🎄
#COMPETITION
TIME 1️⃣
Gear up for a festive challenge, and solve our Christmas cycling conundrums for your chance to WIN a Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁
TO ENTER
1️⃣ Solve the word puzzles 👇
2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers!
3️⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
and
@FrogBikes
🎄 CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM 4️⃣
Unscramble the anagrams to WIN the wonder of cycling this Christmas with the Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁
TO ENTER
1️⃣ Solve the anagrams
2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers!
3️⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
and
@FrogBikes
🎄 CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM 2️⃣
Cycle bells at the ready! 🔔🎶
For another entry in the draw to WIN a Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁 Simply:
1️⃣ Solve what songs the emojis are spelling out
2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers!
3️⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
and
@FrogBikes
#CycleToSchoolWeek
Giveaway DAY 3 🎁
Be safe and seen on the school run with the official Beryl Pixel light!
To enter:
💙 Like & repost this post
☑ Follow
@BikeabilityUK
&
@BerylBikes
💬 Reply to this post with a 💡
T&Cs apply:
The children of the nation have spoken, and
@BukayoSaka87
is their Bikeability cycling champion!
Saka has a special message for his cycling companions, and families across the country this
#CycleToSchoolWeek
.
Thank you for your support, and keep cycling! 🚲
🎄 CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM 3️⃣
Give our trivia challenge a spin for another entry in the draw to WIN a Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁
TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Solve what songs the emojis are spelling out
2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers!
3️⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
and
@FrogBikes
🚨 LAST CHANCE TO ENTER TO WIN A FROG BIKE FOR CHRISTMAS!
For a BONUS ENTRY:
1⃣ Find the secret word scattered across previous puzzles
2⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY to this post with the word
3⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
&
@FrogBikes
All entries close 2nd Jan. Hoppy Frogmas! 🐸👇
#CycleToSchoolWeek
Giveaway DAY 1 🎁
Cycle to school in style with the official Saint Piran Fan Pack! 😎
To enter:
🖤 Like & repost this post
☑️ Follow
@BikeabilityUK
&
@SaintPiranTeam
💬 Reply to this post with a🏆
T&Cs apply:
🎄 CHRISTMAS CONUNDRUM 5️⃣
Spot the difference to enter the draw to WIN a Frog 73 cycle (worth £525!) 🎁
TO ENTER:
1️⃣ Spot the differences in the two images
2️⃣ LIKE, REPOST, and REPLY with your answers!
3️⃣ FOLLOW
@BikeabilityUK
and
@FrogBikes
#CycleToSchoolWeek
Giveaway DAY 2 🎁
Pedal to the playground with the ultimate cycle bundle from Decathlon!
To enter:
💙 Like & repost this post
☑ Follow
@BikeabilityUK
&
@DecathlonUK
💬 Tell us your favourite thing about Cycle to School Week
T&Cs apply
Well done to every child, parent, carer, school & teacher who took part in Day 1 of
#CycleToSchoolWeek
. 👏
A message from
@activetraveleng
Commissioner
@Chris_Boardman
about how your pledges for pedal power go beyond this week, creating habits for life.
‘Disabled people are so keen to share the power cycling has in their lives, you just need to get out and see it.’ says
@IsabelleClement
when talking
#Inclusivity
at the
#BikeabilityConference
.
‘Cycling is the most accessible thing to do. You just need cool bikes.’
Bikeability is reaching more children than ever, with over 461,887 trained since April 2022.
@Chris_Boardman
says “Active travel puts the joy back into journeys - it’s fantastic to see Bikeability reach this impressive milestone”.
Read the Impact Report ⬇
#CycleToSchoolWeek
Giveaway DAY 4 🎁
We have 5 Squish safety bundles for you to be colourful & cool on your way to school!
To enter:
🩷 Like & repost this post
☑ Follow
@BikeabilityUK
&
@SquishBikes
💬 Tell us how you stay safe while cycling
T&Cs apply
No fuel no problem. The rain won't stop us.
It's
#BikeToSchoolWeek
and we're so excited!
It's amazing seeing all the posts and tags about cycling to school already this morning. Keep them coming! Let's get the nation cycling!🚴♀️🥳
#cycling
#rain
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is here! 🎉
Get ready to ride and choose cycling on the school run this week. Turn your pledges into pedal power and share your photos - don't forget to tag us &
@Sustrans
!
With HUGE prizes to be won, get involved and make your pledge 👇
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is here!
We're so excited to see your pledges turn into pedal power this week.
Tag us &
@Sustrans
in your posts, and share your pledge badge to earn an extra entry into the
@frogbikes
prize draw!
Entries close on Friday - pledge now 👇
Get pedal ready… it's the TOUR DE FROG! 🐸🏁
For your chance to WIN an official
@LeTour
Frog kids' bike fit for future champions:
✅ Follow
@BikeabilityUK
&
@FrogBikes
💚 Like this post
💬 Tell us what inspires you (or your child) to get cycling 🏆
T&Cs:
Cycling to school is good for you, your school, and the planet. 🌍
Saddle up for a week of fun, and use your Bikeability skills this
#CycleToSchoolWeek
25 - 29 September.
Find out how you & your school can get involved very soon, by following us &
@Sustrans
🚲🏫
Day 2 of
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is a go!
Are you getting ride ready with an M check or en route already? We want to see!
Keep posting your pedal power photos and tagging
@BikeabilityUK
&
@Sustrans
! Happy cycling 🚴
#CycleToSchoolWeek
#Giveaway
DAY 1 🎁
WIN a year subscription to
@BikeClub_UK
, the sustainable & flexible bike service. That's a whole year of cycling for a child!
To enter:
1️⃣ Retweet this post
2️⃣ Follow us &
@BikeClub_UK
3️⃣ Reply with a 🚲 emoji
T&Cs:
We are standing with the UK's
#ActiveTravel
organisations to call on gov to reverse the significant cut to active travel capital projects.
It simply doesn’t make sense to withdraw investment in active travel at this time.
Read
@EmilyCherryCEO
statement⬇️
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is coming! Get ready for a pedal-powered week of events, pledges, and classroom activities - with huge prizes to be won. Choose cycling on your commute this 25 - 29 September, and stay in the loop by following us &
@Sustrans
🚲🏫
We welcome changes to the
#HighwayCode
because they encourage all road users to share their space, whilst protecting the most vulnerable.
More from
@EmilyCcherry
⬇️
🚲 "Free cycle training for everyone who wants it"
🔧 Fix your Bike Scheme offers £50 vouchers to repair your bike
💪 Further focus on the health, wellbeing and travel benefits of cycling
Read our full response to the
@transportgovuk
strategy here:
This recognition of cycling as a positive contributor to mental & physical health is welcomed, and important. As part of the trial, adults can be prescribed cycle training by GPs, highlighting the necessity of Bikeability for people of all ages.
Well done Linda! In just 30 mins,
@loosewomen
's Nannie Linda learnt to cycle unassisted thanks to our Bikeability instructor Benjamin
It's never too late to learn! If Linda's success has inspired you, then head to our website to find a course near you:
Not long to go now! Are you ready for the
@sustrans
Big Pedal? 👀
All the information on how you can take part and be in with the chance of winning some fabulous prizes can be found here 👉
"Have you had any training? Bikeability gave me my confidence back on the road" says 70-year old returning rider on BBC Breakfast this morning (from 2:45:30.
A cycling family = a happy family, we know it's true. But now research agrees!
Unique research conducted by
@WeAreCyclingUK
shows that when children cycle, the whole family benefits in a variety of ways. Read how cycling helps create a happy household 👇
We're incredibly excited to announce our new partnership with
@BerylBikes
to help support adults who want to learn how to cycle 🚴♀️ 🚴
With 300-minutes to use on a Beryl Bike while you complete your Bikeability training, find out how you can take part👇
"After
#Bikeability
I feel much more confident"
We're so proud of Isla, who discovered her cycling confidence and completed her Level 1 Bikeability
#cycletraining
🚲🏆
Thank you to
@WeAreCyclingUK
for sharing her story:
"There is nothing more rewarding than seeing a child's smile the moment they realise they are riding a bike themselves!" - Lisa Pollitt, Bikeability Instructor 🚴
Read Lisa's story below from last year's
@WeAreCyclingUK
's 100 Women in Cycling.
👉
With your help Bikeability is already doing incredible things with this record investment into active travel - a monumental step towards offering cycle training to every child!
The new school year fast approaching!
The Government has committed to Bikeability training for primary school children. Children love to cycle, and once they’ve learnt, they have a skill for life. Is your school doing Bikeability training this year?
#inclusivity
#bikeability
Today’s the day. The
#BikeabilityConference
is here! 🎉
Join us as we explore the
#IMPACT
of Bikeability with industry delegates far and wide. Stay tuned for updates throughout the day!
WOW! Evidence of our funding improving futures for riders of all abilities. Thanks to
@TAWSociety
for sharing this image of your brand new Tomcat Dragon adapted trike, paid for by our SEND top-up funding.
We can't wait to see more children achieve Bikeability brilliance on this!
Active Travel England's corporate plan for 2023-25 has been published, with the vision for "everyone in the country to have an attractive & safe choice to walk, wheel or ride". Bikeability is proud to support with the skills, safety & confidence to cycle.
Today is
#IWD2023
. Today, and everyday, we champion the initiatives widening participation in cycling for women, and give thanks to our brilliant leadership team who
#EmbraceEquity
.
The Bikeability Trust is dedicated to forging women's equality in the world of
#ActiveTravel
.
We are really pleased that
@sustrans
#BigPedal
is back for 2020. Registration is now open for the UK’s biggest cycling, walking and scooting to school challenge. Ask your child's school to take part and join in the fun.
Proud to support
@WeAreCyclingUK
’s Women’s Festival of Cycling 2021 on their fifth anniversary.
Encourage a woman you know to head out for a ride between 17 July- 1 August and take on their own cycling adventure 👉. Let's get more women cycling.
Back to school this week! How are you going to get there? With
#CycleToSchoolWeek
just around the corner, we're asking families to pledge pedal power this 3-7 October. Make your pledge with Bikeability &
@Sustrans
now - you could even win with
@frogbikes
!
Two-tyred of multi-wheel cycling?
Introducing UNIBILITY - the brand new single-wheeled cycle training for people who are over the handlebars 🤲
For more information, keep an eye on our socials! 1️⃣✅
#Bikeability
#Unibility
Bike to School Week starts Monday! It's time to get the nation's children
#cycling
to school.
This is your official badge of participation. Comment or retweet if you'll be taking part in some shape next week.
Let's spread the word & make this the biggest
#BikeToSchoolWeek
ever!
"Bikeability has the ability to teach all children essential skills" - Trudy Harrison MP gives a 'wheely' great adjournment, championing Bikeability as a key health intervention.
Investment in cycling = investment in a safe, sustainable future.
The UK's biggest inter-school cycling, scooting, wheeling & walking challenge is back next week!
@Sustrans
#BigWalkandWheel
aims to improve air quality and tackle climate change by inspiring everyone to choose
#ActiveTravel
on their commute 👣
Sign up at
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is just around the corner!
With almost 1 month to go, what will your cycling pledge be? Get pedal ready for a week of
#ActiveTravel
activities in your school, and huge cycling giveaways right here. 🎁
Stay in the loop by following us &
@Sustrans
🚲🏫
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is just around the corner, are you pedal ready? Here's your C2SW Checklist:
✍ Make a pledge to cycle more
📣 Share your pledge with pride!
📚 Prepare with our guides & resources
🚴♂️💨 Get ready to ride!
Find everything you need at 🔗
Great discussion with
@JeremyVineOn5
this morning - should cycling be added to the national curriculum? 4 out of 5 parents agree with us that cycle skills are an essential part of the curriculum
#Bikeability
Should cycling be added to the national curriculum?
To mark the start of Bike to School Week for many children in the UK, a study has found that four out of five parents would like to see statutory lessons in schools. But should cycling really be part of a child's education?
Thanks to our CEO
@EmilyCcherry
for welcoming changes to the
#HighwayCode
on
@SkyNews
this morning. Let’s encourage all road users to share their space, whilst protecting the most vulnerable.
Ready, steady, pedal!
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is just days away 🚲🏫
Are you ready to turn your pledge into pedal power? Read our checklist, make your pledge, but most importantly - get cycling and have fun!
If case you missed the announcement last week,
@transportgovuk
is providing £18m funding for cycle training! 🚴♀️ This funding will allow us to support even more families to cycle more and have fun! 🙌
PLEDGES ARE OPEN! 📣
This
#CycleToSchoolWeek
Bikeability &
@Sustrans
are asking everyone to make a pledge to cycle more. You'll also be entered into a prize draw to WIN a Frog bike! 🔗
With four pedal powered pledges to choose from, what will yours be? 👀⬇
We are really pleased that
@Sustrans
#BigPedal
is back for 2020. Registration is now open for the UK’s biggest cycling, walking and scooting to school challenge. Ask your child's school to take part and join in the fun.
We stand with our partners and friends in
#ActiveTravel
.
Today we call on the government to reverse the devastating cut to active travel capital projects, in an open letter to
@10DowningStreet
👇
Did you know that shifting just 10% of journeys from car to bike would reduce air pollution and save 400 productive life years?
#CleanAirDay
💨
📢 We're celebrating
@cleanairdayuk
's Campaign; Clean Air Day!
Our Bikeability instructor, Pauline Cooper, was Community Champion for
@WeAreCyclingUK
Women's Festival of Cycling last year. Read all about Pauline's unwaivering passion to encourage others to cycle 🚴♀️
👉
This
#CleanAirDay
we're celebrating teaching 4 million children to cycle!
If every child we've taught swapped the car for cycling on the school run, it would save a whopping 1,920,000 tonnes of carbon in just one year!
High fives all round!
#RideAnywhereWeek
is next week! Choose a reason to ride, and let
@LovetoRide_
support your journey with tailored tips, tricks and prizes!
Riding for your health, family, or commute? Register your ride and win prizes along the way 🏆
Join the fun at
To help support families across the UK during lockdown, our friends at
@sustrans
has put together active-themed extracurricular resources for children to enjoy. Sign up to get your first activities today ✏️🚵♀️
#SustransOutsideIn
:
#tuesdaymotivations
Happy Friday! It’s the last day of
#CycleToSchoolWeek
‼️
Which means it’s your LAST CHANCE to make a pledge, and enter to WIN a Frog City Bike! 🐸
Enter at:
What’s been your favourite part of the week? Show us your pedal power pics and pledges! 👇
Less than 2 weeks to go until
#CycleToSchoolWeek
! Not sure where to start? We've got you. Learn how to plan your route to school with our helpful guides, provided by Bikeability &
@Sustrans
. Get ready to ride, make a pledge and more at
📣 Nominations are now open for
@WeAreCyclingUK
's Women’s Festival of Cycling! 🚴♀️
Nominate your female role model as part of Cycling UK's continuing quest to address the gender imbalance in cycling ♀️
Who will you nominate?👇
As schools remain open, we're pleased that
@educationgovuk
have recognised the importance of Bikeability cycle training and active travel “to enable pupils to be physically active while encouraging physical distancing.”
Read our family cycling tips:
Did you know tens of thousands of “cyclist soldiers” signed up during both world wars, answering the call: “Are you fond of cycling? If so, why not cycle for the King?" Today, we remember the lives lost & acknowledge the wheels that once served on the front lines.
#RemembranceDay
Did you know that today is the first day of
@livingstreets
' Walk to School Week? 🙌
Inspired by comic books and superheroes, discover your special superpowers by taking part in this 5-day challenge 🦸♀️🦸♂️
More info 👉
At 11:00 tomorrow ⏰ we’ll be sharing our first
#ReadySetRide
daily activity – helping your kids to stay active, learn new skills and get pedalling during the
#SchoolClosureUK
🙌
If you know somebody who is home-schooling this week, tag them below! 👍
👉
🌍 HAPPY WORLD BICYCLE DAY! 🚴♀️
Formed by the UN, the idea is to recognise the bicycle's longevity, uniqueness, and versatility. While being incredibly fun, cycling is an affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transport.
Full of great ideas for how we can get more kids cycling?
We’ve got £1.5million available to support projects which get kids pedalling! Check out our Widening Participation Fund & help us offer every child the opportunity to learn to ride!
The
@sustrans
Big Pedal is back for 2021! 🙌
With extra flexibility, the Big Pedal is open to all primary, secondary and SEN schools. So, why not get active with your school this year and join in the fun?
For more information 👉
It was a bit of a wet start to
#BikeToSchoolWeek
for many this morning. 🌧️☔️
So just in case there's any more rain this week, here's a few cycling tips for the next rainy day. Now you can join in, no matter what the weather!
#cycling
#edutwitter
#Parents
Bikeability skills fuel the family to choose cycling on your commute to school. Thanks to
@BCPCouncil
and the brilliant Philippa Dunne. Missed Bikeability on
@BBCTheOneShow
? Catch up here, just in time for
#CycleToSchoolWeek
!
Attention all
#homeschooling
parents and teachers: looking for inspiration for ideas during
#lockdown
? Find engaging cycling and bicycle-themed activities for kids, including art resources, board games, maths, number and word challenges and more:
🚲🎨
It's
#RoadSafetyWeek
!
All road users have a responsibility to protect others, especially those more vulnerable, on our roads. This week we are supporting
@Brakecharity
in everything they do to make Safe Roads for All! Get involved at
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is back, and we're giving schools the tools to maximise pedal power in the classroom.
Created by Bikeability &
@Sustrans
, our exciting and engaging lesson plans are perfect for all ages.
Download your free classroom resources now 📚
👑 COMPETITION 👑
To celebrate the Queen’s
#PlatinumJubilee
, Bikeability &
@frogbikes
have a ROYAL prize bundle up for grabs 🚲🎁
To enter: send your Letter to the Queen to hello
@bikeabilitytrust
.org, or post and tag us!
Download & Print your template:
Nominations are open for
@WeAreCyclingUK
's
#100WomenInCycling
of 2022!
CyclingUK are celebrating women from all walks of life & every corner of the cycling world.
Do you know an inspirational woman who empowers others to get cycling? Nominate them now 👇
This
#BikeWeek100
we have seen a universal love for cycling that goes beyond two wheels.
To mark the centennial celebrations, we are celebrating all cycles - from bi, tri to adapted cycles, that enable every cyclist of every ability to enjoy life on wheels.
🚦 🚴 🚗 We're aiming to improve understanding and co-operation between people who drive and people who cycle. Introducing a ground-breaking pilot programme; Cycle Savvy Driving.
Find more information and registration details through the link below 👇
For Molly, The Monsal Trail in Derbyshire is the perfect place to explore during
#BikeWeekUK
with
@WeAreCyclingUK
"The Monsal trail feels like a world away from Sheffield. The views are pretty spectacular and unusually for the Peak District, it’s relatively flat!”
This
#WorldCarFreeDay
we're celebrating a Bikeability record!
In 21/22 we taught🌟439,802 🌟 children to cycle on our roads. That's almost half a million children who now have the skills they need to travel sustainably, independently and without a car!
#CycleToSchoolWeek
is just around the corner... and we have BIG news.
As well as our pledge campaign, we have partnered with some fantastic brands to giveaway goodies throughout the week. Make sure you're following us on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram for your chance to win! 🎁
When was the last time you performed an M-check on your bike? 🔧
If you're unsure how to do your pre-ride checks, take a look at our handy guide below 👇
"Cycling to school is great for young people, and there is strength in numbers"
Check out the Bike Gang, a group of parents and pupils showing how fun cycling to school can be! Well done to all, and Bikeability instructor & co-organiser, Alison Insley! 👏
Today’s guidance is that each citizen may partake in one form of exercise a day including a bike ride. This should be done alone or only with people you live with. Here is our handbook for parents who may wish to cycle with their children:
Cycling is a fantastic way to improve your mental health, whatever your age.
For some children who contact
#Childline
for support, cycling is the thing that helps them cope.
Read their experiences in our latest blog ⬇️
#ChildrensMentalHealthWeek
The Capability Fund will help communities to embed consistent, high-quality schemes to make places 'truly walkable & cyclable for everyone'. Including roughly £2.7m additional funding for Bikeability to enable more people to choose
#ActiveTravel
by cycle.
It's
#CycleToWorkDay
!
Bikeability equips people of all ages with the skills & confidence they need to cycle anywhere. No cycle of your own? No problem! Our partners at
@BerylBikes
have cycles nationwide to help commuters choose pedal power.
Get involved 👉
@cycletoworkday
🚴♂️