Schools lead the way with park-and-stride

TWO Killarney primary schools are showing the way in relation to fitness and road safety.

Holy Cross Mercy School and the Presentation Monastery are the first in Kerry to take part in a park-and-stride scheme, which encourages parents and children to park the car a distance away and walk to school. An emphasis is being placed on active transport and road safety and it is hoped an added bonus will be a reduction in traffic congestion outside schools in the mornings and afternoons.

Car parks within walking distance have been designated and it is hoped other schools in Kerry will take on similar projects.