Cycling Day with Cycling UK, Venturing Out and CoEL
June 10 @ 10:00 am - 2:30 pm
Carers Week Cycling Day – Tuesday 10th June 10am to 2.30pm
An opportunity for you to meet Venturing Out and Cycling UK and see what they have on offer! All activities will be based at East Lothian Council’s Outdoor Learning Service Building.
They will be running a programme of activities during the day as follows:
10am to 12pm – Bike Orienteering in and around Musselburgh Coastal Area with Venturing Out CIC – Session 1 (10 places)
Come and take part in some orienteering based challenges whilst exploring the local area by bike! You can take part as a led group, or you may choose to grab a map and do this on your own! For this session, you need to be familiar with riding a bike. It will not be a fast pace and there will be plenty of stops.
10am to 12pm – Come and Try Session with Angie from Cycling UK (6 places)
If you are looking to get back on a bike after a long break or build up confidence, this session is for you. Angie will lead a ride which will give tips such as using gears, or route planning. This will be a gentle ride that will be at a comfortable pace for the slowest rider. There will be the opportunity to ask questions along the way. You won’t be cycling for 2 hours solid – there will be lots of stops to take in the views.
12.30pm to 2.30pm – Bike Orienteering in and around Musselburgh Coastal Area with Venturing Out CIC – Session 2 (10 places)
Come and take part in some orienteering based challenges whilst exploring the local area by bike! You can take part as a led group, or you may choose to grab a map and do this on your own! For this session, you need to be familiar with riding a bike. It will not be a fast pace and there will be plenty of stops.
12.30pm to 2.30pm – Adaptive Bike Session with Angie from Cycling UK (Open session – come at any time)
Come and see the selection of adaptive bikes that Cycling UK have on offer. You can come at any point during the sessions to have a look and a try of the bikes. Angie will be on hand to provide advice and to let you know how you can get access to these bikes.
Cycling Uk have three e-trikes available, which work well for those who are unable to use regular bikes due to balance issues.
One is a side-by-side trike – a ‘pilot’ does all of the steering, braking and gear-changing, and the ‘stoker’ can either assist with the pedalling or place their feet on a retractable foot-plate. This trike is a fantastic piece of kit which enables those with various disabilities, a chance to get out and enjoy the fresh air and exercise.
Carers can sign up to one or more of these sessions.
Full joining instructions will be sent out in advance of the session to people who have signed up.
This session is being run in partnership with Venturing Out CIC, Cycling UK and Carers of East Lothian.
To request a space on one or more of these sessions, please contact centre@coel.org.uk BOOKINGS OPEN 9TH MAY.