Dawson Centre Bike Club has set up a thriving family cycling project in Falkirk. A group of local volunteers started the project to encourage members of the community to take up cycling as an environmentally friendly and healthy activity.

The club successfully applied to Cycling Scotland’s Cycle friendly and Sustainable Communities’ fund. This has allowed them to set up their maintenance workshop, provide training for volunteers who have started delivering cycling activities, purchase spares and additional equipment, and to run events.  

Falkirk Council has also provided mountain bikes for the volunteers leader to use on rides.

Dawson Centre Bike Club has been supported by Bike Club and Recyle-a-bike to ensure volunteers are trained to deliver cycle training and cycle maintenance. 

The programme of activities they deliver includes:

• Bike maintenance workshop to enable completion of minor repairs and maintenance of bikes for members of local community

• Trained voluteer ride leaders who are able to run cycle events for the local community and schools

• Delivering community-focused cycle maintenance and cycle skills events

• Running organised cycle rides

To find out more about Dawson Centre Bike Club, you can read Bike Club leader Mark Cameron's two online books outlining their journey from the initial idea to their launch on 23 June 2012.

Book 1 - First 6 months

Book 2 - Opening 

You can also follow Dawson Bike Club on Facebook.