A scheme encouraging children and their families to walk to school is being launched in Nottingham. "Footprints - Walk Once a Week" will be launched by the city council at Ambleside Junior School on Monday.
Kids will get foot-shaped stickers to chart their progress and those who walk to school at least once a week over the next 20 weeks will get a prize.
The Education Transport Team thought up the initiative which aims to increase walking and reduce car dependency.
Walking to School Coordinator Sue Thorpe said: "The theme of this year's International Walk to School Week is building healthy hearts through regular walking to school.
"With Footprints, we hope to raise awareness of the benefits that walking on a regular basis can offer our school children and their parents."
School Travel Plan Adviser Diane Topple added: "Footprints is very simple and curriculum friendly and we have over 8,000 pupils across the city taking part.
"With this initiative, we are trying to create a long term, sustainable modal shift in the way children travel to school."
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