Bike it is a nationwide scheme, managed by sustainable transport charity Sustrans, which aims to increase the number of young people cycling to school and on other journeys. The project is funded by Bike Hub – the cycle industry levy, and backed by Cycling England with the support of the Department for Transport.
St Albans shares a Bike It Officer, Richard Noon, with Luton and Bedford.
Richard works with four schools in St Albans to promote the benefits of cycling to children, teachers and parents. With each school he will help identify what the barriers to cycling are and look at measures to overcome them. This includes issues such as secure cycle storage, cycle training and safety, routes to school and bike maintenance.
The Bike It schools are:
Camp Primary and Nursery School
Beaumont School
Fleetville Junior School
Sandringham School
Skyswood Primary School
Wheatfields Junior School
For further information please contact Richard on 07901 880482 or email richard.noon@sustrans.org.uk