Schools gearing up for big cycle [Independent.ie]
- Published: 21 June 2011
STUDENTS IN Ballon National School are busy oiling their chains and checking their brakes in preparation for Cycle on Wednesday's day as part of National Bike Week.
Ballon NS held a fun cycle and teddy bears picnic is being held last Saturday. The event was organised by the Ballon NS Parents Association and the Ballon Improvement Group.
'As part of their Green-Schools Programme, Ballon NS is realising the positives that the bicycle can bring to their local community' says Chiara Hanrahan, An Taisce's Travel Education Officer.
This is the first year, as part of National Bike Week, that National COW (Cycle on Wednesdays) and Cycle to Work Day will be happening on the same day.
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