Popular cycle safety campaign returns with focus on schools 2nd December 2025 A successful cycle safety scheme will run across Hull for a fourth winter, but with a new focus on supporting young people who cycle to and from school to stay safe and stay seen during the darker nights. Over the past three years, Hull City Council’s Bike Lights for Dark Nights initiative has seen the […] Read more Children and families Education and Learning News Regeneration Transport & Streets Bike Lights for Dark NightsBikeabilityCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclingFirst Step SportsPolice and Crime Commissioner for Humbersideroad safetySafer Roads Humber
Rokeby Park Primary School ‘set the wheels in motion’ for active travel 4th July 2025 Children at Rokeby Park Primary School have been learning vital skills to be able to make their own way to school on two-wheels thanks to several council-funded initiatives. On Monday 30 June, Bikeability training, which is part of the city’s active travel programme to get more kids cycling, was delivered at the school, which is […] Read more Children and families News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBikeabilityCouncillor Mark IeronimoFirst Step SportsHumberside PoliceR-evolutionRokeby Park Primary School
Council to trial new ‘City Explorer’ cycle sessions during Bike Week 9th June 2025 With summer arriving, Hull City Council will be hosting a series of free training and guided ride sessions around the city to help people learn the necessary skills, boost their confidence and encourage them to cycle more. The series, called ‘City Explorer’, will be delivered by qualified instructors from the council’s contractor, First Step Cycle. […] Read more News Parks Regeneration Transport & Streets What's on active travelCity ExplorerCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclingFirst Step Sports
Apprenticeship supports Hull-based coach to inspire young athletes in the city 14th February 2025 Helping young people learn practical skills and understand how to cycle on today’s roads or navigate their way to school is all in a day’s work for Jacob Dennis, a sports coach working in Hull. At just 20 years old, Jacob has already made a remarkable impact in the field of sports coaching and is […] Read more Education and Learning News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark IeronimoFirst Step SportsNational Apprenticeship Week
Cycle training programme sees huge increase in participation 19th December 2024 An adult cycle training programme in Hull has seen a huge increase in participants in 2024 as more people choose to make active and sustainable journeys. Rusty Riders is a free programme funded by Hull City Council and delivered by First Step Cycle, part of First Step Sports Group, from various locations in the city, […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark IeronimoFirst Step SportsRusty Riders
Council encourages city to ‘walk, wheel and ride’ this TravelWise Week and beyond 16th September 2024 Hull City Council and its partners will once again be supporting TravelWise Week and assisting residents, businesses and communities to consider making more sustainable and active travel choices. Organised by Modeshift – the UK’s leading sustainable travel organisation – TravelWise Week is a yearly, global, week-long travel challenge that takes place from Monday 16 September […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBritish CyclingCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesFirst Step SportsHull MaritimeHull Maritime Guided ToursHumberside PoliceModeshift STARSNeighbourhood Network HullNorthern RailR-evolutionRooted in HullStagecoach East Midlandssustainable transportTransPennine ExpressTravelWise Weekyorkshire community rail partnership
Hull maintains top 10 ranking for children’s cycle training 5th August 2024 Hull has maintained its status as one of the country’s top locations for the delivery of cycle training to children, according to new figures from The Bikeability Trust. Between April 2023 and March 2024, 92% of Year 6 pupils in the city received either Level 1 and 2 or Level 2 Bikeability training (3,212 children, […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets BikeabilityCouncillor Mark IeronimoFirst Step Sports
Council encourages residents to ‘be a Bike Hero’ this National Bike Week 31st May 2024 A series of events have been planned to promote cycling in Hull in celebration of Bike Week (10-16 June 2024). Organised by national charity, Cycling UK, Bike Week is the UK’s biggest awareness raising moment of the year for cycling and a chance to highlight all the benefits that riding a bike can bring, both […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelBritish CyclingCouncillor Mark IeronimoCyclingFirst Step SportsHumberside PoliceNeighbourhood Network HullR-evolutionRooted in Hull
Council appoints First Step Sports to deliver road safety provision in the city 15th January 2024 Hull City Council has committed to continuing cycle training for adults and pedestrian skills training for children through sessions delivered by First Step Sports Group. The new contract agreed by the council with the physical activity and training provider will see the popular ‘Rusty Riders’ cycle programme, which provides free cycle training to help adults […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark IeronimoFirst Step SportsHull Primary SchoolsRusty Riders
TravelWise Week campaign wins national award 28th November 2023 Hull City Council has won a prestigious national award for a campaign, which took place earlier this year, encouraging residents to choose more sustainable and active travel choices. The city was one of 17 locations in the UK to put on a programme of events for TravelWise Week, in September, including a bike library and […] Read more Business News Regeneration Transport & Streets active travelCouncillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesFirst Step SportsHumberside PoliceNeighbourhood Network HullR-evolutionStagecoach East MidlandsTravelWise Week
TravelWise Week campaign shortlisted for national award 2nd November 2023 Hull has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award for a campaign, which took place earlier this year, encouraging residents to choose more sustainable and active travel choices. The city was one of 17 locations in the UK to put on a programme of events for TravelWise Week, in September, including a bike library and […] Read more News Regeneration Transport & Streets Councillor Mark Ieronimoeast yorkshire busesFirst Step SportsHumberside PoliceMaritimeNeighbourhood Network HullR-evolutionStagecoach
Bellfield Primary School becomes first in the city to celebrate active travel success 6th June 2022 A Hull primary school is the first in the city to achieve a national accreditation after implementing ten sustainable travel measures to support active travel to and from the school. Bellfield Primary School received a bronze accreditation as part of the Modeshift STARS programme, which offers training to children and young people to develop their […] Read more Children and families News Transport & Streets active travelBellfied Primary SchoolFirst Step SportsModeshift STARS
