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Children take the green route to school! Walking bus plans for Mitton
They all walk to school together, picking up others along the route.
The scheme was suggested by parent and school governor Mike Stymiak.
He said "We will use volunteer parents on a rota basis, with two parents on duty each week. We will be launching the scheme after the half term holidays, at the beginning of June, with 10 children. They will meet up in Oldbury Road Car Park between 8.30 and 8.40 am and walk to school from there. Parents who would normally drive to the school will be able to use the car park whilst they drop their chidren off.
"If it is successful and we have enough volunteers, we will expand it, and maybe start a similar scheme from the Northway end.''
He added that all the volunteers will be given road safety training and thoroughly vetted.
"I am sure that once other schools see it working they will take up the idea as well," he said.
