A Glasgow-based sports charity has given 60 children new bikes and equipment worth more than £700.
Movement Park partnered with the Scottish Cycling Rock Up & Ride programme to support the development of cycling in the city.
The charity has given the children a new bike, helmet, pads, lights, and a lock.
The children were selected through school partnerships and were put through their paces at the Movement Park Biker Club to learn BMX freestyle and racing skills.
At the end of the eight-week course, they took their new bikes home.
Ree Duncan, mum to Lewis and Noah, 10, who took part in the programme through Knightswood primary school, said: “It’s been great.
“They’ve gained a lot of confidence, they’ve been coming home showing me all the skills and tricks they’ve learnt and it’s given them the drive to keep going and expand their riding skills.”
Stephen Somerville, chief executive officer and founder of Movement Park, said: "We run biking sessions all the way through from tots to teens, with plenty of family participation to encourage kids to get on two wheels and embrace the physical development and freedom of movement that cycling gives them.
"Our Movement Park Biker Club focuses on BMX freestyle, which is stunts and tricks, and BMX racing, which takes place up on the Knightswood race track.
"These sessions are fundamental for building up muscle strength, stamina and endurance, as well as growing confidence, resilience and a can-do attitude."
The Scottish Cycling Rock Up & Ride programme is an inclusive behavioural change programme.
It aims to reduce the inequalities in people's access to cycling, encouraging more people to ride and actively travel by providing more opportunities for free access to bikes and the development of their confidence and competence through fun and engaging cycling sessions.
Neil Morrison from Scottish Cycling said: "It’s our mission to inspire and support everyone to ride a bike, and Movement Park is uniquely placed to offer sessions that contribute to this vision and develop the cycling scene in Glasgow.
"We are thrilled to be able to give these bikes to 60 children who have shown great enthusiasm for the sport, learnt new skills and made friends along the way."
