(3 minute read) Whether it is a brisk walk from the bus or a rain-blown cycle to the office, active travel does not mean you have to look like an extra from The Walking Dead. One of the biggest barriers people face when trying to make changes to their travel habits is the issue of…
(2 min read) Often, one of the most confusing things about riding a bike is the range of different gears bikes can have. However, understanding gears doesn’t have to be difficult or stop you enjoying the fresh air and benefits of getting on your bike! Cassette The cluster of sprockets on your rear wheel is known…
(1 minute read) 20th June 2019 was Clean Air Day; a day to reflect on the benefits of reducing pollution and to consider what we can do to make the air around us better to breathe. Brightkidz Alison and Fiona turned up on a lovely sunny day to take Year 3 pupils from Hawthorn Primary…
(2 minute read) It was great to discover that the OVO Women’s Tour was coming into the Midlands again this year, especially as it was cutting through Rugby, which is where I live! A Cycling Spectacle Last Thursday – a slightly soggy morning – I donned my waterproofs and stood on a tight bend leading…
3 minute read: 8th June sees the start of Bike Week 2019, which is an annual celebration of all things cycling-related and is designed to encourage people to get out on a bike every day for 7 days. Cycling UK runs the campaign every year to get people from all ages and backgrounds to think…
4 minute read: Alison, Eryn and Fiona had a fantastically fun afternoon at Grange Primary School in Kettering on Friday, 22nd March joining James from Scootfit delivering sessions to a range of year groups. James had been going from the morning, so he was in full swing when we arrived at the end of his…
4 minute read: This was the question I asked myself this morning as I walked past a whole row of cars, stuck in a queue near my house. “Run” makes it sound like they are going quite fast… like it is somehow fun or exciting. It isn’t though. I looked at the faces of those…
2 minute read: A welcome message from Brightkidz Fiona. It’s hard sometimes, when you don’t really have much of a say in the way things work: Get up; brush your teeth; wear your uniform… there aren’t many times in a day when you get to do exactly what you want, the way you want to…
2 minute read: We all know that feeling: the gnawing sensation that we should be moving around more and doing our bit to make the world cleaner and less congested. We have all sat in traffic on our way to or from work wondering why we waste so much time waiting to get places. Yet,…
2 minute read: To mark World Down Syndrome Day, we’d like to introduce you to some of our friends at Teamwork Trust Charity. Recently, Brightkidz Director Alison and new recruit Fiona popped in to visit. Teamwork Trust supports adults who have mental health needs, physical and learning disabilities, such as Down Syndrome. With Teamwork, individuals…
