Kettering Voices for Safer Travel Choices
Stride and Ride CIC is an organisation created to champion cycling, walking and wheeling in the Kettering area.
We are made up of everyday people who want to be able to get around easily without needing to use a car, and we know that by giving everyone more choice in how they travel means a safer, cleaner, greener and better Kettering for all of us.
View the Kettering area active travel map
Map key
Red lines – Roadside shared-use paths for pedestrians, cyclists, e-scooters, etc.
Yellow lines – Off-road paths, alleys, ginnels, gittys and cut-throughs. Note: Cycling may or may not be permitted on these paths – check local signage.
Cyclist symbols – Sheffield style cycle stands and secure cycle storage.
Scooter symbols – Voi e-scooter parking racks.
Cycle shops – Local shops for bike repairs
How to get involved
Join us as a member by signing up below
Your membership empowers Stride & Ride CIC to advocate for better mobility infrastructure, safer roads, and policies that prioritise your needs.
Receive regular updates on news, events, and opportunities in Kettering, ensuring you never miss a beat.
Connect with fellow active travel enthusiasts, participate in community rides, and build lasting friendships within a supportive community.
We value your opinions and invite you to share them with our community. Help keep our members informed and steer Stride & Ride CIC to become a more inclusive space.
Membership is free. You must register as a member to be eligible to vote at Stride & Ride CIC’s AGMs (Annual General Meetings) or EGMs (Extraordinary General Meetings). Only members registered at least a month before will be eligible to vote at an AGM or EGM. These guidelines will help ensure that our membership process is streamlined and our voting procedures are clear and fair. Being a member of Stride & Ride CIC is beneficial to you: you will be able to support our campaigning for a safer and more accessible active travel culture in Kettering and the surrounding area. You will be invited to our mailing list and regular meet ups and events.
Walking, Wheeling and Cycling
Wheeling is a term you may not have heard before, but it refers to mobility scooters and power chairs.
We know that navigating our streets can be difficult for those who rely on footpaths to get around, with the issues of pavement parking, bins blocking footpaths and a lack of (or often blocked) dropped kerbs. These issues need addressing and we want to advocate for those affected.
Advocating for Active Travel
When people feel safe on our roads, they cycle more. When they don’t feel safe, they stop cycling, jump back in the car or cycle on the pavement. With electric and cargo bikes becoming ever more popular, we want to see secure cycle storage in Kettering. People aren’t confident leaving their bicycles in the town centre. We want a permanent active travel hub to be established.
Kettering has a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP), which means North Northamptonshire Council can get funding from the Government to build protected cycle lanes.
Visit one of our active travel hubs
On the last Saturday of every month, we hold an active travel hub on Kettering Market Place.
Find us outside the Royal Hotel between 11 am and 3 pm.
- FREE cycle checks and basic repairs.
- FREE BikeRegister security marking.
- FOR SALE: Refurbished bikes.
Handy guides
Have a read of these guides to locking, cleaning, checking and repairing a puncture provided by our friends at Brightwayz social enterprise.
Securing your bike
Use a good lock to secure your bike and always get it security marked
Repairing a puncture
Fixing a puncture is an essential skill for anyone that cycles
Checking your bike
Always make sure to give your bike the once over before setting off
Cleaning your bike
Keep your bike clean and lubricated to make sure it stays reliable
Are you a business?
We also welcome sponsorship and partnership enquiries from businesses and local housing developers. If you are looking to build strong links and collaborate with people in the Kettering area who share your passion and ambition for improving local travel choices, please get in touch to arrange a chat.
FAQs
What’s the link to Brightwayz?
Stride & Ride CIC formed as a kind of sister organisation to Brightwayz. Some of our directors are also involved with Brightwayz, but Stride & Ride is focused much more on the local area of Kettering.
What are Stride and Ride’s aims?
Stride & Ride CIC exists to get good, inclusive secure cycle parking in Kettering town centre. We want to act as a voice to advocate for safe, protected cycle routes and engage with everyone who wants to see better transport options in the Kettering area.
How are we going to achieve our aims?
We want interested residents to have their views heard. Change that happens *with* a community is more readily accepted than change that happens *to* a community. We aim to be the voice for people who care about the future of the Kettering area and how greener and more sustainable travel will make the area more liveable.
Can I apply to be a part of the team or join as a member?
Absolutely, we are a membership CIC which means everyone who sgns up has an equal voice in the organisation. The more members we have, the more we can represent the voices of everyone who wants to see a safer, cleaner, greener Kettering. Fill in this form to become a member.
Meet our team
Stride and Ride CIC was registered in December 2024 after a group of local residents and active travel professionals came together with a desire to improve transport options in the Kettering area.
Alison Holland, Dez Dell, Polly Shackleton, Adrian Watts and Jacqui Whitehouse are our directors. Our bike mechanic Wesley Cash and volunteer Ryan Richmond are always at our Active Travel Hubs
Alison Holland
Dez Dell
Polly Shackleton
Adrian Watts
Wesley Cash
Ryan Richmond
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