Inspirational Pride of Britain winners have shown incredible bravery and dedication

Source: The Mirror
Date: 31-May-2016

Pride of Britain winners come from all walks of life, and from every part of this great country.

Some are honoured for a split-second act of bravery, others for battling overwhelming odds on a daily basis.

These winners from the first 16 years of Pride of Britain are all fantastic examples of the selflessness, courage and dedication we are looking for in this year’s winners.

The Daily Mirror’s Pride of Britain Awards, in partnership with TSB, honour the nation’s unsung heroes at a glittering ceremony in October.


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Primary school celebrates its 110th birthday

Source: East London & West Essex Guardian Series
Date: 31-May-2016

A primary school is planning a week of celebrations as it marks its 110th year.

Larkswood Primary Academy in New Road, Chingford, is starting its week of summer events with a Birthday Marathon on Thursday (June 16).

As part of the The Daily Mile campaign to get kids regularly active the Birthday Marathon will take pupils round a mile-long loop of the Chingford school.

Whether they run, walk or stroll, the school is hoping enthusiasm for the event will turn it into a daily feature of the pupils’ day.


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Fit pupils going the extra mile

Source: Haslemere Herald
Date: 30-May-2016

CHILDREN at Dogmersfield Primary School are powering through a new fitness initiative called the daily mile challenge.

Since the beginning of May, all of the pupils at have been out every day – come rain or shine – to run or walk a mile. It takes about 15 minutes. Yet even in such a short time, the staff say they can see the benefits of the activity.

The challenge aims to ‘improve the physical, emotional and social health and wellbeing of our children – regardless of age or personal circumstances’. It was founded by Elaine Wyllie in 2012 when she was headteacher of a school in Scotland.


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King’s Park Primary School in Lurgan introduces ‘daily mile’ scheme

Source: BBC News Northern Ireland
Date: 28-May-2016

A Lurgan primary school has become one of the first in Northern Ireland to introduce a ‘daily mile’ scheme, getting all its pupils to walk or run a mile every day.
All 700 pupils at King’s Park Primary School from primary one to primary seven take part.

The extra 15 minutes of exercise a day is in addition to normal PE lessons.


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Daily Mile could soon be a feature in all Fife primary schools

Source: The Courier (UK)
Date: 24-May-2016

Discussions are to be held with Fife’s headteachers, parent councils and trade unions with a view to seeing the Daily Mile exercise challenge introduced in all of the region’s primary schools.

Fife Council has resolved to look at rolling out the initiative “as soon as is practicable” after councillors supported a motion by Independent councillor Marie Penman extolling the virtues of the campaign in improving child fitness and attention levels.


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Perth and Kinross schools taking up the Daily Mile challenge for children’s well-being

Source: The Daily Record
Date: 23-May-2016

Pupils at a growing number of Perth and Kinross primary schools are getting a healthy start in life, the Perthshire Advertiser has found.

The Daily Mile, a simple, but massively popular well-being routine, has been introduced at nearly a third of the area’s primary schools – and more are considering taking it up.

It involves pupils taking around 15 minutes out of class to walk, jog or run a mile around their playgrounds, sports facilities or nearby areas, each day.


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Children tackle a mile a day in fitness scheme

Source: Weston Mercury
Date: 20-May-2016

Youngsters at Hutton Primary School are now taking part in the national Daily Mile scheme, which was created by charity The Daily Mile Foundation.

Every child runs for 15 minutes a day, with the aim of improving their fitness and self-esteem. Unlike a PE lesson, the children do not need kit and run in whatever they wore to school.


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Dudley mayor literally runs the clock down on his time as civic leader

Source: Stourbridge News
Date: 06-May-2016

THE Mayor of Dudley is running down the clock on his year as the borough’s first citizen by joining school pupils on their daily miles.

Councillor Steve Waltho, whose mayoral year is set to end this evening (May 19), has visited thirteen schools and four parks over the past two days (May 17 and 18) – running a mile with each.

The runs are part of the national daily mile initiative which encourages children to get physically active during their school day by running or walking for 15 minutes every day, and so far around half of the borough’s primary schools have expressed an interest in taking part in the healthy challenge.


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Pupils step out for Moray Mile

Source: Forres Gazette
Date: 19-May-2016

The Moray Mile launched on Tuesday, April 26 and the entire community was invited to take part.

The Daily Mile initiative has achieved national and international acclaim since it was introduced at St Ninian’s Primary in Stirling over three years ago. Building on this, Forres primary schools including Anderson’s and Applegrove, have been engaging in daily physical activity for some time.


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Children encouraged to run a mile a day at school

Source: Portsmouth Today
Date: 18-May-2016

SCHOOLS are being encouraged to sign up to a ‘daily mile’ scheme for children.

Hampshire County Council, which runs schools across Fareham, Gosport, Havant, and Waterlooville, is supporting the Daily Mile programme.

The scheme was founded by a headteacher in Scotland, Elaine Wyllie, who wanted tackle the obesity and poor levels of fitness of the children in her school.


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The Daily Mile

Source: Scottish Cancer Prevention Network
Date: 16-May-2016

The latest data from 2012 show that children are becoming less active, with only 21% of boys and 16% girls meeting current guidelines of at least one hour of moderate physical activity per day.

Three years ago the head teacher of St Ninian’s Primary, Stirling decided to do something about her pupil’s observed lack of fitness. Starting with one P6 class she introduced running or walking a mile into the school day, every day, and very soon all classes were participating. The ‘daily mile’ is taken at any time during the school day depending on where it fits best and teachers estimate the children are only away from their desks for 15 minutes. According to staff it’s important that the mile is outside, pupils are happy to participate in nearly all weathers, and do not need to change their clothes to do so. The ‘daily mile’ has also been used in cross curricular leaning e.g. maths and topic learning such as world city marathons. Teachers, pupils and their families are hugely enthusiastic about this free initiative.


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Timmergreens pupils celebrate 46 marathons success

Source: The Courier and Advertiser
Date: 07-May-2016

Each class had to walk as many miles as they could while parents and the local community were invited to add to the total as well.

Having taken part in the Daily Mile for nine months, the final total was 1,206-and-a-half miles –the equivalent of 46 marathons.


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