London Cyclist - February/March 2001
Training girls to be cycle-friendly
On-road cycle training was the focus of a project
in Southall aimed at encouraging teenage girls to be more physically active.
Julia Parry looks at how participants, parents and the girls' school reacted. |
Three STEP participants try out their moves within their school's
ground before venturing onto road |
Five STEP participants with Yvonne Hayes, former Ealing mayor
and cyclist Philip Portwood, and Simeon Bamford of Cycle Training
Listening to instruction, straddling Raleigh bikes. Raleigh
supported the project by supplying bikes at trade price.
"There was so much interest, it was quite a shock
to me. Few pupils had access to bikes and they wanted the opportunity to
be independent."
Yvonne Hayes, head of PE at Dormers Wells school.
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