Rural pupils wheelyenjoyed cycle class

Most Gazette readers of a ‘certain age’ will remember the Cycling Proficiency Tests, designed to keep schoolchildren safe on the roads.
Lamington Primary pupils get the cycle message over after their sessionsLamington Primary pupils get the cycle message over after their sessions
Lamington Primary pupils get the cycle message over after their sessions

Nowadays that scheme takes the form of Bikeability and six local primary schools recently celebrated the end of their school’s course.

The safety aspect apart, the scheme also encourages children to cycle to and from school rather than sitting in mum or dad’s car.

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They also took part in a session where they designed placards for display outside their schools to spread the message of reducing car use.

Pupils at Rigside, Lamington, Leadhills, Abington, Crawford and Douglas have benefited from sessions organised by LEADER supported Community Action Lanarkshire and led by Ice cream Architecture and Free Wheel North, with Bikeability sessions starting in the playground to gain confidence before heading onto the quiet roads next to the school to put their learning into practice.

Bikeability is the national cycle training programme for school children, and has been well received by schools, with Rigside Primary staff saying that the children thoroughly enjoyed the sessions.

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