Pupils from schools in Tenby will be rolling into town later this month as they aim to promote healthy forms of transport and the need to exercise while travelling to school. Nearly 200 children from Tenby Junior School, along with 100 pupils from Greenhill School, will cycle into the resort's centre as they take part in the Tour de Tenby, which sets off at 12.30 pm on Friday, July 11, from the Heywood Lane school. Staff and parents of the schools are also participating, with sixth formers from Greenhill helping out as stewards as well. Two routes have been devised for the scheme. Route one will see cyclists leave the school in Heywood Lane and travel along Serpentine Road up to Narberth Road, into Tudor Square, through the Five Arches into South Parade, down Park Road and back to the school. The second route has been designed for less confident cyclists, taking them between the Junior and Greenhill schools, where chicanes for them to tackle will be set out in the school yard. Mayor of Tenby, Clr. Mrs. Sue Lane, will kickstart proceedings, along with local MP, Nick Ainger, while local police officers will lead the cyclists, with St. John Ambulance personnel also in attendance. Others helping out with the event include - John Gobi and Jeanette John, of Pembrokeshire Road Safety, Phil Smith, of Pembrokeshire Transport, Wyndham Williams, Pembrokeshire County Council's 5x60 officer, Lindy Eynon, of Greenhill School, and Simon Wilson, of Tenby Aces, whose group members will also be on hand to help marshall the ride. "The whole emphasis of the scheme is for the children to try to show how easy, enjoyable and beneficial it is to travel to school by using healthy forms of transport," explained the Tour de Tenby's main organiser and deputy headteacher at Tenby Junior School, Mr. Andrew Williams. "We want to show that it's possible to exercise while on the way into school and when leaving. We hope that others in the town will share the same notion on the day and try and make Tenby a car- free area by cycling or walking to work that morning," he added. The journey back and forth from the school into town is estimated to take around 30 to 45 minutes. Tenby Infants School is also set to take part in a similar initiative around September time.
