Capital of Cycling
Working together to grow a culture of cycling in Bradford | Charity no. 1179161
Back in September, Capital of Cycling attended the Freshers Fair at the University of Bradford. We sold two bikes to students, fully serviced with a free puncture repair kit too! Our staff met many students across Campus and spoke about our wellbeing rides, family rides, e bike loan schemes and bike maintenance sessions etc. If …
Capital of Cycling is offering two £1,000 mini‑grants to support small, practical cycling related social‑enterprise projects that strengthen mobility or community wellbeing in Bradford. Your idea can be something new, or it can give a targetted boost to work you’re already doing. Deadline: 23rd November What We’re Looking For We want simple, grounded ideas that …
Weekly Beginner Bike Maintenance on Tuesdays at Keighley Airedale Centre We deliver weekly Bike Maintenance sessions on Tuesdays at Keighley Active Travel Services, in the Airedale Centre. Here are some of testimonials from our participants, who have been learning how to repair their bikes. KS learned alongside our staff members, in fixing his bike. After …
Britannia House to host event supporting sustainable travel on 22 September Residents and workers in Bradford are invited to Britannia House on Tuesday 22 September 2026 to mark Car Free Day. The event encourages pe ople to leave their cars at home and use alternative modes of transport such as cycling, walking, or public transport. …
As part of City of Culture last year we took it upon ourselves to make a directory of all the cycling community activity, charities, clubs and so on that we could find in the Bradford District and put them in a district so that people could find out about them. You can download it here.
Friday 31st July, 2pm–6pm Woodville, Woodville Road, Keighley BD20 6JA ///being.hedge.blocks Capital of Cycling is excited to be supporting the Summer Repair Café at Woodville — a brilliant community event focused on fixing, re‑using and keeping valuable items in circulation. We’ll be there with our mechanic to help you get your bike ready for the …
Capital of Cycling is recruiting a part‑time Admin Officer to support our community cycling projects in Bradford. Flexible hours, £25–£30k FTE. Apply by 25 May with a CV and cover letter to dave@capitalofcycling.org.
Capital of Cycling’s Buttershaw Trailblazers project is taking practical steps this spring, building on the relationships and groundwork already established in the area. Over the past few months, our youth projects lead Darren and colleagues have been running youth maintenance workshops, giving young people the chance to get hands‑on with bike repairs in a relaxed, …
Just a quick update before we go off for Xmas. (Our staff are taking a well earned break so it will be a very quiet skeleton crew between 23rd Dec and 5th Jan 2026). We’ve got a new venue in Keighley – you can come and visit us there on Tuesdays. We’re running maintenance courses …
From the end of October we’ll no longer have any access to our former home next to Oastler Market on Rawson Road in Bradford. We’ve a new venue open every Tuesday now in Airedale Centre in Keighley as well as access to a community centre in BD5, near Peel Park.