Council offers summer holiday safe cycling courses for children

Cheshire West and Chester Council, working in partnership with Cheshire Fire & Rescue Service, has launched a series of workshops to help children improve their cycling skills.

The sessions will be held at Frodsham Fire Station from 7 to 11 August and are aimed at six to 12 year olds. They will offer children the opportunity to learn to ride and then to improve on basic skills.

Provided by trainers Cycle Experience, the 'Learn to Ride' course offers either one or two hours of riding in a traffic-free environment for beginners and then a Level One workshop helps with balance and control.

Level One takes place off-road, for example, on a playground, and is designed to develop the basic control skills and understanding fundamental to being able to ride on the road.

These skills include getting on and off the bike, starting, stopping, pedalling, riding in a straight line, looking behind and signalling without wobbling.

Children must have a road-worthy bike and a helmet to enroll on a course and must be dressed according to the weather with suitable shoes and appropriate clothing.

CLICK HERE to book, selecting the course preferred. The course itself is free but a £5 booking fee will be charged per booking.