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A letter from our guest editor Contents

Encouraging active travel to school, school orchard. It’s an eye-opening

that is to use our own energy to get activity to investigate the logistics of
us from home to the school gates, has how items reach us and how far they > A letter from our guest editor

great benefits for our physical health, have travelled. Think about the story a
our mental health, and the health of bunch of South African grapes would > Transport
the planet. During my time working tell us if they could speak!

with a wide range of Eco-Schools in I hope you enjoy exploring the topic of > Taking Action
Wales, I have found that the Transport Transport in this newsletter and find

topic is often one of the trickiest inspiration by the resources, ideas, and > Air Quality
areas to tackle as a school. However, case studies.
if achieved it can make a huge impact. > Roadside Litter

We understand how difficult it can
be to change habits, so do be sure to > Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel

celebrate any achievements in this
area, big or small. > Top tips for the school commute

According to the brilliant book, ‘How

Bad are Bananas?’ by Mike Berners- > Resources
Lee, travelling one mile in the average

car generates 530g of greenhouse > What’s Coming Up?
gases. I challenge your school to think
about the greenhouse gas savings that > Reading Recommendations

your pupils are making if they already
walk or cycle to school, and maybe ask > Be Inspired

everyone to think about how else they
could travel using their own energy to > Support
save even more.

What about the other influences we > Plantlife
have on transport? Think about all

the food and goods we use in school
or the things we buy. Every piece of - Tim Wort, Education Manager, and
fruit we eat has travelled a distance to support for Wrexham Eco-Schools

get to school, whether it’s a banana
from Costa Rica or an apple from the