Get on your bike
27-JUL-10
Issued by: Nicola Sleightholme
Get on your bike this summer!
That's the message from North Tyneside Council as it hosts a series of fun sessions to help families stay safe when cycling on the road.
Family cycling is a great way to see the sights, get fit, and spend time together - all for free.
The North Tyneside Council cycling sessions aim to turn recreational cyclists into effectual and safe cyclists, skilled for everyday journeys.
Each session includes bike checks and advice on mechanical maintenance and cycling games. Children are then taken out onto quiet local roads where they're taught observation skills, road positioning, and junction techniques. Each event ends with a prize-giving session.
Sessions run from 9.30 am until 12.30 pm and cost just £1.50 per child. Children must be over eight and be capable of riding safely.
Places are still available on the following dates and locations:
Thursday July 29 - Rising Sun Country Park
Tuesday August 3 - Priory Primary School
Wednesday August 4 - Priory Primary School
Thursday August 12 - Whitley Bay High School
Thursday August 19 - Westmoor Centre
Tuesday August 31 - Whitley Bay High School
Thursday September 2 - Westmoor Centre
For further information or to book a place contact TEL: (0191) 643 6125 or email: paul.adams@northtyneside.gov.uk.