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PICTURES: Croy Primary School pupils have 'wheely' good day with Highland Cycle Ability bike doctors


By Louise Glen

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Bike doctors Iain Bamber(left)and Nick Brown with P5 pupils Eva Simpson,Evie Strachan and Lucas Thomas. Picture: Gary Anthony
Bike doctors Iain Bamber(left)and Nick Brown with P5 pupils Eva Simpson,Evie Strachan and Lucas Thomas. Picture: Gary Anthony

Bike doctors got more than they bargained for when he offered to help pupils at a Highland school.

Pupils from Croy Primary School brought in dozens of bikes for bicycle mechanics Nick Brown and Iain Bamber to sort out at a specially arranged session last week.
The scheme is part of a series of five workshops with pupils in the primary school to help them get back out cycling confidently on their bikes.

A spokeswoman for Highland Cycle Ability Centre, based in Croy, said: "The sun made an appearance at Croy Primary School and assisted us with our bike doctor visit.

P5 pupils Eva Simpson,Evie Strachan and Lucas Thomas with bike doctors Nick Brown and Iain Bamber. Picture: Gary Anthony
P5 pupils Eva Simpson,Evie Strachan and Lucas Thomas with bike doctors Nick Brown and Iain Bamber. Picture: Gary Anthony

"After our first session we are doing back to the school for four weeks to deliver bike ability for four weeks."

She continued: "Highland Cycle Ability Centre has recently started to do our outreach work after the restrictions have eased.

"As well as our outreach classes we also have specially adapted bikes for all different abilities to help anyone who would like to, get back into cycling.

"We want to have happy cyclists and we welcome carers and those with disabilities to come and enjoy the track. We hope it will offer people the confidence to get back out and about."

Bike Doctor workshop checks the bicycles of the pupils at Croy Primary ahead of bikeability course.
Bike Doctor workshop checks the bicycles of the pupils at Croy Primary ahead of bikeability course.

She continued: "Anyone can book a 45–minute slot with us to use the track and we have equipment that people might need to borrow."

For more details see http://highlandcycleabilitycentre.com/

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