Adapted Cycles Training Day at Green Park Centre, Aston Clinton, Aylesbury, Bucks 11/06/2011
Posted by Pauline Roby in Aylesbury, Events.Tags: Adapted Cycles, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Green Park Centre, training, Wheels for All
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Enjoying the sunshine and the cycles - Easy Rider Trike
9 people gathered in an airy Yurt, provided by the Outdoors Pursuits Team at Green Park Conference Centre, to have training in offering activities on adapted bikes today. http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/assets/content/bcc/docs/youth/outdoor_education_brochure.pdf
We learnt how to put the cycles together and take them apart for storage and transport, we considered how best to introduce people to the cycles, thought about what designs would suit what abilities best, risk assessments including checking the cycles and generally familiarising ourselves with how the cycles work and what their strengths and challenges are.
Lots of ways to move about - hand powered or pedal powered, trikes and quad cycles
In amongst the fleet we tried were a laid back trike – like sitting in an easy chair with Harley Davison style handlebars (Easy Rider eat your heart out!), a cycle with a wheelchair platform at the front, a wheelchair with a detachable cycle on the front (making a hand powered trike – thanks Lee!), and a side by side hand powered cycle, plus a nifty quad with fixed wheel which needed pedalling really fast, but was great fun to use.
The Outdoors Pursuits Team are adding a range of adapted cycles to their mountain bike fleet and can lead cycling activities for all abilities and groups can also hire the facilities and lead their own sessions, once they have had the Wheels for All training. http://www.cycling.org.uk/wfa/intro
Making it happen – Wheels for All Training 01/06/2011
Posted by Pauline Roby in Aylesbury.Tags: Adapted Cycles, Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire, Green Park Conference Centre, Inclusive Cycle Activities, Outdoor Pursuits, training
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- Sitting side by side and pedalling by hand is a satisfyling exercise ……
On the 11th and 12th of June 2011, Green Park Outdoors Centre in Aston Clinton, Buckinghamshire is running a Wheels for All Leader Training Course to complement the purchase of a fleet of new cycles. They are offering this chance for local teachers and leaders to train to lead inclusive cycling sessions on an ongoing basis in their local projects. This follows a successful Open Day at the centre where they asked local potential clients of the centre’s resources and activities for their feedback on some of the bikes on their shopping list. The result was alot of smiles and thumbs up from all the visitors and the cycles have been ordered and are on their way in readiness for this course. For more information please contact Geraint Hughes Ghughes@buckscc.gov.uk
Downhill is easier to enjoy - wind through the hair - it's a whizz!
