Pupils from 29 Devon schools who took part in this year’s Big Pedal challenge organised by cycling and walking charity Sustrans, travelled a total of 227,325 miles, saving 53 tonnes of carbon dioxide
A month-long cycle challenge will be held throughout June to support Bike Week, which runs from 8-16 June
More than 8,800 school pupils across Devon will be able to receive Bikeability cycle training this year after a successful £283,000 funding bid by Devon County Council
As 29 Devon schools start the annual Big Pedal challenge to walk, scoot or cycle to school, new figures show that 63% of teachers would support a ban on motor vehicles outside the school gates during drop off and pick up times
Schools are being encouraged to sign up for the UK’s largest cycling, walking and scooting challenge – the Big Pedal 2019 – which is organised by Sustrans and runs from Monday 25 March to Friday 5 April
Devon County Council’s Cabinet is being asked next week (Wed 13 March) to progress with a planning application for the next section of the Teign Estuary Trail and a strategy to complete gaps in the route
Pupils and teachers in Devon clocked up a staggering 66,853 virtual miles of active travel during December’s “Leg it to Lapland” winter challenge
Proposals for a £1.3 million pedestrian and cycle bridge over Summer Lane, which will form a key part of a major cycle route in Exeter, have received the support of Devon County Council’s Cabinet
St. Michaels Church of England Primary Academy School pupils have helped to trial temporary changes to the street outside their school as a way of encouraging more people to walk and cycle
Travel Devon has 10 FREE winter walking and cycling kits worth £100 available for businesses in Exeter, Newton Abbot and Barnstaple that apply before Thursday 28 February 2019
