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| St Mary's Primary receive their award from sponsor Rosie Tapp from Bel UK. |
An Ashford school has been rewarded for “getting the bug”.
St Mary’s Primary has been chosen as the Top Walking Bug School in the Ashford, Folkestone and Thanet district.
Members of the scheme were invited to the KM Walk To School Awards to receive their certificate.
Special guest at the event at the Ramada Maidstone Hotel was conservationist and botanist, professor David Bellamy.
Professor Bellamy said he was proud to be involved with walking to school and welcomed the chance to recognise the achievements of those taking part in the schemes.
Simon Dolby, chief executive of the KM Charity Team, which runs the walk to school schemes, said: “A main achievement at this school is a notable increase in the number of walkers and cyclists in the Walking Bug in its second year.
“All classes take part with more than two thirds of the children in each class generally involved.
“Staff and parents are fully supportive and themselves make an effort to walk to school.”
The awards were supported by Ground:zero Productions, the Ramada Maidstone Hotel, Veolia Environmental Services and D.Isom Printers.
KM Walk to School schemes are KCC and Medway Council-led initiatives and are sponsored by Denne, Bel UK (Mini Babybel), Ringway, Veolia, Eurostar, The Co-operative, Southern Water and P&0 Ferries.