Entries by Gail Parkes

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Modeshift Primary School of the Year – Bishop Wood Primary School, Tring

A presentation took place in celebration of Bishop Wood Primary School in Tring winning the prestigious Modeshift STARS ‘Primary School of the Year’ award for an excellent school travel plan. Since 2015, Janet Reeve, teacher and School Travel Plan Champion, has been leading the school community into achieving a huge reduction in car use on […]

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Nuffield Health Hospital take healthy steps

Working within a healthcare setting during a global pandemic exacerbated the need for individuals to look after their physical and mental health. Therefore, we initially set up the Wellbeing team at Brighton Nuffield Health Hospital at the back end of 2020, with the vision of providing support to our staff in all areas of health […]

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Bikeability, the government’s national cycle training programme, is about so much more than teaching children how to cycle.

Bikeability training gives children confidence, boosts self-esteem and helps them become more independent. As well as teaching them how to cycle safely on roads, Bikeability also gives children a better understanding of the benefits of activity on their physical health and mental wellbeing. And most importantly, children have fun during Bikeability! Bikeability starts on the […]