GET PEDALING: Bill Dalton, mayor, Napier City Council, cutting the ribbon at Bledisloe School, to officially open a new 650m Bikes in Schools track. PHOTO/Duncan Brown.
Students and teachers alike at Bledisloe School revelled in the opening of their new bike track on Thursday, with a triathlon to mark the occasion.
Principal Carol Bevis said it was "fabulous" to see the facility opened, after negotiations first started in 2015.
"It was so lovely to have it all come together and be able to officially open it and acknowledge the support that we've had from the council and Bikes and Schools and Sport Hawke's Bay," Ms Bevis said.
Their yearly summer triathlon coincided with the opening and saw about half of the school's more than 350 student population descend on the school grounds - from those who started school last week to the senior Year 6s of the school.