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The success of the school Walking Bus scheme across Kent has been celebrated in Canterbury with a record-breaking achievement. A bid to create the county's biggest Walking Bus attracted 18 schools from across the county. Together the children numbered 239 which beat last year's effort of 225.
Pupils and their helpers sang a Walking Bus song as they walked from the Longmarket area of the High Street through the new Whitefriars shopping area of the city and through to Canterbury Cathedral where the column was met by civic dignataries and sponsors of the Project.
The procession was headed by Geraldine Allinson, Chairman of the Kent Messenger media group.She praised the children and parents for doing their bit to keep the roads clearer and the atmosphere cleaner. The event was organised by the Kent and Medway Walking Bus Group, which is championing walking to school as the best way to cut the numbers of cars on the road and keep children safe and healthy.
The Kent Messenger Group-backed Walking Bus project has been increasing in strength and gaining support from the business community since the first scheme was launched at Briary Primary School more than six years ago. Organiser Simon Dolby said: "It was a fantastic turnout and we were delighted so many children, parents and teachers came from so far away to help us break the record.
"The event helps raise the profile of the Walking Bus scheme and I think our sponsors recognise that they are supporting something very special. "There are so many benefits from walking to school and when you get an effort like Blean primary, which now has four Walking Buses, that really starts to impact on cutting traffic."
Picture: Michelle Mitchell of Ringway, Geraldine Allinson of KM and Graham Brown of Denne lead the column of singing children through the Whitefriars shopping area.
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