Fusion Media has been appointed as the retained public affairs agency for The Bikeability Trust. This partnership will see Fusion Media provide strategic advice, policy guidance, and parliamentary engagement. The collaboration between Fusion Media and The Bikeability Trust began with a successful initiative during Cycle to School Week, where Fusion …
Read More »Bikeability Trust sees record uptake as programme passes five million trainees
New figures from The Bikeability Trust show a record 560,471 children in England got pedalling with Bikeability cycle training between April 2023 and March 2024 – taking the total since the programme’s inception in 2007 to more than five million. The Bikeability Trust, who manage, develop and promote the Bikeability …
Read More »Children get pedalling thanks to Bikeability’s Get Cycling in Schools project and Frog Bikes
A new generation of children are learning to cycle with Bikeability’s Get Cycling in Schools project. Children as young as three are learning the essential skills they need to begin cycling, using hundreds of free bikes made by UK-based kids’ bike manufacturer, Frog Bikes. Get Cycling in Schools, run by …
Read More »Go Velo wins Bikeability award for second year running
Lancashire-based Go Velo Cycle Training Organisation has won the 2023 Bikeability Large Organisation Award. The Bikeability Trust supervises the national standards for cycle training ,and Go Velo has received this award for its UK-wide cycle instruction for the second year in a row. The award acknowledges excellence in the delivery …
Read More »Bikeability report shows that high quality cycle training could save lives
A new report from the Bikeability Trust has found that cycle training that meets the National Standards for Cycle Training (NSCT) can reduce the risk of a cyclist being killed or injured on England’s roads. And this Road Safety Week (19-25 November), the charity is calling on the Government to …
Read More »Industry reacts as NAO report shows Government not on track to meet cycling targets
A National Audit Office (NAO) report released today, Wednesday, June 7, has revealed that the Government is not on track to meet its objectives to get more people cycling, wheeling and walking. The report states that the Department for Transport’s (DfT) progress suggests it will not meet its targets of …
Read More »Parliamentary cycling and walking showcase returns for 2023
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling and Walking (APPGCW) showcase returned on Tuesday, April 18, for the first time since 2019. The event, held in the House of Commons, brought together Members of Parliament (MPs) and Peers, Charities and Campaigning Organisations, with the previous two events postponed due to the …
Read More »Halfords appoints new BMX ambassador Charlotte Worthington, teams up with Bikeability to give away pre-pedalled bikes
Halfords has appointed a new BMX ambassador, Charlotte Worthington. The retailer and Worthington have teamed up with Bikeability to give away 475 pre-pedalled bicycles across the country to equip children who don’t have access to a bicycle with the skills and confidence to cycle safely. Worthington said: “I’m thrilled to …
Read More »Just 14% of parents feel very confident to teach their children cycling using the Highway Code, new research reveals
New YouGov research has revealed that just 14% of parents felt very confident to teach their child to cycle safely on the roads using the Highway Code. The Bikeability Trust, the charity responsible for national cycle training across England, said it wants cycling to be recognised like swimming as a …
Read More »Open to everybody: How Bikeability gives children the skills and confidence to get on their bikes
Rebecca Morley catches up with Bikeability CEO Emily Cherry
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