Caithness drivers alerted to Walk to School scheme

Over 11,000 pupils at 89 primary schools across the North are expected to take part in National Walk to School Week.

CAITHNESS motorists are being warned of an increase in pedestrians around schools as National Walk to School Week gets into full swing.

The Highland Council is expecting over 11,000 pupils at 89 primary schools across the North will take part in the initiative which started on Monday.

National Walk to School Week is a national campaign with a simple aim – to encourage all parents and children to make walking to school part of their daily routine.

It is run by Living Streets, a charity which stands up for pedestrians, and is co-ordinated locally by the Highland Council’s road safety team in TEC services in partnership with Highland schools.

Councillor John Laing, chairman of the Highland Council’s TEC services committee, said: "Keeping our children safe, healthy and active is a vital part of their upbringing. Walk to School Week is an excellent opportunity to promote road safety issues and to drive the message home that we are all responsible for the health and safety of our young people whether we are a parent, motorist, pedestrian or pupil."