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After a very successful competition last year, Benny the Boot is back for 2015. And all city national schools are asked to get creative about how their pupils travel to and from school. An Taisce Green-Schools in partnership with Galway City Council re-launched the citywide active travel competition this week at Woodquay.

Today, as part of European Car Free Day, Oranmore is holding its first car free day.

Following the success of Westport Walks Wednesdays, all eight schools in Castlebar are collaborating to encourage pupils, parents, and teachers to travel to school in a sustainable manner. Parents, pupils, teachers and staff may walk, cycle, carpool, or take the bus or train. The launch of CWW will take place on No Emissions Day, Wednesday September 21, European Mobility Week.

Mayo schools will join thousands of students across Ireland next week by taking part in National Walk to School Week 2011, which takes place from May 16 to 20. Lots of schools have decided to celebrate the week in their own unique way by creating special walking buses, participating in walking tours, walking fitness workshops, Park’N’Stride events and nature walks - with the ultimate aim of increasing the number of students who make the school journey on foot during the week. An Taisce’s Green-Schools Travel programme’s Walk to School Week is a countrywide initiative which will result in thousands of pupils, their parents and teachers walking to and from school, to promote the environmental, health, social and financial benefits of active travel on the school journey.

Shoppers from throughout Co Galway are being encouraged to avail of the Galway City Council’s Christmas Park and Ride campaign which takes in bus and rail services this year.

The opening of a new cycle park at Salerno secondary school in Salthill tomorrow (Friday) will encourage more students to choose the fitter option of cycling to school.