FREE Basic Bike Maintenance Course - Haslingden Community Link
Go Velo will be running free bike maintenance courses over the next few months. This course is a great opportunity to gain the confidence and skills you need to make adjustments while out on your bike.
Please follow the link below to sign up:
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Is this a one off course or over a few weeks?
Louise Hindle just up the road in haslingden xx
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Due to some exciting new contracts, we're recruiting enthusiastic, fun people to join our Lancashire team of dedicated cycle instructors, event personnel, bike mechanics and ride leaders. Full training will be given to the right people. Send in your CV via our website or get in touch for an informal chat.
Due to some exciting new contracts, we are recruiting enthusiastic, fun cycle instructors to join our Lancashire team. Please get in touch and send in your CV. Full training can be given to the right personnel.
www.govelo.co.uk/careers/
Freshers Fair at Nelson and Colne College today. We took our smoothy bike and chatted all things cycling!
Organising logistics for our presence at Pendle Triathlon! Good view from my office
After this, we are having a quiet week. Over 700 people have attended our learn to ride sessions since April. Here’s just some of them ringing the celebration bell! Well done to all participants and instructors, so many new bike riders!
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It’s “cross everything for Josie” day. So excited for this fab lady to represent Team GB at the World Championships Four-Cross in Italy! Ride like the wind!!!
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Have it Josie Georgina McFall
This is great news!The new school year fast approaching!
The Government has committed to funding Bikeability training for all primary school-age children. This is great as children love to cycle, and once they’ve learnt, they have a skill for life. Is your school doing Bikeability training this year?
@educationgovuk
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Meet Jonathon! He’s been attending our SEND sessions on a Tuesday evening for a few months and has just achieved a Personal Best - 6.5 laps of the Steven Burke Sports Hub. He’s loving it and brightens up our Week. Well done Jonathon, it’s great to see you enjoying cycling.
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OMG I am am so so very proud. We have been working on increasing Jonathans endurance levels and after a little set back last week, this makes me very proud to hear you've gone above and beyond the 5 laps we were aiming to achieve. Well done Jonathan 😊
What a great guy, it was lovely to meet you.
Go Jonathan !!
Well done Jonathon, keep up the good work and enjoy! Love from Andrew Weaver and Charlie Bun x
He did another 6 laps last night, way to go Jono! However he has now lost his wallet, it is a camouflage canvas one, it contains his now card bus pass, his cinema card and his pendle leisure pass, John went this morning to see if he could find it with no luck, be grateful if folk keep their eyes peeled for it xxxxx
Welldone Jonathan 💪👏
Well done Johnathan
👏👏 Jonathan
Great work Jonathan , well done 👏
Well done Jonathon 😊
Our learn to ride sessions are not just for little ones. Here’s 15 year old Mohammed ringing the celebration bell! He’s well and truly ripping up that circuit and has added riding a bike to his life skills! Well done!
And here’s another! Well done Elly and Mark! Superb effort. Well done to Alex who starts his cycling journey today! Please keep us updated on your progress!
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I just want to message and say thank you to the team with helping Alex to build more confidence and learn to ride his bike today at the Steven Burke cycle track. We've been trying for a couple of years now and his lack of confidence put a stop to it with him point blank refusing to pick his bike up. I know he wasn't the easiest but with the help of Ellie to get him going and Mark being beside him and pushing him he's doing it. thanks again!
Rosie and Alex
Ace feedback!
Our fab instructor Mark is brilliant and really encouraging! This is lovely to hear and we are all so pleased Elijah is riding!
We would like to send a big thank you to Mark who helped Elijah to learn to ride his bike on 19/8/21.
Elijah is 7 and has balance issues and had really struggled to learn, we’d had multiple lessons from friends and family, and had attended previous go velo sessions. I’d even paid for a private lesson in Bury the week before to no avail. When we arrived on thurs Mark was friendly and welcoming and said to Elijah - you are going to do this today! This confidence inspired Elijah and within 40 minutes he was riding his bike. I couldn’t believe it. Mark was so patient and encouraging. He is a credit to your organisation. We can’t thank him enough.
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Brilliant. Well done Mark and Elijah 😀
We only started at 10 and already have had two children ringing our celebration bell! Well done to all!
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Well done. No stopping them now
We’re having a Go Velo baby!!!!!
Wishing Leanne Macdonald all the best as she goes off on maternity leave. Leanne’s been working from home on various projects and has been an incredible help! She is also a brilliant instructor and her knowledge and understanding of the industry has helped create new training resources, additions to our website, set up as a Recognised Delivery Centre to train instructors, launched Bikeability family and have maxed out on our summer holiday activities….and so much more! She’s worked so hard and we all really appreciate it! Can’t wait to hear how you are getting on! Xx
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Aw thank you! Kirsti Grayson you have been the best boss I could have had whilst pregnant! Will have to bring him down to the Hub to meet everyone at the next holiday sessions.
Good luck and thanks for all the support with Bikeability Family this summer:)
All the very very best. Missed you over the last few months but know you have been working hard. Good luck and can't wait to meet him. X x
The Very best of luck to you
Good luck Leanne, I hope all goes we well, enjoy it as they grow up so fast.
Good luck.
Another superstar learning to ride this morning with our wonderful instructor Ciara. We have just one week of Learn To Ride sessions left, next week at The Steven Burke Hub in Pendle, so if you would like to see your little star riding for the first time and ringing our bell then book on one of our final sessions using the link below!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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We have 6 spaces for a Learn To Ride session taking place at Walverden Primary School in Nelson tomorrow morning!
This session is for children aged 4 years and over and is suitable for anyone who is new to riding a bike or is a bit wobbly and would like some further help with braking, turning, starting and stopping.
Bikes can be hired if required, for all the information and to book on, click the link below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/morning-learn-to-ride-walverden-primary-nelson-tickets-167433031705
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Do you run any in the fylde? x
Sophie Amanda Ruiz this is the bike group, albeit different site x
How good is this??? Our ace instructor Josie McFall is representing Great Britain in Italy next week! So excited for her!Ready to shred 👊
Here are the Great Britain Cycling Team Downhill and 4X riders who will be ripping up Val di Sole at the 2021 @UCI Mountain Bike World Championships! ⬇️
📍 Val di Sole, Italy 🇮🇹
🗓 25-29 Aug
Full story 📰 bit.ly/3kfvO3h
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It’s fab news.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
We have some spaces left for Wednesday and Thursday this week for our Fun Vibes Active Lives session being held at Walverden Primary school in Nelson. These are fun cycling sessions for all abilities, for any children who receive free school meals. Each child will receive their lunch and a day of fun cycling activities! Bike hire is also available through Eventbrite. Just choose the date below and get booked on!
Wednesday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-fun-vibes-active-lives-cycle-session-tickets-162045782297
Thursday: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/childrens-fun-vibes-active-lives-cycle-session-tickets-162052801291
Here’s one of many of our superstars who has learnt to ride with our wonderful instructor Elly at the Steven Burke Hub this week. If you would like to get your child riding so they can ring our superstar bell too then click the link below to get them booked on for one of the final two weeks of sessions!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
Elly got some flowers today from her participants!
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The thought was there x
We have so many people riding a bike today. Here’s another one of our young riders ringing the celebration bell!
Here’s Emma Mac’s write up from yesterday’s Bikeability family. Well done Mum and Archie, glad we helped tick it off your holiday bucket list.
We arrived at their chosen destination and even had a little play in the park before riding back.
Going on a bike ride was on Archies bucket list of things to achieve over the holidays and he was super proud he managed it. Mum said she feels more confident now to support Archies on their adventures.
Great day yesterday 😊
We are interested to hear if you or your child is cycling more after attending one of our courses? Please let us know below!
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We came today and you got my girl not only riding but doing laps of half the track and on a much bigger bike we borrowed from you. Also my little boy did lots of practising without pedals and then rode on his own a little. Amazing work thanks so much
Yes both my grand daughters learnt to ride with you and now they love cycling and have become very confident, thank you!
My son learnt to ride on your course. The instructor was fantastic and very informative. Would highly recommend the course for any children learning to ride a bike.
We attended Wednesday 28th in the pouring rain. Hollie has had a balance bike since she was 2, and just needed someone else besides mummy and daddy to tell her she could combine the skills of pedalling and balancing. Anyway, she smashed it in 20minutes. Then we went on holiday for a week. Yesterday (in more rain!) she got back on the bike, set off from a standing start and showed mum bike riding is a skill for life! 🥰 She can’t wait to get on the “bumpy track” as she calls it 🙂
My youngest learnt to ride on one of your courses last summer 🙂 We go regularly now.
We bought a bell - a BIG bell. Learn to ride your bike with us and you get to ring the celebratory bell! Here’s Ellie ringing it after she learnt to ride with us earlier this year! Let’s see how many more can ring the bell and get cycling this week.
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Coming up next Monday with my granddaughter 🚴♀️🚴♀️
We always turn up for our sessions ….just in case anyone wants to take part. Today’s smoothie bike was a bit redundant though.
We still have some places left for our Learn to Ride sessions next week. Children can be booked onto more than one session and the sessions are suitable for complete beginners or wobbly riders. You can book onto these sessions using the link below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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We are hearing great things about Bikeability Family from our instructors. If you have attended one of our Family sessions, please drop us a message or post on our page to let us know how it’s gone for you and how you feel this will benefit you and your children. Huge thanks.
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Hi. When do you have some more sessions on at the Steven Burke hub x
You have taught my little girl Mya she's back Monday but I can't thank you enough for teaching her so quickly. She absolutely loved it xx
I'd like to book on please for an adult session. How do I do it as can't find it on Eventbrite xx
Well done Eden! Lovely to hear that you can go out riding with your mum! How lovely!
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She was fabulous. 😊
Due to the popularity of the adult sessions, we have put some extra Learn to Ride and Cycling Improver courses for adults on Tuesday afternoons, down at the Steven Burke Hub in Pendle. If you wish to book on for any of these then follow the link below to book your place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-adult-training-20129157631
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Hi will you be doing any in Preston?
A great session run by one of our amazing instructors, Emma this week at the Steven Burke Sports Hub.
We are running more sessions over the next few weeks. If you are interested, please take a look at what we have available through the link below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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Nothing planned for west lancs?
It’s great to have our smoothie bike out at events again. We are at Alkincoates Park, Colne today too. Have a chat with our instructors about free cycling courses for you to join this holiday.
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This is a great idea but no good if working unfortunately
We have some Free Adult Learn to Ride and Improver Cycling Sessions on Tuesday mornings for the rest of August, down at the Steven Burke Hub. These are suitable for anybody who has never rode a bike before or who can ride but is new to cycling and would like some help with bike handling skills.
These start next week and you can book on as many sessions as you require. There is limited availability so click the link below to book your place.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-adult-training-20129157631
These wonderful children took part in Bikeability Level 1 today with the help of google translate. Elly’s Turkish is also coming on very well too. The family are coming back tomorrow with Mum taking part in our adult training to learn to ride and Dad and children taking part in Bikeability family. It’s brilliant to see everyone enjoying themselves and our team working so hard to make our service to everyone inclusive!
We have some free sessions available on a Tuesday evening for anybody with special educational needs or disabilities. These are running from the Steven Burke Hub in Pendle and you can hire the use of our specially adapted bikes if required. You can find more information on the booking link below or if you require any further information from ourselves then you can email us on: training.govelo@gmail.com
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tuesday-evening-bike-sessions-for-adults-with-send-4-week-course-tickets-1...
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This is great. Are there SEND sessions for children please?
Do you have any free spaces for learners?
Here’s our very own Nathan Wood getting a mention in the Bikeability news. If you fancy becoming an instructor and making use of the £500 bursary then get in touch with us. Go Velo is a recognised delivery centre for the Level 2 award in instructing cycle training and can run courses nationwide.Beat the Sunday evening back to work blues and consider a career in cycling!
Nathan Wood, a 20 year old from Lancashire, works at Go Velo as a Bikeability instructor. He says, “I initially studied construction but didn’t enjoy it. I started volunteering at my local primary school’s after-school club instead and realised how much I enjoyed working with children. When I found out about the opportunity to become a cycling instructor, it sounded perfect for my interests. I've been qualified for two years now and couldn’t imagine doing anything else.”
See our website for more information: bikeability.org.uk/support/become-an-instructor/
Wonderful image - congratulations for Gold and Silver in BMX. Fantastic news
We still have spaces for our Learn To Ride sessions at Preston and Pendle next week. You can book online by following the link below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
If you're also looking for something to do with the family over the summer holidays then why not book onto one of our Bikeability Family courses. These are taking place in Pendle at the Steven Burke Hub but we can also accommodate any family in Lancashire, just email training.govelo@gmail.com if you would like us to organise at a venue close to you. Otherwise you can book on at the Hub below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-bikeability-family-34021749771
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We have just added some free kids Learn To Ride sessions for Moor Park in Preston for Tuesday and Friday next week and for Friday the 20th August. If you would like to book on, click the link below and register:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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Join our holiday sessions - everything from learning to ride all the way through to level 3 BikeabilityLoads of instructors working today - we are delivering Learn to Ride, Bikeability Family, Bikeability level 1,2,3 and fun sessions! Book on via our website. New sessions being added daily.
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Hollie had a fab time this morning 🥰 thank you so much!
Even rain doesn’t stop play 😀
Thank you we had fun on the family bikeability session
We still have plenty of spaces left for our Free Learn to Ride sessions in Pendle and our Level 1, 2 & 3 Bikeability course over the summer holidays. The Bikeability course is perfect for those children who may have missed out on taking part over the past year with their school due to restrictions or for those children who would like a refresher on how to ride safely on the roads. Book on to our sessions using the link below. Just choose your preferred date and register your details.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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Here’s the Howarth family taking part in Bikeability family today. Looks like fun was had by all. Contact us at training.govelo@gmail.com to get signed up or message us on here. We will allocate you an instructor, help you with route planning and show you how to ride safely as a group. Let us help you get cycling as a family.
All of our FREE children's summer holiday sessions are now live on our Eventbrite. We have Learn To Ride sessions along with Bikeability Level 1, 2 & 3 all taking place at the Steven Burke Hub over the holidays. Click the link below to book your place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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Join our holiday sessions - everything from learning to ride all the way through to level 3 BikeabilityBikeability Family!
We have introduced some Bikeability Family one day courses over the summer holidays which are up on our Eventbrite. Did you know we can also deliver Bikeability Family to you anywhere in Lancashire? If you are interested in a session closer to home then please email us at: training.govelo@gmail.com for more information.
This is a FREE training package to help people living in the same household to cycle together. The training will enable families to plan enjoyable group rides, switch from driving to cycling the school run, help other family members to develop their cycling skills and grow their confidence.
To book onto one of our family sessions, just click the link below (please read all the information before booking onto the course):
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-bikeability-family-34021749771
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Here’s a few of our amazing instructors doing a few laps before work starts. #WomensFestivalOfCycling
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We're pleased to announce our FREE Learn To Ride sessions are back for summer! We have put our first dates on for next week with two days at St Gregory's Primary in Preston and one date for the Steven Burke Hub in Pendle.
We will be releasing more over the summer holidays however places are limited so book early to avoid disappointment. Click the link below to book a place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/go-velo-holiday-sessions-20129268401
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Hoping you'll be doing these in August when my granddaughter is over on holidays 🤞🤞
Will there be anymore dates for Preston?
Hi, we're booked on tomorrow at 10am, please can you tell me about what time the session finishes please?
Liv Blunn
Hussain Master
Mary Elspeth
Rosie Mae Ann Elmer
FREE Bikeability Family
“The course was excellent. It involved practical tips covering Level 1,2 and even elements of Level 3 bike ability. Sean is an outstanding communicator and pitched the Road cycling instructions at just the right level for my 11 year old son . We had ample opportunity to put the theory into practice and we both felt far more confident at the end of the course. Sean’s knowledge of all things bike related was immense. Big thanks” Brendan Pugh and his 11 year old son.
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Introducing Og (Go) and her mum Olev (Velo)
