Spokes rides and events
Canterbury to Chartham
Thursday 13 June
Meet 11.00am Canterbury West station
A short ride to the Artichoke at Chartham, suitable for novices and those with disabilities. Meet at 11.00 at Canterbury West then 11.15 at Toddlers Cove to join riders on adapted bicycles and trikes. Off-road on cycle track apart from the last 100m to the pub for a drink or lunch. Part of National bike week. 

Other rides
​Divas on Wheels
Sunday 11 August 
Start and finish at Bridge near Canterbury
Be part of this ladies bike ride and enjoy the picturesque Kent countryside, great fun and a supportive atmosphere. Two routes - 25-mile or 50-mile - from The Independent Pedaler in Bridge near Canterbury. Bike Heroes will lead small groups for cyclists new to cycling and provide roadside repairs to anyone who needs it. You can also visit The Independent Pedaler for a pre-ride safety check. Details and registration from https://www.pilgrimshospices.org/event/divas-on-wheels-2/
Ashford cycling and walking consultation
Ashford Borough Council is looking for views on its proposed new cycling and walking strategy. This is part of a wider strategy to improve sustainable transport, in particular making the town centre more accessible, and has six main aims:
  • to provide and improve the cycling and walking network
  • to increase cycle parking around the borough
  • maintaining the existing cycling and walking network
  • focusing on safer cycling
  • promoting cycling and walking in the borough
  • increasing opportunities for cycling and walking tourism.
The strategy documents, including a link to an online survey, can be found on the council's website.
KCC 20mph review
Kent County Council (KCC) is reviewing how and where it implements 20mph schemes. More information about the review can be found on the Council's media hub or you can read the report on their website.
Update, May 2019
The latest edition of Update, our monthly email newsletter, is now available.​
Spokes objectives
  1. To encourage cycling and publicise its benefits for the community and for individuals.
  2. To ensure that local authority and government policies actively encourage cycling and make full provision for it as part of an overall transport strategy.
This is to ensure that all members of the public can enjoy cheap, safe and environmentally-sound travel for work and leisure.

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​Creating Networks!
The Creating Networks! event on 26 April was a very successful full-day event which brought together national and local cycling organisations, officers from Kent County Council (KCC) and Professor Stephen Peckham, an expert on air pollution from Kent university.
In order to have a more coherent approach and be more effective in achieving better outcomes for active travel throughout Kent, speakers considered various topics, including:
  • What campaign groups should do more of, subject to limited resources.
  • What actions were considered not particularly helpful to the cause.
  • What they could do to support each other with limited resources and levels of expertise.
  • Who to contact about particular issues so that there were clearer channels of communication. 
More information about Creating Networks! can be found in the following:
Spokes campaigns for cycling to be a major part of a sustainable transport policy for east Kent and for the benefits of cycling to easily accessible to people and organisations in the area.  
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