Primary schools will be competing this month for the chance to have a top children's TV personality visit their school.

Phil Gallagher, who plays the role of Mister Maker in the CBeebies children's television show, will deliver a story time session at the school that is top for green travel or home reading.

The competition is being organised by the KM Charity Team, who manage the Walk on Wednesday (WOW), Active Bug and Buster’s Book Club schemes for the county's schools.

More than 50,000 children at 250 primary schools will be involved in the contest and aiming to clock up green journeys to school or extra reading on the competition day of Wednesday, February 24.

Simon Dolby from the KM Charity Team said: "This is a very exciting event for our schools. To have such a high profile children's personality supporting us in this way is fantastic. We are expecting a big increase in the home reading and green travel figures during the contest week."

The two classes that are top in either subject will go into a draw to win the visit from Mr Gallagher.

Fourteen winning classes across the county will each receive 30 free child entry tickets to the Silver Blades ice skating rink, Medway.

There is still time for schools to sign up for green travel and home reading initiatives. For information, contact Louise Rogerson (Walk to School) and Charlotte Hayes (Literacy) at 0844 264 0291

The KM Charity Team is supported by Mini Babybel, Spescavers, Eurostar, Whitefriars Canterbury, London Borough of Bexley, Circle Housing Russet, Kent County Council, Medway Council, Safer Kent, Leeds Castle, Golding Vision (part of Golding Homes), Three R’s Teacher Recruitment, Ashford Borough Council, Maidstone Borough Council and Orbit South. To find out more, visit www.kmcharityteam.co.uk.