FOUR young cyclists have secured a new cycleway and cycle lockers for their former school.

Nicholas Adams, Lewys Hall, Philip Bartlett and Matthew Jefferies returned to Huntcliff School in Saltburn to receive certificates in recognition of their research work and initiative for demanding the cycleway.

Redcar and Cleveland Council, supported by cycle charity Sustrans, invested £95,000 in the safer routes to school project.

The four friends identified the cycle facilities as a key factor in encouraging children to ride to school, with their survey that revealed just one child cycled to school, but more than 40 per cent would if there was a safer route and secure storage.

Brian Hogg, lead councillor for sustainable development, said: "This scheme will improve the health and fitness of pupils cycling to school as well as helping the council achieve its aim of every secondary school implementing safer routes to school projects by 2005."

Owen Wilson, Sustrans Tees Valley manager, presented the students with discount vouchers for Saltburn cycle dealer Chris Armstrong. He said: "I'm delighted that the work started by the students has brought such excellent facilities."