Schools are encouraged to take part in our new challenge ‘Walktober’. A prize bag will be supplied along with a PowerPoint launching the challenge. Each day as pupils travel sustainably, they are issued with a ticket, and at the end of the week there is a draw for the prize bag containing lots of sustainable travel goodies.  Contact Travel Choices for more information.

Schools are invited to take part in this two-week virtual challenge where pupils’ active travel journeys are recorded as virtual miles to Santa in Lapland. We can issue schools with a PowerPoint presentation, and a prize scooter to be presented on the last day of term in assembly. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Contact Travel Choices for more information.

Our main operators are Stagecoach, Arriva, Centrebus and Grant Palmer who work closely with Central Bedfordshire to deliver services both on the commercial and supported networks. There are many special travel deals available.

Working with our partners at Luton and Bedford Borough councils, we are again running the Days Out By Bus campaign this summer, and have produced a guide to the many brilliant places to visit around the area (PDF), from zoos and farms to historic houses and museums, with details of how to get to them by bus. If you’re feeling energetic, the guide also includes swimming pools, countryside walks and country parks. We’ve even been able to negotiate special discounts at some of the attractions for visitors arriving by bus.

Everyone remembers the first time they learnt to ride a bike and our provider, Outspoken, ensures this starts a lifelong love of cycling.

This training is aimed at pupils who are unable to cycle. The sessions motivate pupils to master the skills of balance, control and pedalling.

All courses are run by first aid and safeguarding trained National Standard Instructors. The course is one hour long.

Participants will need to provide their own cycle, helmet and a drink. This course is fully funded so there is no cost to you. Spaces are limited - book now to avoid disappointment.

Photo - The Bikeability Trust

Come down to The Cycling Hub on Sunday 3rd or Saturday 9th August to drop off your old or unwanted bike so that we can recycle and pass it on to someone who needs transport to get to work or school, or maybe just to get some exercise and fresh air.

Please complete the form to select a time to drop your bike(s) off.

Walk to School Week is Living Streets’ annual five-day walking challenge and takes place 19-23 May 2025. This year’s challenge will see pupils take on The Great Space Walk, encouraging them to travel actively to school every day of the week. 

Meeting various colourful intergalactic friends along the way, pupils will learn about the important reasons to walk or wheel and its benefits for individuals, communities and the planet.

Pupils, teachers, and parents across Central Bedfordshire are being encouraged to walk, wheel, or jump on their bikes and scooters for the 2025 Big Walk and Wheel schools’ challenge.

Now in its sixteenth year, Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel inspires pupils to make active journeys to school, improve air quality where they live, and help them to discover how these changes benefit their world.

Schools in Central Bedfordshire will be taking part in the Santa Challenge between Monday 25 November and Friday 6 December.

The challenge is a virtual race where every active journey to school made by pupils and their parents counts as one virtual mile to Santa’s home in Lapland.

Each morning of the challenge, pupils will record their active travel. After the two week challenge, all journeys at the school are combined, to see whether they have reached their goal of achieving two thousand miles (the equivalent distance from Central Bedfordshire to Lapland).

The aim is to reduce the number of cars on the school run and to continue to give pupils the opportunity to learn about the many benefits of ’active travel’ to school during the winter months, alongside the importance of staying safe.

Cycle to School Week will take place 23 – 27 September and all schools are invited to take part.  

Encourage staff and parents to save money, get healthier and alleviate congestion on the roads. To receive free resources for your school, you just need to make a pledge at Cycle to School Week - Bikeability.