The Lord Mayor of Canterbury is to join Wincheap Walking Bus on the stroll to school.

Cllr Carolyn Parry is a supporter of the KM Walking Bus because it lets parents share the task of taking children to school on different days and is good for the environment and health of those involved.

She and her husband Stephen will join Wincheap’s morning bus on Wednesday. The civic couple selected Wincheap for the walk because Stephen is a former pupil at the school.

To encourage extra families to join the scheme Active Life, which runs Kingsmead, Herons and Whitstable pools, as well the Pier Pavilion Sports Centre, is providing free child entry vouchers to reward families.