£30 million to fund Bikeability cycle training for pupils
The government has announced £30 million to provide Bikeability cycle training to children, as part of almost £300 million to boost active travel in England.
Bikeability cycle training helps pupils to learn to cycle, gain independence, respond to risks and gain a sense of wellbeing.
It enables more children to cycle to school, improving mental health and reducing congestions around schools.
Other funding to promote active travel includes £8.5 million for Cycling UK, Living Streets and Modeshift to deliver walking, wheeling and cycling initiatives in schools and communities.
£222.5 million will go to local authorities for the development and delivery of local walking, wheeling and cycling schemes, alongside community engagement and training, and £30 million will go to the Sustrans charity to deliver improvements to the National Cycle Network, a UK-wide network of signed active travel routes.
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