Clean Air Day

School Council would like everyone to walk, scoot, cycle or skip to school on Thursday 20^th June.

This year we are taking part in Clean Air Day and would like children, where possible, to not use a car to come into school. This may not be possible for everyone but ‘if you have to drive maybe you could park 5 minutes away and walk from there’. This was an idea from Penny in year 6.

School council will be giving out stickers to children who take part at the start of the day.

Please find some information below detailing what Clean Air Day is trying to achieve.

Clean Air Day, the UK’s largest campaign on air pollution is happening on Thursday 20 June 2024.

Cleaning up our air is good for us in many ways: it not only benefits our physical health and the environment but can also protect our mental and brain health. The physical health impacts of air pollution – such as asthma, heart disease and cancers – have been recognised for decades. More recently, researchers are beginning to understand how air pollution can affect the brain and the mind.

 Campaigners want to use this year’s Clean Air Day to support the public to:

• Learn: find out more about how air pollution impacts our mental, physical and planet’s health.
• Act: walk, wheel or use public transport to reduce your exposure and contribution to air pollution. If you drive, try leaving the car behind on Clean Air Day and one day every week.
• Ask: get in touch with your local councillor to ask them to support clean air measures that make it easier for you to breathe clean air.

Thank you!

School Council