Prize winning stunt show for Doncaster pupils
Mountain bike stunt riders, Ben Slinger and Danny Butler, will be astonishing children at Hayfield Lane Primary School, in Doncaster, with a jaw-dropping mountain bike show, to congratulate them on winning a Virtual Cycle to Santa Race
Who: Mountain bike stunt riders, Ben Slinger and Danny Butler, teachers and pupils from Hayfield Lane Primary School and Sustrans Bike It Officer, Tom Collister.
What: As winners of the Virtual Cycle to Santa Race, Hayfield Lane Primary School pupils will be treated to a jaw-dropping stunt show by Ben Slinger and Danny Butler.
Where: Hayfield Lane Primary School, Doncaster
When: Friday 26th February at 2pm
Ben and Danny, whose talents have led to appearances on the Tour of Britain, Sky Sports and Blue Peter, will put on the show, organised by sustainable transport charity, Sustrans, for the school’s 200 pupils on Friday 26th February.
During the three weeks before Christmas, Sustrans challenged eight Doncaster primary schools to cycle the 2170 mile equivalent of travelling from Doncaster to Lapland, without leaving their local area.
During the challenge, pupils clocked up mileage points each time they cycled to and from school. Each of these short local trips was awarded a set amount of miles, contributing to the school’s virtual journey to Lapland. Hayfield Lane Primary School claimed victory after completing the 2170 mile target in two and a half weeks. An average of 31 children cycled to the school each day, creating a total of 467 journeys by bike.
Tom Collister, the school’s Sustrans Bike It officer comments, “We were astounded by the amount of dedicated children that cycled to school each day; even bad weather conditions didn’t stop them.
”We organised the race to show children, and parents, just how easy it is to choose two wheels instead of four for the school run. Cycling to school has so many benefits for pupils such as improved health, confidence and concentration as well as the obvious benefits for the environment they will grow up in.”
Sustrans works in partnership with 12 schools in the Doncaster area. The project receives funding from Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council and the Big Lottery Fund.
Further information about Sustrans and Bike It, including other news releases, is available through our website: www.sustrans.org.uk
Published by: Travel Actively on Friday February 26 2010
