Easter cycling lessons 2026
Easter Holidays Cycle Lessons Cycle lessons are available in the 2026 Easter school holidays. Lessons are one-one and are tailored to the needs of the individual rider. Details of lessons can be found here Riders can use their own bikes, but if your child doesn't...
Easter lessons 2025
Easter Holidays Cycle Lessons Cycle lessons are available in the 2026 Easter school holidays. Lessons are one-one and are tailored to the needs of the individual rider. Details of lessons can be found here Riders can use their own bikes, but if your child doesn't...
Developing basic bike skills
New Bike Skills Frog Bikes have produced a great series of resources to help children to develop skills on their bikes. This can also help your child to maintain their interest and have fun while they develop their skills.
What should I wear?
What should I wear? When women come out on Breeze rides, the conversation often turns to 'what should I wear'. While it's possible to spend a fortune on cycling gear, it's not necessary. See my other post on second-hand cycling gear. So, what is essential? We'll all...
Second-hand cycling gear
I can't quite bring myself to use the expression pre-loved. Let's call a spade, a spade. We're talking about second-hand cycling gear. You may just be getting into cycling and thinking you'd like to try out different gear but don't want to spend a fortune. Or you...
Women and Girls in Sport 2024
It's Scottish Women and Girls in Sport Week 2024 What better week to think about taking up cycling or getting out on your bike more often. Getting out on your bike burns calories, gets your heart pumping and works your legs and abs. It can also lift your mood, put a...
Slaying Hills for Newbies
Slaying Hills for Newbies Do you worry about climbing hills on bike rides? I used to like riding on a tandem as it meant I didn't know if there were wills ahead, so didn't have that moment of dread as we approached a hill. I no longer ride a tandem so have to come up...
Essential Saddle Pack Kit
Essential Saddle Pack Kit Are you nervous about going out on your bike because you're not sure what to take? Here's a great guide from Judith Broug https://www.missyredboots.com/
Parent Volunteer of the Year
In June 2024, I was honoured to receive Active Stirling's Parent Volunteer of the Year 2024 for my volunteering activity teaching Bikeability at St Ninians Primary School, Stirling. Thank you St Ninians for nominating me. Having been part of the partnership of...
Summer Cycle Lessons
Summer Cycle Lessons Cycle lessons are available in the 2024 summer school holidays. Lessons are one-one and are tailored to the needs of the individual rider. Details of lessons can be found here Riders can use their own bikes, but if your child doesn't have a bike...
Inner Forth Cycle Route
Inner Forth Cycle Route The Climate FORTH team has worked closely with Sustrans Scotland to ‘rebrand’ the circular Round the Inner Forth cycle route. As part of this they have created six new cycle day trips: Cycle day trip #1 – Historic Alloa and the Ochil Fault...
Easter Holidays Cycle Lessons
Easter Holidays Cycle Lessons Cycle lessons are available in the 2024 Easter school holidays. Lessons are one-one and are tailored to the needs of the individual rider. Details of lessons can be found here Riders can use their own bikes, but if your child doesn't...
February holiday cycle lessons
Cycle lessons available in February 2024 school holidays in Stirling.
Taking up Cycling
Discover invaluable tips from Cycling UK to help you embark on your cycling journey. Uncover the secrets to setting up your bike perfectly, selecting the right gears, donning the appropriate gear, packing necessities, uncovering scenic routes, and ensuring your bike...
Cycling in & around Dunblane
Are you looking for information about how to get around Dunblane by bike? Find the best routes and also discover how to get to Kinbuck, Doune, Bridge of Allan and Stirling by bike. Find out more here
Led bike rides for women
British Cycling has inclusive led bike rides for all women. Breeze offers fun, free, inclusive led bike rides for women of all abilities across the UK. Breeze is for women, led by women. Find out about Breeze rides in the local area. Breeze Rides Forth Valley Breeze...
Registering bikes
Police Scotland are encouraging bike owners to consider registering their bikes on the Bike Register national database. The Bike Register database contains the details of tens of thousands of bicycles from across the UK. For the last year, Police Scotland has had...
Top 100 women in cycling 2023
Very excited to announce that I've been included as one of Cycling UK's 100WomenInCycling 2023. It's a real honour to be joined on the list by so many inspirational women from the world of cycling. You can find out who made this year's list here:...
Bikeability elearning module
Cycling Scotland have produced an excellent elearning module to allow adults to test their skills and become more confident riders. Essential Cycling Skills supports Level 3 Bikeability Scotland
Cycle training hits new figures
In the 2022-23 school year, more than 60,000 children took part in Bikeability Scotland training. This is in stark contrast to the nearly three in four adults in Scotland who have never received any formal cycle training. Bikeability Scotland, the national cycle...