More instructors trained for cycling scheme

Three newly recruited instructors have been trained

A programme aimed at teaching children and adults to cycle has trained three new instructors in Guernsey.

States of Guernsey said it would mean the scheme Bikeability, funded and managed by Traffic and Highway Services, would now be able to deliver a full timetable of training across the island.

It said the programme had trained more than 2,000 school children in Guernsey since 2021.

Colin Le Page, strategy and policy manager at Traffic and Highway Services, said he was pleased to bring the scheme "back up to full strength."

He said the scheme aimed to give people confidence cycling on roads and different areas.

The Health Improvement Commission said it would fund an after-school club to support schools with a lower uptake of the scheme.

Amy Woollaston, active travel officer at the Commission said: "Learning to ride should be a rite of passage for all children, and by fostering a culture of cycling at this age, it's more likely to become the norm for these children to choose active travel when they become adults."