Cornwall county council road safety unit were delighted to present an all terrain bike to a slightly overwhelmed Jordan Moorehouse, eight, of Lanner School.

Jordan won the bike, safety helmet and lights after entering a road safety competition in the Primary Times, a magazine distributed free to primary schools across Cornwall.

Cornwall county council road safety walking and cycling officer, Ruth Taylor-Williams said: "I hope Jordan will have lots of fun with his new bike and will remember to always wear his helmet and use his lights. It is a legal requirement to display working front and rear lights and a helmet can be a life saver, as can wearing something fluorescent during the day and reflective at night."

Ruth added: "Cycling is also fun, it keeps you healthy, is cheap and environmentally friendly and is a leisure activity all the family can enjoy."

The competition was designed to promote Cyclewise, a voluntary cycle training scheme, organised by Cornwall county council road safety unit, for children aged ten years or over. The courses are run by fully trained approved instructors and are 85 per cent road based, with an average course length of six one-hour sessions. The scheme is designed to enable the trainee cyclist to improve their basic control skills, demonstrate safer procedures, recognise potential hazards and take appropriate action when riding on our busy roads.

Truro Halfords manager, Duncan Baker, who donated the prize,