Islington Council offers free Bikeability cycle training for children aged 5-9 years old in the school holidays at Rosemary Gardens (N1) and Tollington Place (N4). Our next courses will be running from Monday 22nd to Thursday 25th October (during the school half term), and booking links for these sessions are below.
There are three courses available to suit your child’s age and ability.
Beginners – learning to ride (age 5 and up)
A short course (2 x 1hr sessions) for complete beginners who have never cycled before, or have only ridden a bike with stabilisers (training wheels).
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Tollington Place |
22 and 23 October |
10.00 – 11.00 |
Fully booked |
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Tollington Place |
22 and 23 October |
11.00 – 12.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
24 and 25 October |
10.00 – 11.00 |
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Rosemary Gardens |
24 and 25 October |
11.00 – 12.00 |
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Tollington Place |
24 and 25 October |
13.00 – 14.00 |
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Tollington Place |
24 and 25 October |
14.00 – 15.00 |
Level 1 Bikeability – off-road control skills (5-9 years)
A two-day course (2 x 2hr sessions) for children who can already ride (without stabilisers). This course helps develop all the skills that you need to cycle on the road, but the training takes place off road.
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Rosemary Gardens |
22 and 23 October |
10.00 – 12.00 |
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Tollington Place |
22 and 23 October |
13.00 – 15.00 |
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Tollington Place |
24 and 25 October |
10.00 – 12.00 |
Level 2 Bikeability – an introduction to road cycling (9-12 years)
A four-day course (4 x 2hr sessions) for children who can cycle well, but have little or no experience of road cycling. This course begins off road and once basic skills have been covered, the training will move on to local roads, where the children will work on road positioning, basic manoeuvres and communication with other road users.
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Venue |
Dates |
Times |
Book |
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Rosemary Gardens |
22 to 25 October |
13.00 – 15.00 |
Nearly every Islington school offers free Level 2 courses for its year 5 or 6 pupils – please speak to your child’s teachers or contact us to find out about your school’s next course.
If there are no courses listed above, or if all courses are fully booked, please contact us to be added to our waiting list. We will alert you when new course dates are announced.