Guest article: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Free cycle health checks are taking place in Wrexham to help more people get on their bikes and use pedal power.
Anyone can bring their bike to the rear car park at Plas Gororau on Wrexham Technology Park for the free Bike Doctor session between 7.45am and 5.30pm on Tuesday June 10.
A team from The Mobile Bike Mechanics will undertake safety checks and minor works, and provide advice about any more major works which might be needed to help more people get on their bikes.
The session is being held during Bike Week, which runs from June 9 to June 15. It is funded by the Welsh Government’s Active Travel Fund through Wrexham County Borough Council, and hosted by Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Senior health improvement practitioner Robin Ranson said the session would give residents, including staff from Wrexham Maelor Hospital and other health board sites, the chance to bring their bike for a once-over.
“We hope this opportunity will help more people in Wrexham to get on their bikes – whether travelling to and from work, or cycling outside of work time – and to reap the health and wellbeing benefits of getting active and moving more,” he said.
In December, a health board report called for more to be done to help more people to be more active more often – while Wrexham Council has pledged to promote cycling and other healthier travel options as a signatory of the North Wales Healthy Travel Charter.
Members of the health board’s Public Health Dietetics and Health Improvement teams will also be on hand at the event to offer lifestyle and wellbeing advice.
Bike Week is the UK’s biggest celebration of cycling. It shines a spotlight on the many way cycling can benefit us all – from boosting health and wellbeing to cutting carbon emissions and creating more connected communities.
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