myFIS+ is produced by City of York Council’s Family Information Service (FIS), and already goes out to over 500 families across the city.
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A special downsizing event will be held at Carr Junior School, Ostman Road, on Wednesday 15October, 4:30-7pm, for people who feel their home is too big for their needs.
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The works are programmed to take 1 week to complete, working Monday to Friday between 7:00pm and 11pm.
To carry out the works safely, a road closure at Melrosegate and Green Dykes Lane will be in place near the Hull Road junction preventing traffic from using the junction of Hull Road and these two roads.
Hull Road will remain open under temporary traffic lights from 7:00pm and 11pm Monday to Friday, with some accommodation works taking place outside of these times.
Twenty nine schools and 8,700 pupils across the city are taking part in this year’s campaign to encourage even more children to walk, cycle or scoot to school.
The school that gets the highest number of pupils walking, cycling or scooting throughout the week will win the coveted Jack Archer award and £400, partly funded by Age UK.
‘Scoot to School’ day will also take place on Wednesday 15. To encourage students to scoot the school with the most pupils who scoot to school on that day will win a Scooter Pod worth £300 donated by CyclePod.
It is recommended that children aged five to sixteen do at least sixty minutes of physical activity that gets their heart beating faster than usual and they need to do it everyday to burn off calories and prevent them storing up excess fat in the body.
Regular activity is also important for adults and it is recommended that adults make sure they’re active for just 30 minutes each day, or 150 minutes a week.
The scheme is also targeted at families who normally take the car, and encourages them to consider walking or cycling to school instead.
Residents can find out more about changing the way they travel in York at: http://www.itravelyork.info/ (more…)
