Well done to Brunton First School, current leader of the Big Pedal 2016 challenge in Newcastle Upon Tyne with a Week 1 average of 65% of pupils scooting or cycling to school - and having the highest daily score so far of 72.4% on Friday 22 April.
Overall, Gosforth schools are dominating the table taking 6 out of the top 8 places and representing half of all 18 schools in Newcastle that are registered to take part.
This is the current table for Newcastle, with Gosforth schools shaded green. Read more [...] Big Pedal 2016 – Week 1 Update
Well done to Brunton First School, current leader of the Big Pedal 2016 challenge in Newcastle Upon Tyne with a Week 1 average of 65% of pupils scooting or cycling to school - and having the highest daily score so far of 72.4% on Friday 22 April.
Overall, Gosforth schools are dominating the table taking 6 out of the top 8 places and representing half of all 18 schools in Newcastle that are registered to take part.
This is the current table for Newcastle, with Gosforth schools shaded green. Read more [...] 
The North East Combined Authority (NECA)* is currently consulting on its "20 year Transport Manifesto for the North East". It should take no more than 15 minutes to complete and your reply will help ensure our streets are safe and our air is cleaner for our children, friends and neighbours.
The Manifesto: Our Journey -A 20 year Transport Manifesto for the North East
The Survey: Key Themes and Guiding Principles
Below we give a brief overview of the Manifesto and the survey with some suggestions 
SPACE for Gosforth is privileged to have permission from Archibald First School to publish an e-mail recently sent to parents.
Children at Archibald First School asked the school to e-mail parents about their experience of travelling to school. Their school supported them, but the letter is the children's own work and not something created as part of their lessons.
These are those children's words.
If you were asked to name one place that's more in thrall to the car than the UK, most people would say the USA. That's why, when American cities concerned about road safety, pollution and congestion have wanted to rebalance their roads to favour healthier and less polluting alternatives, they have had to make their case in very strong terms. This has resulted in studies that show the impact of pedestrian and cycling improvements on safety as well as on travel preferences, on house prices and on 
Even at 20mph 17% of adults are killed or seriously injured when hit by a car. For children or older residents the figures will be worse. Why then do so many ignore the 20mph speed limits in place throughout Gosforth’s back streets? Walking to school should not be an extreme sport.
This is the story of three of Gosforth’s back streets. One has a low volume of traffic mostly driving within the speed limit, somewhere we all might like to live and where children might reasonably be left to play 
Another packed SPACE for Gosforth event took place on Wednesday 27 January. This time people came to hear Professor Mark Tewdwr-Jones talk about the City Futures project, and how Newcastle might look in 2065.
One of the project aims is to encourage people to ask what's the future for city, what kind of place do we want for ourselves and our children? Part of the research involved engagement and collaboration with over 2500 Newcastle residents and over 50 different public, private, community 
On Monday evening, three SPACE for Gosforth members met Councillor Henry Gallagher (who represents East Gosforth Ward) at Station Road. The meeting was organised at very short notice due to safety concerns raised by SPACE members relating to proposals for Station Road. A member of the infrastructure team from local cycling campaign group Newcycling was also able to attend to discuss issues relating to cycling.
SPACE members have concerns about these proposals however because Station Road, 
Imagine you are a child waking up on Boxing Day in Gosforth - yesterday you received the most wonderful Christmas present, a beautiful, shiny new bicycle. In your head, you are Sir Bradley Wiggins setting the hour record or Lizzie Armistead winning the rainbow jersey. But there is one problem. Where is there space in Gosforth for a child to ride?
A generation ago it was a common sight to see children riding in the street - and many parents are still nostalgic about riding their