Bike to School week

The Cycling City project has organised Bristol's first Bike to School week, taking place between September 13th and 17th 2010.

Seventeen schools (and counting) have requested promotional packs this summer and over 3000 children are set to join in when schools re-start this September.

Bike to School week is open to primary and secondary schools. Each school taking part will receive:

• Bike to school posters and cycle diaries
• Have help to put on a bike to school breakfast
• Dr Bike maintenance sessions
• Bike costuming workshops
• A cycle carnival procession to school
• A chance to take part in the Bristol Cycle Festival's cycle carnival (taking place on Sunday 19th September)
• Bikeability training classes will also be available to those children taking part

Build up events

In the build-up to Bike to School week a bike fun day is planned for Saturday 11th September at the CREATE Centre, which is accessible on traffic-free cycle paths from the city centre and Ashton Court.

Children attending will be able to decorate their bikes, take part in cycle races, Dr Bike sessions and a led ride on some new Cycling City cycle paths, as well as getting the chance to try out a number of wacky bikes and bikes for all abilities.

Also, there will be free bike costuming workshop at :

Emersons Green library on Saturday 4th September 2-5pm

Bradley Stoke library on Saturday 11th September 2-5pm.

There are Dr bike sessions at libraries across South Gloucestershire this summer to help kids get on their bikes for Bike to School week.

The artwork for bike to school posters, diaries and the wall chart is available to download below.

In the meantime, if you or your school are interested in taking part, contact Janine McCretton on janine.mccretton@bristol.gov.uk or tel: 0117 903 6745 (Wed, Thurs and Fri only).

Downloads: 

Bike to School week poster (1.75mb)

Bike to School week diary - primary (950kb)

Bike to School week diary - secondary (950kb)

Bike to School week wall chart (590kb)