Active travel is a government initiative focusing on getting more people walking, wheeling and cycling in Wyre.
Be it walking to school, cycling to work, or other everyday journeys to get from place to place – rather than solely for leisure or fitness – active travel can offer a convenient, accessible and affordable way to move more.
The programme kickstarted on Thursday 4th April with our launch event at Marine Hall Gardens.
Following on from this, there will be a huge range of activities for all age groups to get involved in. Whether you’re a regular cyclist or a novice whose bike has been collecting dust in the shed, we have a programme which can benefit you.
Project aims
Actively Moving Forward in Lancashire aims for 2028 to:
Double the number of cycling trips
Increase walking trips by 10%
Reduce physical inactivity levels to below national averages
At population level in Lancashire:
268,000 adults in Lancashire cycling at least once a week
873,000 adults walking at least once a week
67,000 primary school aged children usually walking to school
Current Health Statistics in Wyre:
29% of adults in Wyre have Obesity
Around 5300 people are living with coronary heart disease in Wyre Borough Council
Heart and Circulatory diseases kill more than 1 in 4 people in Wyre
Around 21,000 people in Wyre have been diagnosed with high blood pressure
Around 11% of adults smoke in Wyre Borough Council
31% of adults in Wyre do not meet the physical activity recommendations
Statistics provided by the British Heart Foundation, Reviewed and updated Apr 2023.
The Active Travel programme can help reduce these statistics regarding heart and disease via increasing physical activity levels in all ages from primary school learn to ride sessions, adult health cycles, health recovery rides, learn to ride sessions, Wyre wheels disability sessions and more.
