids campaign provides a voice, games and ideas for young people, resources for schools and parents, and a platform to demand more 20 mph zones as standard in residential roads, which will do more than anything else to reduce road accidents, get kids outside, and allow them to travel and play safely round their neighbourhoods.
Thousands of people have already downloaded our activity sheets, 97 MPs signed the Early Day Motion and nearly 25,000 free packs have been ordered! We have blogs, videos, rides and quizzes, so why not go free-range with us on our Free Range Kids website?
Our new Stride Guide
A concise and easy-to-read action sheet, our Stride Guide is everything you need to know to run a fantastic walk to school event - timeline, checklist and ideas. And don't forget our popular Pedal Pack for cycle events.
Health and Physical Activity Headlines, August and September
Cycling adds 5 years to your life (if you pedal hard enough), exercise is a super-drug for cancer survivors, young "multi-screen" (TV, phone, PC) users at risk from lack of activity, just 47% of children walk to school, walking an hour a day boosts your heart's health, and overweight children may be at risk of strokes.
Events coming up
Check our Events page for more info on International Walk to School Month (October), Road Safety Week (November) and the Sustainable Schools conferences (October/November).
My Dream Street competition
Fancy winning some eco-designed outdoor furniture for your school or a family holiday? Then show us what your dream street would be like.
The competition is open to schools and individuals in two age groups: Juniors (7-11 years and at primary school) and seniors (11-14 years and at secondary school). Find out how your pupils can get involved. Closes 31 October 2011.
Our new Scooting to School Infosheet
Available from our Resources section, download under Infosheets.
Health headlines in May and June
Children risking heart disease by not exercising - body-fat and heart rates up. Children turning their back on physical activity - can't run, can't swim, can't cycle (well, some of them). Stranger danger - puts London's kids off walking, but more think it's just too far. Schoolgirls' waistlines - 3 inches bigger than in '78. The cost of childhood obesity - £110m for London if it becomes adult obesity (and how Bike It can help).
Road Safety decade, 2011-20
We almost missed that one too. We shouldn't have, road accidents kill 1.3m people a year, comparable to major diseases. They are the leading cause of death in young people. They affect the poor and deprived in all countries disproportionately hard. Find out what's happening at the Make Roads Safe website, with resources at the Decade of Action site.