Last week, we officially launched Bike Club at two events, one in London and one in Manchester.

Bike Club is all about creating opportunities for children and young people to learn, explore and enjoy healthy lifestyles, so we invited along a carefully chosen selection of experts and decision-makers from the worlds of health, education, youth work and cycling.

Bike Club was introduced and explained to the delegates by Sarah Troke, our Bike Club manager, and by Kevin Mayne, the chief executive of CTC.

Kevin and Sarah’s presentation slides are shown here, and are interesting to view even without their commentary. If you’d like any of the points explained in further detail, email us or give us a call on 0844 736 8464.

Support from Government Minister and NHS Executive

Delegates at our London launch heard an address from Sadiq Khan MP, the Transport Minister, who spoke of the importance of cycling within the Department for Transport’s policies.

At the Manchester Bike Club launch, we heard from Mike Farrar, the chief executive of NHS North West, who spoke passionately about the role of cycling in influencing the health of young people and families.

We then turned to the expertise of our invited guests, who discussed with our Bike Club development officers a range of ideas, questions and commitments. The range of ideas was impressive, with commitments given by many delegates to work with Bike Club.

Monday’s Guardian Bike Blog took a look at Bike Club, raising some questions and provoking some supportive comments.

What are your thoughts?

Did you join us in London or Manchester? What did you think?
If you weren’t with us, are there any questions you would have asked if you were in the room?

Feel free to share your thoughts below.