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 Six weeks to change your life! 

 

Sign up to our Big Northumberland Gear Change walking and cycling challenge  to kick start lasting lifestyle changes...

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Big CO2 Swap

  Challenge 1  

 The Big CO2 Swap  

If everyone in Northumberland looked for 62 miles of opportunities to ditch the car and walk or cycle (the length of the Northumberland Coastal Path), collectively we would save 26,541 tonnes of car exhaust Co2 (based on average 130g per mile CO2). We're challenging the county to achieve this over the course of a month - that's just over 1 mile per day for each citizen.

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10 min

  Challenge 2  

 10-min challenge  

For a month ditch the car for all journeys you would normally do that take 10 mins or less (20 min round trip – approx. 1 mile at average walking pace). Things like going to the local shop – visiting a nearby friend or relative.

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Weekly walk

  Challenge 3  
 The Daily Walk  

No matter where in the county you live, there is always something new to discover - challenge yourself to find new walk in your local area.

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One journey less

  Challenge 4  

 One journey less  

Think of journeys where the you would usually use the car that could potentially be done on foot, or by bicycle... or that is unnecessary and could be missed out altogether.

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Sustainable 7

  Challenge 5  

 The sustainable 7  

The sustainable 7 – Challenge yourself to completely ditch your car for seven days just to see if you can do it!

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  Challenge 6  

 Switch and save  

Challenge to save yourself £100 in fuel as quickly as possible. For each journey you swap for walking and cycling calculate the cost and rejoice when you reach £100!

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