Tony Armstrong was in Guernsey to give a presentation at the annual meeting of Steps Living Streets. L-R: Mr Armstrong, Steps Living Streets committee member Judith Le Tissier and Secretary Pat Wisher.

GUERNSEY isn’t walking. The man who led the UK Government’s anti-obesity programme was stunned by how few pedestrians he saw in the island yesterday.

And Tony Armstrong, who left the Department of Health to become chief executive of Living Streets, said that given the roads in the area, the new Baubigny schools were not likely to change that.

‘I was quite surprised at how narrow it was for two-way traffic and with no pavement for most of the way, it looks dangerous to be next to a school entrance. If you are wanting to encourage kids to walk to school, then you need to make sure there are safe routes for them to do it. Having a new school is a perfect opportunity to look again at making the local area safe.’