Welcome to the Active Travel Champions website

 Active Travel Champions are volunteers who help people be more active through walking or cycling for more of their everyday journeys.

Champions give advice about walking and cycling and/or set up walking and cycling activities in their local community, workplace, university or school. They are given a full training programme and resources to enable them to do this and receive support from a Volunteer Coordinator.

Active Travel Champions is one of the outstanding projects granted the Games 2012 Inspire mark, which recognises exceptional and innovative projects inspired by the 2012 Games. The Inspire programme is an opportunity for everyone to be a part of the Olympic & Paralympic Games. 

Could you be a Champion?

Champions are people who are active or want to be more active. They are good communicators, good motivators and can be a source of support and encouragement for others. If this sounds like you then please click here for  more information.

Are you an employer?

If you'd like to recruit champions within your organisation to increase walking and cycling levels in your staff then we can help you do this. More details here...

Meet some champions......

To see if there are any champions in your area click here to see a map. Please contact us if you'd like to be put in contact with your local champion.

Luisa

Luisa is originally from Italy and wanted to combine her work experience as a team leader with her passion for the outdoors by volunteering with Sustrans to lead walks in her local area through Wimbledon and Richmond Park. Luisa promoted the walks to the local community by setting up a stall in the library and talking to people about the benefits of walking.

                                      


                                                         

Lawrie...

A Sustrans Champion and ranger, Lawrie leads Fresh Air Miles rides along National Cycle Network route 246 which he and and fellow South Hampshire rangers helped to develop. Lawrie is looking forward to promoting NC

 

N 246 as a great walking and cycling route, and wants to show people that "you don't have to be super fit to give it a go!"

David...

Being based near the Lea Valley and NCN 1 David wants to show people in the area that safe, traffic free routes are on their doorstep. He leads regular rides from Epping, has taken people to the Olympic Park and is now setting up his own cycling group.