Sussex Wildlife Trust supports World Car Free Day

Led by Chief Executive Dr Tony Whitbread, eight staff from the county’s leading conservation charity left their cars at home today (Wednesday 12 September) and cycled to work in a bid to encourage people in Sussex to support World Car Free Day later this month.

Many Sussex Wildlife Trust (SWT) staff already car share their journey to work at Woods Mill Henfield (West Sussex) and use trains and buses to attend meetings wherever possible. Several staff regularly cycle to work, including Chief Executive Dr Tony Whitbread.

Staff donned badger suits (badgers feature of the logo of The Wildlife Trusts) to draw attention to their journey as they rode from the Peace Statue at Hove Lawns to Woods Mill, near Henfield.

What other organisations are doing…….

Every September 22nd (World Car Free Day) people all over the world join together to encourage regular car users to help ‘take the heat off our planet’
by finding other ways of travelling and also to encourage city planners and politicians to give priority to making cycling, walking and public transport a serious option. For further details visit: www.worldcarfree.net/wcfd/

West Sussex Sustainability Forum is challenging people to pledge travelling to work twice a month by bike, public transport or on foot to save over 33 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from cars each year. For further information about their 10% Transport Challenge visit: www.westsussex.gov.uk/wssf

Brighton and Hove City Council is promoting ‘Streets For People’ as part of its ‘JourneyOn’ campaign to celebrate this year’s car free day. The Lanes and New Road in Brighton will transform into traffic-free pedestrian friendly spaces on September 23rd (one day after the official Day) and everyone will be encouraged to walk, cycle or take the bus for their journey within the City boundaries. For further details visit: www.citylocal.co.uk/cities/Brighton/events/event/1514/