Prizes
All schools will be entered into daily prize draws for rewards if over 15% of your school walk, use a wheelchair, scoot or cycle on each day of the challenge.
WJ Group
Day 4
WJ are the UK’s leading Road Safety marking business with a vision to deliver ‘Safe Sustainable Journeys for Everyone’.
They are giving one primary school:
- A bespoke set of playground markings, which will be chosen by the children to best represent their school. These creative markings will liven up the school environment with fun and energetic learning opportunities.
WJ are experts in the installation of permanent and temporary road markings, road studs, high friction and coloured surfacing, surface retexturing and average speed cameras. Their collaborative approach is centred on creating value for their own, local, and national stakeholder communities and through their Thinking Community initiative, they have inspired over 42,000 lives in the last 4 years.
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EarthSense
Day 6
EarthSense delivers bespoke solutions that enable the world to visualise and manage its environmental challenges for the betterment of human health. Born from 15 years of research at the University of Leicester, EarthSense holds a rich academic heritage specialising in environmental monitoring and modelling of air pollution data; seamlessly providing the most detailed, actionable environmental information, enabling meaningful decision-making processes and actionable results.
- The prize generously provided by EarthSense, grants the winning school access to the cutting-edge air quality monitoring platform, MyAir®. You will be able to click on a live map and place a Virtual-Zephyr® on a location of choice. Allowing you to see live air quality data at that location, without installing any equipment! You will be able to monitor and track peak pollution times and see how your air quality changes over time.
- In addition to access to MyAir® for a year, EarthSense will also come to the school and provide an educational session about air quality. EarthSense will provide a live demonstration of the MyAir® Platform and provide vital information on how we can all make a difference to improve the air we all breathe.
EarthSense collaborates with a vast range of air quality monitoring projects, including intelligent transport systems, smart cities, local authorities, construction and more. EarthSense provides solutions for bespoke uses such as its award-winning, certified, indicative ambient air quality monitors, the Zephyr®. A high-resolution global model of air pollution, MappAir®, that uses advanced modelling techniques, and cloud-based data inputs applying machine learning technologies to create reliable and usable visualisations of air pollution around the world. And MyAir®, a data visualisation application that enables you to seamlessly view, analyse and download your air quality data, either on a web-based, public portal, or mobile application.
Broxap
Day 9
Broxap Ltd. are one of the UK’s leading designers, manufacturers and installers of cycle parking.
Broxap are offering colourful parking to two winning primary schools. The winning schools will be able to pick the colour for their racks to provide fun, eye-catching parking for their pupil’s scooters and bicycles.
• One cycle rack in colour of school’s choice
• One scooter rack in colour of school’s choice
Working with Education, Local Authority, Architects and Contractors amongst others Broxap have been synonymous with cycle parking shelter, stand and rack products and installations throughout the UK for many years. A family owned business Broxap offers quality products that meet the buyer’s budget and delivers on time.
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Micro Scooters
Day 5
Micro Scooters, the multi award winning brand who have revolutionised the school run to be as we know it today - scooter filled! Micro work tirelessly to promote scooting on the school run as a means of transport that is faster, healthier, greener, safer and most importantly more fun.
They are giving away fantastic prizes to winning schools during the Big Walk and Wheel challenge.
Prizes include:
• Two Micro Scooters for primary schools
• Two Micro Scooters for secondary schools
• Five Hampers of Micro accessories for four schools
Micro Scooters invented the scooter as we know it today. Their passion for innovation and meticulous attention to detail means you can be secure in the knowledge that their products have been produced to the highest standards.
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Extreme Mountain Bike Show
Day 10
The Extreme Mountain Bike Show is the UK & Europe’s number one Mountain Bike, Trials/BMX demonstration team lead by the Multiple British and European Mountain Bike Trials Champion Danny Butler.
The Extreme Mountain Bike Show are rewarding one school with:
- A standard school demonstration consisting of 30 minutes of breath taking tricks and stunts.
The Extreme Mountain Bike team provide hassle free live extreme entertainment. With over 10 years’ experience, they specialise in bringing tricks and stunts to family shows, live events, broadcasts and of course schools! Using their own specialist show rigs that are equipped with lighting and a solar power supply, Extreme Mountain Bike Show are the UK’s only eco-friendly Mountain Bike Team and are a long standing supporter of Sustrans.
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Eco Chic
Day 1
Eco Chic are more than just a brand; they are a movement towards a greener future. The company specializes in creating stylish, functional, and durable products from recycled or sustainable materials.
Eco Chic are offering 30 thermal bottles with a fun bike design as a prize.
Why Eco Chic?
What sets them apart is their unique selling point – their designs. They blend sustainability with vibrant designs, ensuring that each product is not just eco-friendly but also captivating. This approach has been at the core of their mission, deeply rooted in challenging the waste culture and making a positive impact on both the planet and its inhabitants.
They focus on reducing plastic use and opt for eco-friendly alternatives, not just preserving the environment but also empowering individuals to be a part of this change. They believe that every small action, like choosing a sustainable product, contributes significantly to the larger goal of environmental preservation.
Eco Chic encourage individuals to make choices that help change the world, one product at a time. They inspire not just eco-conscious consumers but anyone who values quality, functionality, and design, to make choices that are good for the planet and for future generations."
Cyclehoop
Day 7
Cyclehoop create, deliver and manage innovative cycle parking and infrastructure. The Cyclehoop team is dedicated to making places more cycle-friendly.
Given every school has different needs, Cyclehoop are offering the prize winner the choice of one of the below prizes.
• One 10 space Toast Rack, powder-coated in your choice of colour
• £600 worth of bikes to create a bike library for student use
• Bike bus starter kit (school branded high viz, bike bells, helmets, lights, tool kit)
Cyclehoop creates award-winning products, designed by cyclists, to encourage people to make the switch and experience the benefits of riding a bike.
The team believe that making cycle friendly, fun spaces will create a healthy and sustainable future.
Cyclehoop works with schools to advise and provide cycle parking, shelters and accessories, helping young people embrace cycling.
Enter code ‘HoopBig’ at checkout to receive a 10% discount on orders placed before 31 May 2024.
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Frog Bikes
Day 2
Frog Bikes a leading manufacturer of award-winning lightweight kids’ bikes, is donating a prize bike as part of the Big Walk and Wheel initiative.
One lucky primary school will win a Frog City 53 kids’ bike in teal, worth £550!
The 20-inch Frog City 53 kids’ bike is the ultimate urban geared bike, suitable for 5 to 7-year-olds. The Frog City 53 boasts a host of age-specific components and features to make city riding easier, including an upright ergonomic seating position, easy-to-mount step-through frame, 8-speed derailleur gears, a floating chain glider, full-length mudguards, a kickstand and pannier rack.
Why choose Frog Bikes?
Frog bike designs are led by scientific research to ensure that the bikes’ geometry and components fit children properly. The bikes accommodate growing children so they can keep them for longer and they are robust enough to withstand years of use so that they can be passed on to several owners. But most importantly, Frog bikes are made to ensure that kids can have many many hours of fun riding!
Frog’s ergonomic range includes balance, first pedal, hybrid, road, track, mountain and city bikes for ages 18 months to 14+ years. To find out more please visit please visit their Partner pages.
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Team Rubicon
Day 3
Team Rubicon are the UK's leading provider of skateboarding and scooter coaching. Through schools, councils and other organisations, they now teach over 120,000 young people nationwide every year.
They are offering a winning school a free day of skateboard coaching. This means that up to 6 classes of children (180 pupils) can enjoy a fun and engaging workshop in this exciting Olympic sport. The instructor will travel to you and bring all the equipment needed.
Team Rubicon have been delivering skateboard coaching for almost two decades and as such their instructors are some of the most experienced in the country. The workshops promote healthy active lifestyles and positive mental attitudes.
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Scootability
Day 8
Scootability is a national scooter training programme designed to help young people make journeys safely on their scooters. Scootability is at the heart of sustainable and active travel plans for schools and councils.
They are offering a winning school a free day of scooter coaching. This means that up to 3 classes of children (90 pupils) can take their Level 1 course and start learning to ride safely. The instructor will travel to you and bring all the equipment needed.
Scootability workshops have already been delivered to over 100,000 children nationwide. Sessions will not just help with road safety but also improve physical health, mental wellbeing and lay the groundwork for generations committed to active and sustainable travel.
