Scooter-riding pensioners gathered at Kensington Town Hall to encourage older people to take to four wheels. Kensington and Chelsea residents are being offered the chance to take part in the 'Out and About' mobility scooter loan scheme.

The project enables pensioners to hire four-wheeled scooters to do shopping or visit friends. Older people will be trained on how to drive the scooters before being let loose on the roads. For more information call Lori from Westway Community Transport on 020 8960 8774 between 10am and 1pm, Monday to Friday.

A taster day will be held in Kensington Gardens, Queen's Gate, South Kensington, on Tuesday, September 2, and at the forecourt of Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, Kensington, on Thursday September 4.

Both sessions will be held from 11am to 2.30pm.