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Walk to the World Cup: week three
England might have been knocked out the World Cup by Germany, but pupils across North and South Tyneside are still on track to reach their goal – an arrival in South Africa in time for the World Cup final on July 11th.
In fact, some schools that have been holding special walking events could arrive at
Walk to the World Cup Week Two
England might not be doing very well at the World Cup at the moment, but our North and South Tyneside schools are pressing ahead on their journey to reach Johannesburg in time for the World Cup Final on July 11th.
It’s the second week of the competition and some schools have been keeping up their strong
And they are off! Walk to the World Cup gets underway
More than 9,300 youngsters in 32 primary schools across North and South Tyneside began their walking journey to South Africa last week, and some of the early results are in!
Taking an early lead is Sea View Primary School in South Shields. Collectively, the school racked up a startling 2,063kms, meaning they’ve already walked passed London
Football fever hits Tyneside as 9,000 pupils get set to ‘Walk to the World Cup’!
The biggest inter-school event of the year will kick off next week when more than 9,000 youngsters across North and South Tyneside begin a five-week challenge to walk to South Africa in time for the World Cup final.
South Tyneside flagship school – Hadrian Primary
Hadrian Primary has been working with Sustrans’ Bike It! team to get more youngsters cycling. Two years ago it had no-cyclists, now it has 70! That’s a big reduction in car journeys and a big improvement in air quality. The school is also in the process of establishing an outdoor classroom and vegetable patches for each class.
