http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: bikeability scotland training. en Tue, 19 May 2026 19:35:45 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-273984 Tue, 30 Jan 2018 13:38:52 +0000 urchaidh 273984@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There's a Bikeability training course being run at St. John's Primary in Portobello this Friday and next (2nd/9th), 1.15 - 5:00 on both days.</p> <p>It's free, though you may have to make some commitment to teach BA at your local school. Not exactly sure.</p> <p>They're short on numbers and looking for folks to have enough to run the course. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-62083 Tue, 20 Mar 2012 17:33:01 +0000 Smudge 62083@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Finally got the right email and a very helpful gent at cyclingscotland has answered my queries one to one. I've pointed him to this site so he may (I hope!) make himself known here sometime soon.<br /> Looking forward to the course now... :-) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-61763 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 16:18:22 +0000 Smudge 61763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Not impressive for an organisation asking people to give up their time and skills for free! Hopefully the Helix bods will be more realistic... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-61758 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:06:12 +0000 splitshift 61758@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@smudge, I have had no response for any of my 3 direct e mails,to the site contact box, or the two people i had addresses for. All attempts at contact by phone were met by answering machine that put me on hold,for ever. Will try again tomorrow, but if i dont get word, or at least an aknowledgement , am out ! of course being able to do that may bring its own problems !<br /> scott,<br /> pm sent also ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-61738 Sun, 18 Mar 2012 10:30:10 +0000 Smudge 61738@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Still nothing heard, and I'll be running out of time to book leave at this rate :-( </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60644 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 14:58:26 +0000 chdot 60644@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>By contrast</p> <p>"<br /> Simon Nuttall @simon_nuttall</p> <p><a href="http://cyclestreets.net/location/35894/" rel="nofollow">http://cyclestreets.net/location/35894/</a> - All ability cycling event, instructor training.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/#" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/#</a>!/simon_nuttall/status/179202724464832514 </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60565 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 12:25:31 +0000 Smudge 60565@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yup no mention of costs anywhere on the site or in the register interest sections. I'm willing to provide (a bit of) time and effort but cannot afford/justify £600 to help the Govt tick a box whilst saving cash(!)<br /> Am awaiting confirmation/information with interest!</p> <p>@Splitshift, do you have an email contact who can confirm the detail? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60538 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 10:21:58 +0000 recombodna 60538@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Could be that it's free for you then? If so Great eh? I was gonna look into doing that course. I wouldn't pay £600 though!!! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60535 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:45:56 +0000 splitshift 60535@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yes was discussed, about being able to train assistants,seemed a good idea, get our youngsters involved, get the over 16s to become qualified assistants ! No mention of any costs anywhere on the web site ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60524 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:16:08 +0000 recombodna 60524@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It seems that's the deal to become a national standard instructor. The course I did was free. Only qualifies me to assist an instructor though. Here's the link was talking about <a href="http://www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability/delivering-bikeability/becoming-a-cycle-instructor/" rel="nofollow">http://www.dft.gov.uk/bikeability/delivering-bikeability/becoming-a-cycle-instructor/</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60522 Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:02:24 +0000 splitshift 60522@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>mmmmm. £600 so that I can volunteer ! Web site contacts all out of commision at weekend(midday friday on) it seems . All enthuisiastics encouraging me to enroll/register never mentioned that, lots of well I think its free........<br /> £600 so i can volunteer ! I think not ! jury deffo out on this.Morra will determine I think ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60365 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:52:00 +0000 splitshift 60365@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>yes I waited a wee bit then clunk, was confirmed ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60328 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:34:39 +0000 Smudge 60328@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Registered interest in the Clackmannan course, I have to say the website is far from easy to use when looking for the course info!<br /> Have had the automated replies for my registration/interest in course, I guess I just wait out now... :-s </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60309 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:37:53 +0000 recombodna 60309@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@splitshift sounds like you're doing the same thing I did but over 4 days? There is a full on 4 day course that seems to cost around £600 in which you become pistol carrying cycle sherriff although I can't find the link to it any more... they seem to have changed the site since yesterday....... @Dave The training is carried out by your Active Schools co-ordinator</p> <p> We need volunteers at Bruntsfield but I suppose if yer kids don't go there then why would you volunteer there. South morningside have 10 parent volunteers but I was the only one from Bruntsfield</p> <p>It's hard to get people to be able to commit to 2 hour a week f they have jobs. I'm self employed so it's not a problem for me. Also for a lot of the parents a Bike is an alien concept..... or so it seems. The parent council have a budget to pay after school clubs. I have been paid in the past for drum tuition but alas cycling doesn't fall into this category.. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60308 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:33:15 +0000 DaveC 60308@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well I put my name down, followed up with Cycle Scotland and was told I was one of 14 from my region who volunteered. I note I was also told CS don't provide the training, instead thats done by my local council. Well guess who is still waiting to be contacted. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60307 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:24:39 +0000 splitshift 60307@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>last i checked spaces still avail on that dates !<br /> go on go on go on ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60306 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:19:32 +0000 Uberuce 60306@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I really should get round to doing this. No excuse, given I'm a kiddiewrangler who likes bikes. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60304 Sat, 10 Mar 2012 00:16:41 +0000 splitshift 60304@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>4 day course is the starter,supposedly gets us all we need to become expert cycle trainers ! its costing us nothing, or better be cause we havnt got anything ! To be honest it came to us, ie was recomended we apply, by a local schools educatin outdoors type person, who got our details from, in a round about way, Amy Hickman , at bike club !I have mailed them several times to confirm costs and other probs with the cycle scotland web site, it keeps asking me to log on even though i seem to need to do it on every page ! The free bit is a bit worrying, will prob have to revert to phoning someone and see whats what ! Its 26thapril, clackmanan,details on cycling scotland web page, courses avail, etc<br /> Scott </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60217 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 12:35:16 +0000 crowriver 60217@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ah, that must be it. I was surprised to see so many bikes right enough. Rarer than hen's teeth normally.</p> <p>Shows what latent potential there is! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60184 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 10:55:54 +0000 Roibeard 60184@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@crowriver - it's also the <a href="http://thebigpedal.org.uk/">Big Pedal</a>, a competition between schools to see how can log the most cyclists (including parents).</p> <p><a href="http://thebigpedal.org.uk/schools/1/overall?name=&amp;la=136&amp;submit=Find+School%28s%29">Edinburgh &gt;150 pupil primary league</a></p> <p>Liberton is fairly far down the league, but the number of bikes appearing has filled the meager racks and increased from a low of 3 last month...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60165 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:19:19 +0000 recombodna 60165@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Yeah that's my bike. She's a bute </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60146 Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:38:24 +0000 Uberuce 60146@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ahhh, so that's what was going on. I'll guess the red fixie with the EFG decal was yours? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60130 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:54:51 +0000 crowriver 60130@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>There have been a lot of children on/with bikes in evidence at Abbeyhill Primary in the past few weeks: methinks there must be cycle training going on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60129 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:34:38 +0000 Smudge 60129@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@splitshift, excuse the ignorance, is the four day one a course from ab initio or a continuation of training you've already done? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60127 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:25:51 +0000 recombodna 60127@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Nice one. Are you paying for thé 4 day course yourself? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60110 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 19:40:24 +0000 splitshift 60110@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>cool ! am doing the 4 day in clackmanan next month ! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=5614#post-60091 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 17:11:20 +0000 recombodna 60091@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Just completed my bikeability scotland level 2. A fun day with 4 parents from south morningside primary. </p>