Let's get moving this Walktober!

Get moving for our wellbeing, our community and our planet.

Walktober is a challenge held each October to celebrate International Walk to School Month. School communities are asked to walk, wheel and use other active and sustainable travel as much as possible throughout the month.

By travelling actively and sustainably throughout October school communities can make a difference - for our wellbeing, our community and our planet. 

Walking, wheeling, cycling, scooting, using Park and Stride or public transport reduces car use, benefits health and wellbeing and has a positive impact on the local community by reducing congestion and improves air quality.

The primary school resources for Walktober have been created with the support from Hampshire County Council and Southampton City Council.

Registration

Please contact us to register your school.

The competitions

Be inspiring this Walktober!

This October, we’re inviting pupils, families and school staff to share their active and sustainable travel stories to help inspire others to travel differently.

Whether you walk, wheel, scoot, cycle, Park and Stride, or use school or public transport on most days, once a week or for the first time during Walktober – your story could encourage someone else to give a more sustainable journey a go!

Do you cycle to school once a week? Use Park and Stride every day? Or maybe you took the bus to the shops for the first time? By sharing how you travel, what you enjoy and any tips for others, you can inspire change. Plus, you could win a prize by entering our competition!

Primary Schools Pupil competition 

How to take part:

• Each week there is a challenge for you to try or if you have an idea for your own weekly challenge, then write it in 'My challenge' space on your Walktober Activity Card.
• Be as creative as you like – write, draw or photograph your journey.
• Schools who have signed up will be giving out Walktober Activity Cards.
• Once your card is complete, email them to: myjourney@wokingham.gov.uk by Friday, 6 November 2026 

Prizes for pupils

There will be three prizes to win in gift vouchers of £75, £50 and £25 for the most inspiring journeys to school during Walktober.

Primary Schools Competition 

How to take part:

• Promote Walktober across your school community and encourage pupils, families and staff to travel actively and sustainably throughout the month.
• Invite pupils, parents, carers and staff to share their journey story to help inspire others. Think about how you can showcase these – through newsletters, social media, your school website, classroom displays or assemblies.
• During Week 1 of Walktober please record your pupils' mode of travel to school using the wallcharts.
• Log your activities, reports and stories using the Walktober entry form sent to all registered primary schools. You could include a written summary, photos, screenshots, quotes or links or information from your pupils' activity cards.
• Save your entry as a PDF and submit to: myjourney@wokingham.gov.uk by Friday, 6 November, 2026

Prizes for Primary Schools

There will be three prizes to win of £500, £400 and £300 to the schools who have been judged to have the most inspiring participation in Walktober.

Secondary Schools Pupil Competition

How to take part:

• Each time you walk, cycle or scoot to school during Walktober you gain a stamp on your Activity Card (these will be given out at your school).
• Collect 16 stamps during Walktober and you will be entered into a prize draw.
• Send your completed stamped card to: myjourney@wokingham.gov.uk by Friday, 6 November 2026

Prizes

There will be a one week pass for Places Leisure awarded to a boy and a girl from Year 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 at each secondary school who have taken part in Walktober.

Our terms and conditions for all three competitions can be found under Related Downloads.