Free train travel for schools launched
24/03/09
The
National Trust has teamed up with First TransPennine
Express to offer schools free rail travel to reduce
their carbon footprint in getting to the Footprint.
The first school to take advantage of this new offer was St Thomas’s Church of England School, Kendal, who travelled to The Footprint on the 24th & 25th February. The teachers and over 50 children caught the train to Windermere Railway Station where they were met by the National Trust Community Learning Officer. They were then taken on a delightful walk along footpaths and through woodland to The Footprint for a full day ‘out of classroom’ experience – some might say out of this world!
Catherine Johnston, Environmental Manager for First TransPennine Express, said: “It is great to be able to support this project and offer free train travel to the schools. The rail journey adds to the experience and also helps the children to understand about sustainability.”
Kelley Sproston-Heath, Community Learning Officer for The National Trust, said: “First Transpennine Express’s very generous offer of free rail travel to our participating schools means that children begin to grasp the concept of living more lightly on the planet right from the start of their journey to The Footprint.”
Yvonne Johnson, a teacher at St Thomas’s Primary School, said: “Our school is doing lots of work on sustainability and the environment and we have just been awarded a bronze certificate from the Eco Schools Project. The support given by First TransPennine Express and the National Trust helps the children understand ways in which they can support a sustainable life.”
The free travel is eligible for participating schools on First TransPennine Express services between Lancaster and Windermere. The National Trust also offers schools a discount on their Footprint sessions when they travel by sustainable transport.
To book a session at The Footprint and apply for free train travel for schools along the line from Lancaster to Windermere, please contact Kelley Sproston-Heath, Community Learning Officer on 015394 88409 or email footprint@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Notes
To be eligible for free travel schools need to be booked onto a National Trust Footprint Session and apply through the Community Learning Officer on a case by case basis.
All The Footprint activities and the walk from Windermere station to The Footprint at St Catherine’s are fully risk assessed. All equipment is provided and pre-visits available on request.
The first school to take advantage of this new offer was St Thomas’s Church of England School, Kendal, who travelled to The Footprint on the 24th & 25th February. The teachers and over 50 children caught the train to Windermere Railway Station where they were met by the National Trust Community Learning Officer. They were then taken on a delightful walk along footpaths and through woodland to The Footprint for a full day ‘out of classroom’ experience – some might say out of this world!
Catherine Johnston, Environmental Manager for First TransPennine Express, said: “It is great to be able to support this project and offer free train travel to the schools. The rail journey adds to the experience and also helps the children to understand about sustainability.”
Kelley Sproston-Heath, Community Learning Officer for The National Trust, said: “First Transpennine Express’s very generous offer of free rail travel to our participating schools means that children begin to grasp the concept of living more lightly on the planet right from the start of their journey to The Footprint.”
Yvonne Johnson, a teacher at St Thomas’s Primary School, said: “Our school is doing lots of work on sustainability and the environment and we have just been awarded a bronze certificate from the Eco Schools Project. The support given by First TransPennine Express and the National Trust helps the children understand ways in which they can support a sustainable life.”
The free travel is eligible for participating schools on First TransPennine Express services between Lancaster and Windermere. The National Trust also offers schools a discount on their Footprint sessions when they travel by sustainable transport.
To book a session at The Footprint and apply for free train travel for schools along the line from Lancaster to Windermere, please contact Kelley Sproston-Heath, Community Learning Officer on 015394 88409 or email footprint@nationaltrust.org.uk.
Notes
To be eligible for free travel schools need to be booked onto a National Trust Footprint Session and apply through the Community Learning Officer on a case by case basis.
All The Footprint activities and the walk from Windermere station to The Footprint at St Catherine’s are fully risk assessed. All equipment is provided and pre-visits available on request.