All aboard the bike bus for safer travel to school for Shotts pupils

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School kids in Shotts are being given the opportunity of cycling to school safely as part of a new bike bus project being launched in the town.The GBT Bike Bus will give the children the opportunity to pedal or scoot to school as part of larger group, allowing them to travel the road route in relative safety.Pupils at Stane Primary, Dykehead Primary and St Patrick’s Primary can get involved on specific days of the week – on Monday, Wednesday and Friday, respectively.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now.

Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android And before they set off they can start their school day by enjoying a healthy breakfast together.From Monday, August 26 pupils at Stane Primary can meet at Springhill Hall at 8am and have breakfast before heading off on their bikes and scooters under the watchful eye of their cycle leader chaperones.For pupils at Dykehead the breakfast meeting point will be the same time on Wednesday at Shotts Bon Accord FC, and St Patrick’s pupils will do likewise on Friday mornings at the GBT Health Living Centre at Kirk Road.The ambition of the project is for children to develop positive behaviours towards active travel from primary school age.There will be a number of free recycled bikes available for free to children who don’t have bikes of their own.The project is part of the Get Active - Get Going programme and