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Saturday 10am Youth Ride
Claire M Nov 4th 2013
Rosanna and I are interested in setting up a regular youth cycle with a view to getting everyone out on their bikes now that the grass track sessions are finished. We are thinking that 10am every Saturday would be good and perhaps starting from ours (84 High Street - but at the rear in Bacon's Yard). This would keep things separate from the adults who meet earlier at the Three Tuns.
We need to discuss the need for an adult leader or whether we can keep things very informal. Maybe we could add this to the agenda for the meeting on the 11th. Let me know your thoughts on the subject.
Please forward to anyone else who might be interested.
Thanks
Claire
This is a really good initiative Claire. The youth NEED this ride as the club rides are too adult oriented and unsuited to their needs both in age related company and common interests. The distance and speed as well as routes are also not always suited to the younger riders. I must stress that it would be advisable to have a couple of adults with CRB clearance to accompany these rides. The emphasis needs to be on fun and routes selected should always provide a break location at halfway distance. The Wimpole route is perfect for this. My view would be these need to be weekly to get into the habit of riding on a specific day and at a regular time.
Good luck everyone with this ride.
Rosanna and I are interested in setting up a regular youth cycle with a view to getting everyone out on their bikes now that the grass track sessions are finished. We are thinking that 10am every Saturday would be good and perhaps starting from ours (84 High Street - but at the rear in Bacon's Yard). This would keep things separate from the adults who meet earlier at the Three Tuns.
We need to discuss the need for an adult leader or whether we can keep things very informal. Maybe we could add this to the agenda for the meeting on the 11th. Let me know your thoughts on the subject.
Please forward to anyone else who might be interested.
Thanks
Claire
This is a really good initiative Claire. The youth NEED this ride as the club rides are too adult oriented and unsuited to their needs both in age related company and common interests. The distance and speed as well as routes are also not always suited to the younger riders. I must stress that it would be advisable to have a couple of adults with CRB clearance to accompany these rides. The emphasis needs to be on fun and routes selected should always provide a break location at halfway distance. The Wimpole route is perfect for this. My view would be these need to be weekly to get into the habit of riding on a specific day and at a regular time.
Good luck everyone with this ride.