About Cycle Happy Club

Based in Sheffield, UK, our club aims to promote cycling for people with learning difficulties, encouraging health and well-being. We meet to ride at Forge Valley Cycle Circuit (Forge Valley School S6 5HG) most Fridays from April until October. We enjoy and appreciate the continued support of our regular British Cycling coaches Rob Mace, Linda Pagdin and Jason Froggatt to lead the exercises and share their experience.

What we do

  • Meet to ride on the track most Fridays at 6pm between April and September.
  • Bring your own bike/trike, use one of ours or borrow from the Forge Valley bike library.
  • Our club has trikes you can use - good if you can't ride a bike or just want to try something different.
  • We also have dedicated balance bikes if you want to learn to ride a bike .
  • We may be able to offer rides on a tandem or tag-along - fun, but also great to get the idea of what cycling feels like.
  • Cycle Happy Club also provides an opportunity to meet up, breath some fresh air and do some exercise.
  • Parents & carers are encouraged to ride too - some have commented how nice it is to be able to join in the activities rather than sit around the edges just watching.
  • Note that our club is growing and we have a limited number of specialist trikes/bikes so if you do recommend our club to others please ask them to contact us first. We currently have a waiting list and in any case we need to check that we have a suitable bike for your rider. The last thing we want is disappointed young cyclists.

Check out ...

  • Cycle Happy Club: last session this year is Friday 27th .
  • We will continue to facilitate public ride sessions on Thursdays (5-6pm) as long as light allows.
  • Contacts. Julie: 07748693126 email: julie.grafton@googlemail.com. Martin: 07765105934.





Forge Valley cycle circuit is a purpose-built closed track, about 1km in length, just perfect for us to train on. No traffic, no obstacles - just an open road. Whether you are a proficient cyclist or tricyclist or learning to ride it's fun just to ride around without the worry of traffic. There is a gentle slope at one end which is just right for balance-bike practise. We ask for a donation of £4.00 per family to cover track fees as we encourage parents/carers and siblings to ride as well! Bring your own bikes/trikes, share or borrow from the Forge Valley bike library.













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