Travel Smart SOT

27/08/2026

🚶‍♀️🚲 New school year, new travel habits?

With schools returning next week, now is a great time to think about walking, wheeling or cycling for some or all of the school journey. Active travel can help children arrive alert, improve wellbeing & reduce congestion around school gates.

27/07/2026

📚✨ Tales in the Park starts tomorrow!
Join the National Literacy Trust for free, fun-filled storytelling sessions in our parks this summer. 🌳📖

📍 Tomorrow: Tunstall
📍 Friday: Hanley Park

Perfect for families with young children. Find out more in the original post and come along if you can! 👇

18/06/2026

Today is Clean Air Day - a reminder that the way we travel can make a real difference to the air we all breathe.

Choosing to walk, wheel or cycle for short journeys helps reduce traffic, improve air quality and create healthier, more pleasant places for everyone

02/06/2026

🚲 Free Dr Bike Session – Bike Week 2026 🚲

Join us for a free Dr Bike session where experienced mechanics will carry out a basic safety check & minor adjustments to help keep your bike roadworthy.

📅 Saturday 13 June 2026
🕙 10:00am – 3:00pm
📍 Hanley Upper Market Square, ST1 1NS

Whether you ride every day or your bike has been gathering dust in the shed, bring it along for a free check-up Bike Right

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No booking required – just turn up with your bike!

02/04/2026

🚲 Free Bike Tagging Event - Royal Stoke Hospital

This Easter, join us at Royal Stoke Hospital for a sustainable travel event with University Hospitals of North Midlands.

✔️ Free bike tagging on the National Cycle Database
✔️ Free bike health checks - minor adjustments
✔️ Cycling safety & maintenance advice
📍 Wellbeing Wagon, outside the main entrance
📅 Tuesday 7 April
⏰ 10:00–15:00

Everyone welcome – no booking needed, just turn up!

27/02/2026

The Big Walk & Wheel is back from 16–27 March - the UK’s biggest walking, wheeling, scooting & cycling challenge for schools!

Ready to make a difference?
We’ve got amazing resources to help your school join the 2026! 🚶‍♀️🚴‍♂️
Whether you’re a Primary or Secondary, pupils can discover the benefits of walking, cycling, and scooting to school.
✅ Cleaner air & less congestion around the school gates
✅ Better mental and physical health for children
✅ Teachers say pupils who walk or cycle arrive more relaxed, alert, and ready to learn
Join thousands of schools in this UK-wide challenge and help create healthier, happier journeys.
Because changing how we travel changes everything. 🌍
In partnership with
👉 Sign up now via the link in comments.

20/01/2026

Did you know pedestrians and cyclists have priority if they're waiting to cross side junctions?

And do you know how much space to leave when overtaking more vulnerable road users?

The Highway Code has always been changing - make sure you're up to date.

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14/01/2026

Free adult cycle training with bikes available to borrow

Adult cycle skills sessions provided by Bikeright are FREE in Stoke-on-Trent. This applies to anyone who lives, works, or studies in the city.

Whether you’re just starting out or want to commute to work or university, check out the Bikeright website for our free courses.

Our fully qualified, local instructors are on hand to offer:

• Complete beginner training
• On-road training
• Exploration of local cycling infrastructure

And what’s more, you can do the training

• 7 days a week
• One-to-one as an individual session
• With a friend
• As a community group
• As a family

Coming soon: We will soon have bikes available to borrow for training sessions

You can find us at:
https://bikeright.co.uk/sponsors/stokeontrent

or via email at [email protected]

31/12/2025