Inverclyde Phoenix Road Safety Group hold cycling event

Inverclyde Phoenix Road Safety Group once again invited senior primary school kids along to their annual safe cycling event at the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) Mortgage Centre in Greenock.

A team of volunteers were on hand to show youngsters how to carry out bike safety checks.

Pupils from Lady Alice, Whinhill and St Joseph's Primary were all put through their paces on the road and given the chance to learn about bike maintenance.

Inverclyde Phoenix Road Safety event (Image: Alex Craig)Cycling safety in Inverclyde (Image: Alex Craig)By the end of the day all those taking part went home with a certificate to demonstrate that they were confident on the road.

Phoenix Road Safety Group president Robert Ingram said: "It was a really great day. We had a number of bikes ready for the children who came along. It is about giving them a full range of skills. We showed them how to check their bikes, blowing up tyres.

"Afterwards they then had the opportunity to learn how to cycle safely, how to use signals, how use to the highway code and how to approach roundabouts.

"The great thing about RBS there are proper road markings, so we could make the course realistic.

"We would like to thank our volunteers because without them we wouldn't be able to do all this."

Cycling safety day in Inverclyde (Image: Alex Craig) Inverclyde Road Safety Cycling (Image: Alex Craig) Inverclyde road safety event for school kids (Image: Alex Craig) Phoenix Road Safety Group first started over 60 years ago and has been running the cycling days for schools for the last two decades.

They are now hoping to attract new volunteers so they can continue to offer a wide range of road safety activities and education from their workshop in South Street.

As well as focusing on youngsters, they also give motorists the chance to upskill and provide basic maintenance training.

As a self funding charity, Inverclyde Phoenix Road Safety Group exists to educate the public and promote road safety, as well as providing education and training for both adults and children.

Anyone interested in their work or who would like to learn new skills and volunteer can contact the group on 0786142023.