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    • Weekend Family Cycle Training – Tower Hamlets

    Free Family Cycle Training

    We love seeing Families Cycling together.

    Our Family Training sessions in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets aim to develop your skills to cycle together off and on road, as a family.

    From beginners to improvers, our instructor will help you to build your confidence to cycle.

    If you live, work or study in Tower Hamlets, want to cycle with your children and improve your cycle skills, this session is for you!

    We have space for one family of maximum 6 rider per time slot. Each family must include at least one adult riding with the children.

    These sessions are offered on one weekend in March

    Saturday 15th March  –  fully booked
    Sunday 16th March  –  fully booked
    Saturday 29th March  –  fully booked
    Sunday 30th March  –  fully booked

    Families can choose either a morning or afternoon time slot:

    The morning sessions are from 10:00 – 12:15
    The afternoon sessions are from 12:45 – 15:00

    This is a bespoke course for families of maximum 3 beginners or 6 improvers per family.

    1 family per instructor. 

    The course is focused on your family’s needs and expectations. At the beginning of the course, you will discuss with your instructor what you are looking to achieve during the course and be assessed in the park.

    Please make sure to add the details for all the participants in the form below – including at least one adult.

    Bike Rental

    If you are unable to provide your own cycles, we will be able to supply one for free with a helmet at our Victoria Park Cycling Hub.

    Eligibility

    You must live, work or study in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and anyone 16 years or under must be accompanied by an adult.

    Please be aware that we teach children from 5 years onwards.

    What should I wear?

    We train in all weather.  Please come dressed for being outdoors and wear clothing that will not get caught in the wheels or the chain of a bicycle. For example, gloves, waterproof warm jacket, trainers, sunglasses. In the interest of safety, any long skirts or similar items of clothing must be secured to prevent them getting caught in moving parts.

    Deposit

    *The course is free. Bikeworks charges a fully refundable £5.00 deposit for the Family Cycle Training, which will be returned in full on completion of the session. If you cancel the session with less than 48 hours notice we will be unable to refund your deposit.

    Please complete the form below. A Bikeworks team member will then reach out to you to book you for the session and send you the link for the payment of the deposit. Once we received your payment your booking is confirmed.

    Location

    Meet your instructor at our East London Hub; located East side of Victoria Park – Entering from Parnell Road, approximate postcode E3 2LA. What3Words location: ///ready.rigid.frozen

    Terms & Conditions

    Please read our Terms and Conditions before signing up for Cycle Training

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    Available dates(Required)
    Please tick the dates that you are available to attend the training. A Bikeworks team member will then reach out to you to book the date and timing of your session and send you a link to for the payment of the £ 5 deposit. Once the deposit has been paid your booking is confirmed.

    Please email cycletraining@bikeworks.org.uk if you have any questions.