Schwalbe host Active Travel Commissioner on FRideDays Sustrans ride
This past week saw Dame Sarah Storey joined Schwalbe Tyres UK, who have partnered with Sustrans on the BikeFRideDays #BikeBus initiative.
Sharing the news via LinkedIn, the Active Travel Commissioner for Great Manchester Combined Authority, commented, “What a way to finish off my #BikeWeek activity! We enjoyed a sunny ride with the amazing children, parents, teachers & volunteers of Radnor Primary as they cycled their regular Friday Bike Bus route! What a well drilled group, which is a testament to the vision of all those involved in it’s setup. With pick up points along the route & a mix of roads, junctions & roundabouts, every year group of the school was well represented. They also have an impressive bike shed which was overflowing today!
The FRideDays Bike Bus partnership between Schwalbe and Sustrans, which was announced in April of this year, encourages parents, guardians, teachers, volunteers and children to walk, wheel or cycle to school together every Friday in scheduled bike bus rides. It aims to improve children’s physical activity and mental health.
Xavier Brice, CEO of walking and cycling charity Sustrans, said: “People increasingly want to travel cheaply and healthily; the daily school run is an opportunity to do just this and get your day off to a great start. Bike buses help make this easy and enjoyable, bringing children and young people together to cycle to school in a safe and sociable group.
“The FRideDays Bike Bus toolkits will help families, schools and clubs create bike buses so they can enjoy a safe and fun school commute and make it easier to choose to leave the car at home.”
The FRideDays Bike Bus initiative is free and easy to join. Simply bring along five friends or family members to one of the bike bus-stops listed on the website. For more info on how to get support to start your own Bike Bus, click here.
Schwalbe has been a long term partner of Sustrans initiatives including the Big Walk and Wheel.
Image credit: Dame Sarah Storey
