Kent County Council (KCC) has been successful in securing £565,439 from Active Travel England to support the better design, planning and development of walking, cycling and wheeling schemes in Kent. The grant received from the Active Travel England’s Capability Fund will be used by KCC and council partners across the county to increase the resource…
A new initiative to inspire people in Kent to get more active outdoors without cost this summer has been launched. The Everyday Active campaign is run by the team formerly known as Kent Sport, coinciding with its name-change this week to Active Kent and Medway. Its summer initiative #OutdoorsIsFree is intended to highlight the wealth…
A consultation into eight walking and cycling improvement schemes across Ebbsfleet, Greenhithe, and Northfleet starts today (Wednesday). The schemes are: Ebbsfleet: Swanscombe to Castle Hill and access into Ebbsfleet Academy; Ackers Drive connection. Greenhithe: London Road to Greenhithe Station; Bean Road Northfleet North: Northfleet High Street Northfleet South and Painters Ash: Springhead Road; National Cycle…
Proposals for a £30,000 scheme to improve access for pedestrians and cyclists to the main shopping area of Paddock Wood have been unveiled by Kent County Council. A six-week consultation to gather local community views sets out three options for creating a more pleasant environment to encourage people to walk or ride a bike to…
There is just one week left to have your say on five new concept schemes to encourage more walking and cycling in Kent. The concept designs for those choosing to walk or cycle for their day-to-day journeys out to public consultation are: Canterbury: Littlebourne Road to the City Centre Folkestone: Central Railway Station to Cheriton…
Kent County Council has welcomed news that government is investing £70 million to help restart local economies and make roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists. KCC has been allocated just over £8 million by the Department for Transport (DfT) to invest in walking and cycling and to embed new behaviours whilst promoting the positive effects…
Kent County Council has welcomed an initiative to increase walking and cycling. On Tuesday morning, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport Michael Payne attended the all-party parliamentary group for cycling and walking as it launched its manifesto in parliament, setting out an investment strategy for the country. Its aim is to increase walking and cycling…
It’s not every day you get to walk to school to the sound of a brass band. For the children of St Francis primary school in Maidstone, marching the route to the gates with a trumpet, tuba, drum and a trombone in tow was the culmination of an active journeys competition. Throughout May, Kent County…
Walkers can enjoy 66 miles of new and improved National Trail with the launch of the first stretch of the England Coast Path in Kent and East Sussex today. The continuous route between Camber and Ramsgate is the first section of the England Coast Path to open in the south east of England. It gives…
May is National Walking Month and Kent County Council is joining forces to get people pounding the pavements. Joining up with Living Streets, a charity that promotes walking, the #Try20 campaign aims to get as many people out and about throughout May. From May 7-14, Explore Kent, in partnership with Kent Community Health NHS Foundation…