Cycle Training

London Cyclist - February-March 2000

Health Education Authority awards pro-cycling cash to Hackney and Southwark London Cycling Campaign groups

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Hackney Cycing Campaign has received £6000 for 2 projects, one of which is the Hackney Bike Posse. The Posse is a project that aims to teach children in a local youth club about on-road cycling almost without them knowing it. Tim Evans, who will be co-ordinating the Posse project explains: "The idea is to take groups of kids out cycling to have some fun - either just cycling or going bowling or skating or whatever." The rides will be escorted by Cycle Training trainers and youth workers. "We hope to build upon not just the road skills but also the knowledge that bikes are a way of getting out and seeing your friends.
Armed with the knowledge that 61% of Hackney households do not have access to a car, Evans hopes that the kids who become members of the Hackney Bike Posse - which will run this coming spring and summer - will carry on cycling all their lives. In preparing Hackney's bid for the Posse, Evens referred to a school children's Critical Mass, organised by Simeon Bamford of Cycle Training, as proof that the on-road cycling with children is safe.
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