well this saturday is the first saturday of the month so that means that we will be running “the focus group” after the main ride.  this ride started with a group called “therapy focus” that helps disabled kids to get out and have a go at different activities.  they contacted us to see if we would help out with some families that showed some interest in cycling.  we have run about 3 or 4 sessions with varied success (mostly due to weather), but there are some hardcore families that have turned up regardless.

what we would like to do is expand this a bit and open it up to more of our club.  there are a few people that have helped out the last few months, which has been great, but i am now thinking about any kids of our riders.  the ride goes from the boatshed cafe (coode st carpark) along the bike path to the causeway and back.  the pace is slow and it is more about encouraging the kids to ride.  what i am proposing is that any riders out there with kids (usually under 10 yrs old) that would like to come along are also welcome.

this is a two-fold approach.  firstly it provides an opportunity for some of the much younger kids in our wider family to get out on the bike, and secondly, it provides some social interaction for the kids from therapy focus.

the ride starts at 9:30am near the boatshed and is usually finished in and hour.  you can do the main group ride, have your coffee and then ride over to south perth to join in.  i encourage you to get involved with this and we will see what it can develop into.