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Case study: Bel UK

For Bel UK, involvement with Kent and Medway Charity Team's 'Walk to School' initiative was a way of getting involved with a scheme that was very much at the heart of their local community in Kent. Most Bel UK staff live in the area and not only does 'Walk to School' have positive environmental and health impacts, it also helps children develop vital road safety skills and delivers an old fashioned sense of community and values in a modern context.

'Walk to School' involves volunteers 'driving' a 'walking bus' of children to school each day. To date, over 40,000 children have been involved. The scheme has dramatically reduced the number of car journeys in Kent by 200,000 per year - bringing signifi cant environmental benefi t. Critically, it also encourages the development of enduring life skills and behaviours for young children, such as taking some exercise daily and learning practical skills such as road safety.

Bel UK is a key sponsor for the scheme, enabling the charity to pursue its vision of developing a new healthy lifestyles website with video support, to help extend it's messaging to new audiences, a project that would not have been possible without Bel's support.

Bronze winner 2010 Community Partnership Awards: Local Community

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• Community Partnership Awards
• Winners 2010 - Community Partnership Awards

FDF has published a booklet Community Partnership Awards 2010 (pdf, 2Mb) featuring a range of company case studies from Community Partnership Award winners.