Schoolchildren were encouraged to mark this year’s Clean Air Day with special ‘walk to school’ initiatives promoted by Blaby District Council.

The Council’s Environmental Services Team organised four active travel walks with local schools Greystoke Primary and The Pastures in Narborough, Blaby Stokes Primary and Sharnford Primary.

Together with officers from Active Blaby and members of Leicestershire County Council’s Choose How You Move partnership – including mascot Theo the Fox – the team helped lead hundreds of youngsters on fun morning strolls to school.

The aim was to raise awareness of the benefits of clean air and how we can all help in cutting pollution by making simple lifestyle choices.

As well as the walk to school, each visit included freebie giveaways with flags, portable lights, pin badges, wristbands and pencils and fun resources such as a word search, access to YouTube videos and a design a superhero challenge.

Clean Air Day is the UK’s largest air pollution campaign and as well as the Council backed events the initiative was marked by various schools across Blaby District during the week.