"I now ride my bike more safely and understand the rules of the road.” A major milestone for Bikeability in Wiltshire: 50,000 children trained. Celebrating at Aloeric Primary School instructors and pupils highlighted the lasting local impact of Bikeability.

Our 2025 Rising Star Stefan Povolotsky is known for going the extra mile to deliver Bikeability training – often literally! Nominate your rising star in this year's #CelebrationOfBikeability now 🔗 https://ow.ly/UrOe50Z2yc8#CelebrationOfBikeability

Cycling safely is about confidence, good habits & having the right information to make your own choices on the road. Our recent feature in the Telegraph explores how riders can approach equipment decisions with expert guidance from the Bikeability Trust.

This #WalktoSchoolWeek, we’re proud to support Living Streets and their #MissionMove challenge 🚶‍♀️🚲 Walking, wheeling and cycling to school helps children build confidence, independence and healthy habits for life. 👉 livingstreets.org.uk/walk-to-school/primary-schools/walk-to-school-week-2026/

The Wards are at the heart of their local school cycling community, helping to make cycling more visible, accessible and enjoyable 🚲 That’s why we named them our 2025 Family of the Year. Could your family be celebrated this year? 🏆 Read their story 👇

“Learning to cycle is a life skill that all children should have” - Sir Chris Hoy 🚲 Great to welcome Sir Chris Hoy to see first-hand how Bikeability helps children gain confidence, skills & independence on today’s roads.

“E-cargo bikes could transform family travel, but only if boroughs back them with subsidies, secure parking, and cycle training.” That’s why Bikeability matters — providing the skills & confidence to cycle safely for everyday journeys like the school run.

Mohammed Dawud Ali learned to ride a bike as an adult - then helped hundreds in his community do the same. 🚲 He’s our 2025 Personal Achievement Award winner! Read his inspiring story in full: https://www.bikeability.org.uk/blogs/meet-mohammed-winner-of-the-2025-personal-achievement-award/

📢 Who powers cycling in your community? Nominations for the #CelebrationOfBikeability 2026 are OPEN 🏆 Instructors. Schools. Families. Orgs. This is your chance to put them in the spotlight 🚲 Nominate by 31 May 🔗 bikeability.org.uk/awards 🧵 Categories (& prizes!) below 👇

“Remember your why — it gets you through the hills.” 🚵 Powerful words from Ed Clancy OBE as he joins today’s #SouthNorthAdventure ride from Sheffield, raising funds for children’s mental health. DONATE 🔗https://ow.ly/OhTB50YRBBY#SouthNorthAdventure

From first pedals to a world-first journey 🚲🌍 Like all great adventures, day one of the South-North Adventure road route began with Bikeability at Sheet Primary School, joining pupils in their very first moments of cycle independence. Donate now 🔗https://ow.ly/Y0GM50YNRaq

The South North Adventure is officially underway — all in support of children’s mental health. We're proud to support the mission by providing Bikeability training + GPS route planning. Stay tuned as we join them for the ride! Donate now 👉 https://ow.ly/l14250YGZU7

Feeling stressed? Try cycling 🚲💚 This #StressAwarenessMonth (and #WorldHealthDay), we’re highlighting how cycling can boost mood, improve sleep, and reduce stress — while building confidence for life. Read more ⬇️

Spring into cycling this Easter 🚲🌼 With the holidays here, it’s the perfect time for children to build confidence and learn essential cycle skills with Bikeability. Find a course near you and get riding this Easter 👉 https://www.bikeability.org.uk/find-cycle-training/

Bikeability at the heart of safer, better-connected transport. The Department for Transport's Better Connected places active travel at the centre of a safer, integrated system. We’re proud to be recognised for building safety, confidence & capability from an early age.

🚲 Want to shape the future of cycle training? We’ve extended our Head of Development deadline to 10 April. A senior role with national impact. 🔗 Apply now ⬇️ https://www.charityjob.co.uk/jobs/the-bikeability-trust/head-of-development/1061513

🚲 £100m+ investment in active travel — including £78m for Bikeability. Emily Cherry: “Bikeability is an essential skill, benefitting children’s health and happiness, and helping them make more sustainable travel choices for life." More skills. More confidence. More choice.

🚲 Cheering for lifelong cycle skills! The children at Oval School received their very own bikes from Big Birmingham Bikes — paired with Bikeability to help them ride safely & confidently. We hear their excitement loud and clear, cheering for the skills they’ll carry for life.

🚲 25 children. 25 bikes. Lifelong skills. Great to see Bikeability paired with cycle access in Birmingham this week—building confidence, independence and safer journeys for the next generation. Thanks to Birmingham City Council & TAWS for championing the young cyclists of Birmingham.

Important work to help make our streets safer and more inclusive for women and girls. When people feel safe, they are more likely to choose walking, wheeling and cycling — which is why street design, infrastructure, and cycle training must go hand in hand. 🚶‍♀️👩‍🦽🚴‍♀️ Read more about ATE's new programme ⬇️

📢 We’re hiring: Head of Development Join The Bikeability Trust to lead our strategic development work. Ideal for experienced professionals with backgrounds in quality assurance, qualification design & high-impact project delivery. Apply before 6 April ⬇️

📢 We’re hiring: Administrator Be at the heart of the team supporting instructors and training over half a million children each year. This part-time role involves helping ensure the smooth running of The Bikeability Trust team. Apply before 6 April ⬇️

Great to see Bikeability mentioned in Parliament this week 🚲 Thank you to Jenny Riddell-Carpenter MP for raising access to cycle training, and to Schools Minister Georgia Gould MP for recognising Bikeability’s role in helping children build the skills and confidence to ride safely.

Today is #BeepBeepDay with Brake, the road safety charity 🚦 Teaching road safety basics to young children is the first step in helping them travel safely and confidently later in life. Early awareness → practical skills → independence. Get involved: brake.org.uk/beep

Great to see #BigWalkandWheel back! 🚶‍♀️🧑‍🦽🚲 Active journeys to school help build healthy habits for life — and @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social are inspiring schools to get walking & wheeling from 16–27 March. Find out more and get involved 👇 bigwalkandwheel.org.uk

TfL investment across London is delivering new cycle routes, School Streets & safer roads—alongside training for thousands of riders. In 2022–25, 86k+ were trained to Bikeability Level 1 as part of the programme. Skills + infrastructure = safer cycling.

Cycle safety was in the spotlight on @thetimes.com Radio & @emilycherryceo.bsky.social spoke about why it’s not just about equipment, but about Bikeability too. Before you even put a helmet on, safer cycling starts with the right skills, knowledge & confidence.

We were thrilled to welcome Rhiannon Letman-Wade, Active Travel Commissioner of York & North Yorkshire, to see Bikeability in action. 1,800+ children trained in York last year, with funding confirmed to reach thousands more. Confident, independent riders start here! 🚴

It’s never too late to learn to ride 🚲 The Lord Mayor of Chester is learning to cycle — supported by @bikeright.co.uk, who deliver Bikeability training in local schools & adult cycle skills sessions. Great to see cycle training building confidence at every age.

Ahead of #IWD2026 we spoke to Sarah Javaid, founder of Cycle Sisters, about helping more women discover the confidence & joy of cycling 🚲 “It’s not that people don’t want to cycle – the right opportunities just haven’t always been there.” Read more ⬇️

This #WorldBookDay we’re supporting "Go All In" for the National Year of Reading. Reading sparks imagination, cycling builds confidence. Together they help children thrive. See our team’s top cycling books 👇 https://www.bikeability.org.uk/blog/children-who-ride-children-who-read/

🚲 On #WorldObesityDay: children who complete Bikeability Level 2 are nearly 3x more likely to cycle for exercise. 13% → 38% intending to cycle weekly after training. Skills + confidence = healthier habits for life. Read more 👇

Great to see Bikeability recognised in this BBC piece on York’s travel skills scheme 👏 Alfie built confidence through Bikeability before progressing to independent bus travel. Cycling skills → transport confidence → real independence.

Brilliant to see our own Beccy Marston on @itvcentral.bsky.social highlighting why protected cycle routes matter 🚲 “The number one reason people don’t cycle is because they don’t feel safe.” Safe infrastructure + quality training = confident, independent riders.

We’re launching a new SEND pilot with Wheels for All to expand inclusive Bikeability 🚲 ✔ Adapted cycles ✔ 50 trained instructors ✔ SEND schools as mini hubs ✔ Evidence to shape national guidance We want cycle training to be accessible to every child.

Celebrating cycling this LGBT+ History Month UK 🌈 We’re spotlighting inclusive cycling groups across the UK — including Out Velo, OutdoorLads, LDN Riders, Gay Outdoor Club & Out MTB. We’re also giving away 3 pairs of Stonewall Rainbow Laces all month long 👟

This #ChildrensMentalHealthWeek, we’re sharing how cycling supports children’s wellbeing. Research shows young people who cycle weekly report higher confidence, connection & mental wellbeing. We're helps children build skills for life — on & off the road.

Yesterday in Parliament, Wendy Morton MP raised vital access to cycle training. Thanks to Minister Georgia Gould for reaffirming Government’s commitment to Bikeability and active travel. Working together, we can help more children gain the skills & confidence to cycle safely. 🚲

🚲 Great news from St Hugh’s Primary in Oldham Council! Pupils now have a new shelter to keep cycles safe & dry – and Bikeability training is coming soon to build road ready skills & confidence. Could your school follow in their active travel tracks? 🚴🏫

We’re finalists in the Decarbonising Transport Awards 2026 🎉 Bikeability Club is shortlisted for Best Behaviour Change & Public Engagement, for its role in driving long-term active travel and carbon reduction beyond the school gate. https://www.decarbonisingtransportawards.uk/2026-award-finalists

We’re looking for a Director of Communications and Fundraising to help lead the next phase of Bikeability’s impact. Help us shape national communications, partnerships and policy influence. 📍 Remote 📅 Closing date: 15 February 👇 Apply below

We are always keen to welcome local changemakers to see what makes Bikeability so brilliant. 🚴 This week Julia Buckley MP was out in her constituency of Shrewsbury, to see Bikeability being delivered in a school setting and to hear directly from a teacher and local instructor about its impact.

Welcoming Julia Buckley MP to Shrewsbury to see Bikeability in action! Thank you to Harlescott Junior School for hosting, and to the brilliant Learn Cycling instructors for their high-quality cycle training—supporting pupils to build confidence, independence and skills for life.

Instructors’ boots with #rainbowlaces drying out after a day of delivering Bikeability in Oxford

For over a decade, players, allies and fans have laced up for LGBTQ+ equality with Stonewall #RainbowLaces. Yet many LGBTQ+ people still hide who they are when they take part in sport—including cycling. Lace up & help make movement safer for all.

The iceBike* 2026 programme is here 🚲❄️ Our Chair, Trudy Harrison, will join Ed Clancy OBE on stage to discuss the positive impact of cycling — from confidence and independence to healthier communities. Get your tickets for Manchester & London Feb 8–13 ⬇️

Winter conditions can be tough on your cycle ❄️ A bit of regular TLC — like cleaning away grit, checking tyres & using the right lubrication — can help keep your cycle in great condition all year round. Check out our top winter cycle maintenance tips 👇

2025 was a year to be proud of. ✔️ Almost 6 million children trained ✔️ Our biggest ever Cycle to School Week ✔️ Award wins, new initiatives and growing momentum None of it possible without the Bikeability family. Here’s what we achieved together 👇

Government's new Road Safety Strategy has launched — the first in almost a decade. With 4–5 lives lost on our roads every day, this matters more than ever. Here’s what it means for cycle training, lifelong learning, active travel and micromobility 👇

Too many children are missing out on life-saving cycle training - and we urgently need to reverse this decline. As Emily Cherry told BBC West Midlands, safer streets & cycleways aren’t a “war on motorists” — they’re how we keep children safe, healthy & confident.