Residents looking for free maintenance and adjustments for their bike can make the most of a free Dr Bike session this October.

Sessions, which will also include bike security marking, will be hosted around the county at the end of the month, organised by Warwickshire County Council's road safety and active travel team.

Dr Bike will come to St Nicholas Park Leisure Centre on October 27 between 1.30pm and 4pm.

The session will include the opportunity for residents:

• To have their bikes looked at by an experienced Dr Bike mechanic, who will make on-the-spot minor adjustments and advise on any maintenance issues;
• To get their bikes security marked and uploaded on to the national Bike Registry database; and
• To talk to Warwickshire County Council's Active Travel Officers about making the switch to more active travel for work and leisure.

Cllr Wallace Redford, WCC's portfolio holder for transport and planning, said: "The benefits of active travel, particularly travelling by bike, are huge, both for the individual and for our wider environment.

"We are committed to supporting residents to realise that they can start their active travel adventures by switching just one car journey every week to an active alternative such as cycling and we hope that these free Dr Bike sessions will encourage residents to get their bikes out of storage, bring them along to get checked over and start to enjoy the many benefits of cycling for themselves."