Active Travel Program for Parents in Leicester: A Success Story
Walk Leicester Project
Sara Coy
Active Travel Training Coordinator
(Walking)
Walk Leicester Project
•
DfT funded until March 2020
•
Group walks in Leicester (public & community)
•
Encourage people to be more active
•
Free pedometer (aim for 10,000 steps /day)
•
Familiarise with local walking routes
•
Sustainable travel
-
encourage more short
journeys on foot
Starting parents’ walking groups
from schools
•
Motivate parents to walk
more
•
Improve confidence to walk
1.5 miles.
•
Encourage parents to work
towards their
recommended 10,000 steps
/ day (
free pedometer
)
•
Monitor parents at 6
months after start of
programme – has their
travel behaviour changed?
Our offer
•
‘Buy-in’ from parents
prior to setting up the
walks programme
•
We lead a group walk
once/week for 4 weeks.
•
Volunteer walk leader
mini-training session (2.5
hours, classroom)
•
Parents walk as a self-led
friendship group
thereafter
Pilot – Whitehall Primary School
Parent’s walking group
Timeline
•
November 2017
•
January 2018
•
February 2018
•
May 2018
Safe Happy Families
event
Started group walks for parents
–
Weekly group walks for 4 weeks
–
9.15am for 45 minutes (1.5 miles), steady
pace.
–
Starting and finishing at school.
–
Walks led by myself / trained volunteers
–
Local routes, city and green space
Volunteer Walk Leader mini training
session for parents
Walks still continue, led by parents
Feedback
•
..
..without the group I would not
go for walk… good to chat with
other parents too and hit my
10,000 steps!
I hardly walk, so this has got
me and my family to become
more active during the
weekends.
This is a proper walk and I feel as
if I have had a workout. I was
always at the back of the group… I
have now moved up a place.
I made loads of new friends
who have helped support me
when I have struggled and it
has got me of of the house.
This group is amazing, I love it…
first I was really slow but [I’ve]
now built so much confidence
in myself.
Thank you
Sara Coy, Active Travel Training Coordinator, initiated the Walk Leicester Project funded by DfT. The program encourages parents to walk more, reach 10,000 steps/day, and explore local routes. The project includes group walks, free pedometers, and volunteer-led sessions, resulting in improved physical activity and confidence among participants. Positive feedback reflects increased engagement and social connections. The initiative at Whitehall Primary School exemplifies the program's success in promoting active lifestyles and community participation.
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Walk Leicester Project Sara Coy Active Travel Training Coordinator (Walking)
Walk Leicester Project DfT funded until March 2020 Group walks in Leicester (public & community) Encourage people to be more active Free pedometer (aim for 10,000 steps /day) Familiarise with local walking routes Sustainable travel - encourage more short journeys on foot
Starting parents walking groups from schools Motivate parents to walk more Improve confidence to walk 1.5 miles. Encourage parents to work towards their recommended 10,000 steps / day (free pedometer) Monitor parents at 6 months after start of programme has their travel behaviour changed?
Our offer Buy-in from parents prior to setting up the walks programme We lead a group walk once/week for 4 weeks. Volunteer walk leader mini-training session (2.5 hours, classroom) Parents walk as a self-led friendship group thereafter
Pilot Whitehall Primary School Parent s walking group Timeline November 2017 January 2018 Safe Happy Families event Started group walks for parents Weekly group walks for 4 weeks 9.15am for 45 minutes (1.5 miles), steady pace. Starting and finishing at school. Walks led by myself / trained volunteers Local routes, city and green space Volunteer Walk Leader mini training session for parents Walks still continue, led by parents February 2018 May 2018
I hardly walk, so this has got me and my family to become more active during the weekends. ..without the group I would not go for walk good to chat with other parents too and hit my 10,000 steps! .. Feedback This is a proper walk and I feel as if I have had a workout. I was always at the back of the group I have now moved up a place. I made loads of new friends who have helped support me when I have struggled and it has got me of of the house. This group is amazing, I love it first I was really slow but [I ve] now built so much confidence in myself.
