Mobility scooter formation display team The Red Wheelies are the latest recruits to the Norfolk Constabulary’s Safe Scoot campaign.

The inspirational ladies in red are showing their support of the mobility scooter safety awareness initiative with a synchronised scooter display to catch the nation’s attention on The Michael Ball Show.

Norfolk Constabulary Superintendent Jim Smerdon appeared on the show with The Red Wheelies, broadcast on 2 September 2010 to help promote safe scooting, the mobility courses and discuss new legislation for scooter users.

There will then be a challenge by Michael Ball and his guest Brian Conley to complete the scooter course. This will be done on two scooters provided by Safe Scoot partner Halfords.

Jackie Weeden of The Red Wheelies told Norfolk Constabulary that like all good things the idea of setting up a formation dance group came about by accident. 

She said, “The idea for The Red Wheelies came after a group of us were playing around on our scooters and realised we could dance using them!

“We were racing our scooters at a local running track one cold night November night a few years ago as part of our fundraising activities for Children in Need. During the night we began messing around as a group, weaving in and out of each other and realised we could do a formation dance."