
Welcome to The Bike Week 2023 Events Page for Westmeath.
EVENTS
Please note Bike Week 2023 has already taken place. See below for a list of events which took place in Westmeath during Bike Week 2023.
Day | Date | Event Details | Time | Suitability | Locations(s) of Event |
Saturday | 13th May | Streamstown Cycle Club : Stationary Wheel2Wheel Bike Train on the Old Rail Trail |
3pm | Suitable for all | Streamstown Old Rail Trail Station |
Saturday | 13th May | Willowbrook Residents Association : Practice makes perfect |
11am & 2pm | Local community incuding children |
Willowbrook Mullingar |
Saturday – Sunday | 13th – 21st May | St. Mary’s N.S.: When in doubt pedal it out! | Different times on each day |
Children, Families | School |
Saturday – Sunday | 13th – 21st May | St Mary’s special school: Treasure hunt around the school grounds |
9.30am each day | Pupils | School grounds |
Sunday | 14th May | Ringtown Camogie Club : Càman n Cycle | 3pm | For all in the community | Ringtown Gaa |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Scoil Chroí Naofa: Poster/Colouring Competition | 9.30am | Students, Teachers, SNAs, local Garda |
Scoil Chroí Naofa |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Dalystown National School: Cycle to School | 10am | All children in the school and parents/grandparents can come to view |
Dalystown National School |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Dean Kelly NS: Safe Cycling | 9.30am | Children aged 10-12 | Dean Kelly NS |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | St. Colmans N.S: Cycle to School Week/ Active Schools Week |
9.10am-2.30pm | Children, families and teachers |
From home to school |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Presentation Convent Junior: Cycle With Care | Over different days |
All members of the school community |
School |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Our Lady’s Bower Secondary School : Cycle to School Week 15th-19th May’ |
Before School / After School x 5 days |
Our Lady’s Bower Students | Before school / After school at the school bicycle shelter. |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Rahugh School : Rahugh Bike Fest | 10am | Pupils, Staff and Parents | Rahugh School |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Dysart National School: Bike Safety Awareness | School hours | Students, Staff and families of the school |
Dysart NS, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Presentation National School : Bike Safety Awareness |
11am | Whole School Event | Canal /school yard |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Clonbonny NS : Clonbonny to Moate Cycling the Greenway |
9.15am | Children of senior classes | School |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Coralstown National School : Ride and Repair your bicyle |
9.00am | Pupils and Teachers of Coralstown NS |
Coralstown NS |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | St Baoithin’s Lochan Na Bhealaigh N.S: Cycle Safely School Week |
10am | Adults and children | St Baoithin’s N.S |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | St Brigid’s Bike Week | 10am | All students and staff | At the School |
Monday-Friday | 15th – 19th May | Loughegar Community Play Group : Start to Pedal | 10.30am | Children attending the playgroup |
Loughegar Community Playgroup |
Monday-Saturday | 15th – 20th May | Irish Wheelchair Association’s Sunshine Club in Athlone & Adult Day service : Accessible Biking for All |
9.10am-2.30pm | Staff, Service Users, Family members and children from the Sunshine Club |
Irish Wheelchair Association’s Sunshine Club in Athlone & Adult Day service |
Monday-Saturday | 15th – 20th May | Ashcroft village Close Raharney Residents Group The village Bike Squad |
10am in school grounds activities “kids cycle to school 9 o’clock |
Families | Raharney National School/ Pavilion |
Tuesday | 16th May | Lakeside Wheelers Cycling Club: Greenway Ice-cream Cycle |
7pm | Adults & young adults accompanied by a parent or guardian. |
Lakeside Wheelers clubhouse Columb Barracks |
Wednesday | 17th May | St.Mary’s N.S. Rathowen: COW Cycle On Wednesday | 9.30am | School community | School playground 9.10am |
Wednesday | 17th May | St. Michael’s NS : COW Cycle On Wednesday | Morning time | All children and will encourage families to join |
Cycle on Wednesday – morning time, otherwise activities during school hours |
Wednesday | 17th May | Tang NS : On Your Bike | 10am | The children of 3rd, 4th , 5th and 6th will partake |
Tang NS |
Wednesday | 17th May | Scoil an Chlochair: Bike to School Week | 10am | Children from 6th class | Scoil an Chlochair |
Friday | 19th May | St Hilda’s Services, Athlone : Pedal Power | 11am | Open to all | Athlone Regional Sports Centre |
Friday | 19th May | Westmeath Sports Partnership : Learn to Cycle | 5.00pm to 7.00pm | Children with a disability aged between 7 and 13 |
Gaelscoil and Choilín Mullingar |
Friday-Sunday | 19th – 21st May | Colaiste Chiarain : Introduction to Mountain Biking |
10am | 5th year students | 10 am Birr Outdoor Education Centre, 19th May |
Saturday | 20th May | Lakeside Wheelers Cycling Club: Para Cycling TT
Try a 10 mile Time Trial event |
10am | Horseleap | |
Sunday | 21st May | Cullion Camogie Club : Donate Your Old Bikes!! | 6pm | Anyone in the vicinity | Cullion GAA club |
Sunday | 21st May | Ballinahown Community Development Fun Bike Challenge |
12.30pm | Families, children and adults |
Ballinahown Sports Park |
For more information:
E: david.scally@westmeathcoco.ie / anthony.wheat@westmeathcoco.ie