Training
Get cycle training for free in Hackney Anyone 11 and over living, studying or working in Hackney is entitled to a FREE one-to-one cycling lesson with a professional trainer. Those under 16 years old must have a parent/carer with them. The lesson could also be a family lesson. To book yourself some training, call Cycle Training on 020 7231 6005.Hackney is benefitting from generous funding from Transport for London to mount the most extensive cycle training programme the borough has yet seen. Administered by the non-profit STA Bikes Ltd using its own resources and those of of Cycle Training UK, the London School of Cycling, the Bike Project and Pedal Power, the programme is delivering extensive training in around 30 of the borough's schools while also providing free adult training. Tim Evans writes about contemporary cycle training in the October/November 2005 issue of London Cyclist magazine. Read it in PDF format (785KB). Tim has set up a thriving cycle promotion project at Tyssen primary school and also holds the cycle training portfolio on the Hackney Cyclists committee.
For several years we have been backing
the excellent STA Bikes school-based training project in association with Cycle Training Ltd and the London
School of Cycling. For all you need to know about this trail-blazing organisation, see the STA Bikes website. You might also be interested to read an introduction to the project written back in 2003 by STA Bikes co-founder Sally Haywill.
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