Schoolchildren help retired residents to get moving
Primary school pupils have helped a group of residents at a Witney retirement village to be active.
The children from Windrush Primary School visited Richmond Villages Witney to celebrate National On Your Feet Day.
Held on April 24, the day encourages people to break up their sitting time and get moving.
I must have missed National On Your Feet Day, too busy walking into town or nipping off to Sainsbury's while the roof was being done. It's surprising that at least a few of the usual suspects haven't been loudly offended by it though, maybe I missed that too.
We're off to Bakewell today, so for us it's Whizz Off In Your Car Day, but as far as I know it isn't yet a national campaign.
We'll avoid going out tomorrow though, because Sunday before the May Bank Holiday in Derbyshire is likely to be Sit In Traffic Jams Day.
4 comments:
National On your Feet Day is disgustingly exclusive, and discriminates against wheelchair users, lower-limb amputees, and snakes.
Where do I complain, and do I have to walk there?
Yes indeed. Just quietly, wise to get off one's sit-upon and get going ... might just do that now. Ta.
Golly, is this a Bank Holiday weekend? I've lived in England for decades and, just as I can never get Easter right, I am still surprised by Bank Holidays, except Xmas/BD/NYD. Why don't we have Bank Holidays on memorable dates, such as November the Fifth?
I preferred the Scottish system where cities and counties mostly chose their own public holidays, so that the golf courses and hillsides and beaches didn't get absurdly crowded with all the population wanting to enjoy them at the same time.
I also liked the prioritising of education above religious traditionalism: if the University of Edinburgh wanted to hold lectures on Easter Monday then it would jolly well do so.
Sam - it discriminates against couch potatoes too, but walking somewhere to complain - would that be insensitive?
James - coffee and dark chocolate afterwards feels more rewarding too.
dearieme - I reckon we've reached a stage where Bank Holidays are a nuisance if you live anywhere near places which attract visitors. For just that reason - they all occur at the same time across the country.
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