What did it involve? Pupils took part in cycle skills sessions and decorated their bikes to celebrate the installation of a new bike shed at the school. They also made fruit smoothies using a specially adapted bike, which pulverised the fruit when a pupil pedalled.
What did the pupils think? Simon Benedict-Flavell, aged nine, learnt to cycle as part of the Bike It project. He says: "I really enjoy cycling to school because it's a lot of fun and much quicker than walking. It was very difficult trying to pedal at first and I kept falling off, but I managed to be brave enough to do it and felt happy."
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