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Active travel

Children learning scooter safety at school

Active travel – using your own energy to get to places – reduces air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. It’s good for personal health and for the environment.

Pictured are students at Titahi Bay School learning about scooter safety on the Scooter Ready Programme.

Photo by Lisa Campbell. 

 

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Rights: Titahi Bay School
Published: 9 October 2024Updated: 20 November 2024Size: 443.68 KB
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