Bike It in Coventry
Ian Allt - Bike It officer (Andy is now Bike It officer in Bury)
Contact Ian: Bike It officer, c/o Coventry City Council, City Development
Directorate, Sustainable Transport, Floor 6, Civic Centre, 4 Much Park
Street, Coventry CV1 2PY
Tel: 024 76832041, mob: 07824 812 354 or email: ian.allt@sustrans.org.uk
Ian joined Sustrans in January 2008
"I wanted to merge my environmental background with my teaching experience and, as a keen cyclist, this position is perfect. What other job allows you to cycle all day long and share the enjoyment with others? It's great to engage children with something they love and can use for the rest of their lives. I gave up my car a year ago and never looked back, and I want to demonstrate to children how easy and fun it is to travel without using a car. It's also great to give the children an opportunity to leave the school environment and experience their local community."
Before joining Bike It, Ian was a primary school teacher in Manchester.
Ian's schools for 2010/11:
- Alice Stevens School
- Clifford Bridge Primary School
- Grange Farm Primary School
- Holbrook Primary School
- Little Heath Primary School
- Potters Green Primary School
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School
- Sir Frank Whittle Primary School
- St John Fisher Catholic Primary School
- St Mary and St Benedict Catholic Primary School
- The Woodlands School
- Walsgrave Church of England Primary School
What's Ian up to?
Wow, what a term! The weather certainly got warmer and the children of Coventry got on their bikes - in their hundreds. The Big Pedal was a great success with some schools seeing up to 80 children cycling to school regularly. The good news is that most of the children are still cycling to school at least once a week. It is not just the children who are enjoying their two wheels, many parents dusted down their bikes and joined the fun, too. Some of our Bike It breakfasts attracted over a hundred children and adults. That's a lot of croissants to carry on my bike! The next term is all about continuing the hard work and getting out on our bikes. We are going to enjoy the sunshine whether on the way to school, in the playground or on a lovely bike ride.