The Living Streets initiative is a nationwide, ongoing campaign to win back the streets for everybody. The Living Streets Manifesto is the battle plan to enable communities to take over public space, by making streets places we want to spend time in. The campaign offers information, support, training and resource packs. For specific information on dog fouling visit www.livingstreets.org.uk or telephone 0207 820 1010

CPRE is an organisation that campaigns to protect and enhance the countryside for the benefit of everyone. As well as highlighting problems and threats to the countryside, it carries out research, canvasses opinion and advocates solutions. CPRE seeks to influence policy makers and opinion formers at every level and often works in partnership with other local and national bodies. A number of publications available to order or you can join in one of the campaigns.

For more information visit www.cpre.org.uk or telephone 020 7981 2800

Think! Is a Department for Transport campaign to get the public to think more about road safety. On the Think Road Safety website you can find news of the latest campaigns and road safety advice. You can download leaflets, factsheets and posters for more information and there are links to other sites you might find useful. There are special sections for parents, teachers, police officers and road safety officers to help get the right road safety message across. And they've provided lots of facts and figures for journalists and students researching road safety issues.

There is also a section for children, including an interactive Hedgehog and Arrive Alive sites, where they can play games, download materials or watch television ads. Visit www.thinkroadsafety.gov.uk

Sustrans the sustainable transport charity, works on practical projects to encourage people to walk, cycle and use public transport for health, safety and environmental reasons. Their aim is to create a Safe Route to School for every child in the UK. The Safe Routes to School website gives information on School Travel Plans, has case studies, a resource library and you can subscribe to their newsletter. The site is useful for teachers, pupils, governors, parents and local authorities.

Visit www.saferoutestoschools.org.uk. They also provide an information service on 0117 915 0100.

Learning through Landscapes (LTL) campaign for children's right to decent school grounds and help make school grounds better places. LTL believe that many people do not understand the importance of school grounds to children's learning and development. But they are essential, providing unique opportunities for healthy exercise, creative play, and making friends; for learning through doing; for putting children in touch with the natural world. The LTL website deals with all issues relating to school grounds, and is useful for teachers, governors and local authorities.

For more information visit www.ltl.org.uk or phone 01962 846258

The Children’s Play Council (CPC) - CPCis a campaigning and research organisation, promoting children’s play. It is an alliance of national and regional voluntary organisations, local authorities and partnerships with an interest in children's play. For more information visit www.ncb.org.uk/cpc or telephone 0207 843 6016

The Citizenship Foundation - The Citizenship Foundation aims to empower individuals to engage in the wider community through education about the law, democracy and society.
They particularly focus on developing young people’s citizenship skills, knowledge and understanding. For more information visit www.citizenshipfoundation.org.uk or telephone 0207 367 0500