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Wheels for Wellbeing
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A disabled people’s cycling organisation campaigning for equity in cycling, #ActiveTravel, multimodal journeys, and mobility justice. #BeyondTheBicycle
Find out about our work at www.WheelsForWellbeing.org.uk
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The event is free & is a great way of learning about why this guide is so important, as well as the key areas it covers.

Date: Tuesday 13th January
Time: 5pm-6:15pm (Kay will be speaking at about 5:20pm)
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January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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TODAY:
We are delighted that Kay Inckle, our Campaigns and Policy Manager will be speaking about the latest edition of our Guide to Inclusive Cycling at the Active Travel Cafe. @activetravelcaf.bsky.social
An image of the front cover of The Guide. At the top in black letters are the words The Guide to Inclusive Cycling Fifth Edition September 2025. Then there is a picture of a person cycling over an on-road cycle crossing on a red semi-recumbent trike, in front of a red double-decker bus. There is a park with black iron railings behind them and the bus. Underneath the picture is the Wheels For Wellbeing logo
January 13, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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This Jan, whether you've made a resolution to be more active, regain some independence or spend quality time with family and friends, #Wheels4Me is here for you! Access non-standard cycles free of charge, with loans up to a month and wrap around support!

Get in touch today!
a collage of photos of a diverse group of people on cycles frames a textbox reading, "In 2025, we helped over 40 people get a chance to loan a cycle for FREE. Is this your year?". They include 5 photos of smiling men and women on sporty looking semi-recumbent cycles, a man and a young woman on two different types of handcycle clipped to wheelchairs and an older lady laughing next to a small, blue upright, electric tricycle.
January 10, 2026 at 10:17 AM
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It's great to see action starting against dangerous pavement parking. Now we need: A clear definition of what "unreasonable obstruction" means; Effective ways to enforce against obstructive and dangerous parking; Enforcement against pavements being broken by heavy vehicles.
Read more: bit.ly/4jsWbRa
Drawing of a busy terraced street has pavement-parked cars down both sides. A long cane user is trying to get down the left pavement. A driver in a pavement-parked SUV on double yellow lines is shouting "I need to park here! You can squeeze through or go on the road!" A powerchair user is driving down the road, while an adult and child on a side-by-side tandem are cycling towards us. A driver coming up the road is shouting "Get off the road! You'll get yourselves killed!" A child on a small bike is riding down the right hand pavement, while a driver in a pavement-parked van shouts "Get off the pavement! You're a danger to pedestrians!"
January 9, 2026 at 10:11 AM
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Please keep an eye on our social media channels and bookmark this page to make sure you have all our latest information and to discuss mobility aid regulation details with us.

#MobilityDevices #MobilityAidRegulation

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Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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To support the DfT’s consultation into modernising the law for powered mobility devices in achieving the best possible outcome for Disabled people, we will be launching explainer information resources, webinars and carrying out consultation sessions.
Campaigning for inclusive cycling, Wheels for Wellbeing
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
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January 6, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Read the full press release on the consultation, which includes a quote from @isabelleclementmbe.bsky.social, Director of Wheels for Wellbeing.

www.gov.uk/government/n...
Government seeks views to modernise laws on powered mobility devices
Have your say on how laws around powered mobility devices could reflect modern technology and improve safety by 31 March 2026.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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We're delighted the Department for Transport has launched a public consultation into reviewing the law around powered mobility devices.

This has the potential to improve the independence, physical & mental health, employment & social options of Disabled individuals and their families across the UK.
Government seeks views to modernise laws on powered mobility devices
Have your say on how laws around powered mobility devices could reflect modern technology and improve safety by 31 March 2026.
www.gov.uk
January 6, 2026 at 1:14 PM
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Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026!
Drawing of a snowy scene with bike wheel and cog shaped snow falling across happy snow people riding six different wheeled mobility devices. From top left: Two snow people riding a tandem mobility scooter. The rear rider has tight fitting dark glasses; A snow person riding a sit-on e-scooter wearing a glamorous matching purple ball gown and fascinator, with a parasol; A snow person riding a recumbent tadpole trike, towing a child trailer with a small snow person inside; A snow person wearing punk clothes using a manual wheelchair and e-assist handcycle attachment; A snow person using a powerchair, smiling into a single-wheel pram clipped to the front of their chair; Two snow people in matching blue bobble hats and scarves riding a side-by-side tandem cycle and cuddling each other. Title reads "wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026" and has the Wheels for Wellbeing logo in the top right corner.
January 1, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Saturday marked our last cycling session of the year before our staff (and trusty cycles) enjoy a well-deserved break.

We look forward to welcoming you back at the usual times from the week beginning
12/01/26

Sessions available to pre-book on the portal now!
December 23, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Did you know a summary of our Guide to Inclusive Cycling along with its key
recommendations is available in Easy Read?

You can view it by following the link below.

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#InclusiveCycling #GuideToInclusiveCycling #AccessibleCycling
An image of the front cover of The Guide. At the top in black letters are the words The Guide to Inclusive Cycling Our recommendations Fifth Edition September 2025. There is a graphic to the left of two hands holding a card with the words Easy Read and someone giving the thumbs up. Then there is a sub-heading which reads 'What needs to happen to make cycling inclusive for everyone'. Then there is a picture of a person cycling over an on-road cycle crossing on a red semi-recumbent trike, in front of a red double-decker bus. There is a park with black iron railings behind them and the bus. Underneath the picture is the Wheels For Wellbeing logo
December 22, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Wheels4Me London is delivered in partnership with @walkwheelcyclet.bsky.social, @peddlemywheels.bsky.social and funded by the Motability Foundation

#InclusiveCycling #RecumbentTrike
December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Jeremy was a keen cyclist before illness made cycling a two-wheeled bicycle impossible. Through the Wheels4Me scheme, he was able to explore tricycle options & get back to doing what he loves.

Watch his story below & find out how you can trial a cycle at wheels4me.co.uk

youtu.be/q-ZnnXd3M2s
Wheels4Me London- Jeremy's Story
YouTube video by Wheels for Wellbeing
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December 19, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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This is one of the reasons why we continue to campaign about micromobility: We want people like Zeeshan to have the option to use e-assist cycles, so they can ride freely with their friends and family - just as children in much of Europe already can!

www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk/our-blog/per...
I always thought I would never be able to ride a bike: Zeeshan’s story
Meet Zeeshan, a Primary 7 pupil in West Lothian we’ve reached through our I Bike Schools programme. Zeeshan has a physical disability and dyspraxia, which have always stopped him from cycling – until ...
www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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It's always great to read about someone like Zeeshan, who is now cycling for the first time!

But, as the article mentions, a trike is much bigger & heavier than a bike, and requires a lot of strength and stamina to use. You can't keep up with non-disabled people on bikes using an unpowered trike.
I always thought I would never be able to ride a bike: Zeeshan’s story
Meet Zeeshan, a Primary 7 pupil in West Lothian we’ve reached through our I Bike Schools programme. Zeeshan has a physical disability and dyspraxia, which have always stopped him from cycling – until ...
www.walkwheelcycletrust.org.uk
December 19, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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All we want for Christmas is for barriers to be removed so that even more people can benefit from cycling!

#InclusiveCycling #AccessibleCycling #ActiveTravel
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We should all be able to travel confidently and easily. In 2023, we asked disabled people to rate their experience of different types of transport. How do their scores compare with yours? Let us know what transport you use and how you’d score your journeys.
An infographic on an orange background. At the top bold black text on orange tape says: How usable is transport for disabled people? Then a scale shows 0 is the least and 3 is the most. Underneath a table says: Car 2.0, Walking/wheeling 1.9, Taxi/Private Hire Vehicle 1.9, Bus 1.7, Train 1.7, Light rail (e.g. Tube) 1.5, Cycling 0.6.
December 18, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Thanks so much to everyone like David who shares good practice!

Image description: Graphic labelled "1/3: Seat design for accessible outdoor seating" has drawing of bench labelled with key information which is all given in the written sections below the graphic.
December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Following some really helpful discussions with David Smith from City of York Council, we've updated our Benches and Seating Guide to reflect a couple of points for better accessibility.

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#AccessibilityMatters #AccessibleOutdoors
Benches and Seating in Public Spaces - updated 11/2025
Wheels for Wellbeing is an award-winning charity supporting disabled people of all ages and abilities to enjoy the benefits of cycling.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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It was also lovely to meet the Supersmith team and enjoy a ride with them.

Thank you to @hernehillvelodrome.bsky.social for the use of their facilities, and to Shambhu's - Vegan Caterers for their amazing food!

And thank you to everyone who came along and made the event such a success!
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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We love this time of the year, as it's one of the few occasions when staff, volunteers and trustees all get together at the Christmas Party.

So, last week it was an absolute pleasure to see everyone in-person to celebrate everything we've achieved this year and to let our hair down.
A photo of people with backs to camera collecting plates of food from a table full of containers. A photo taken in a park of two cyclists with their backs to the camera. They are cycling along a tarmac road. To the side are trees. A picture of two white women riding their recumbent cycles. They are in a park with trees and grass in the background. A photo of someone pedalling a recumbent trike. You can just see their leg and foot at the front of the photo. In the distance are other cyclists, trees and some puddles.
December 17, 2025 at 12:56 PM
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*stat from Disabled Ramblers
@benwheels.bsky.social
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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He raised the issue of how 90% of the Disabled people who are diagnosed by NHS as needing a mobility aid, don’t have a mobility aid suitable for a 1km journey*, & how our pavements are often inaccessible to Disabled people as they are blocked by parked cars, overgrown hedges and are too bumpy.
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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This morning Ben Foley was at the "Beyond fare" event in Parliament, which aims to end the patchwork of poor provision for Disabled people's bus passes. It gave Ben an opportunity to talk to MPs @tomgordonld.bsky.social, @rachaelmaskell.bsky.social @stevedarlingmp.bsky.social
and Julian Lewis.
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December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Did you know there is also a British Sign Language (BSL) version of our Guide to Inclusive Cycling which covers the foreword and key recommendations?

View it below.

youtu.be/l-M5BE9G2JI

#InclusiveCycling #GuideToInclusiveCycling #AccesibleCycling
British Sign Language (BSL)- Summary of the Guide to Inclusive Cycling 5th Edition
YouTube video by Wheels for Wellbeing
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December 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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There's no single mobility aid that works for everyone.

That's why we'll keep working to help make a world where all #Disabled people can use their ideal wheels to get around.

Wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026!
Drawing of a snowy scene with bike wheel and cog shaped snow falling across happy snow people riding six different wheeled mobility devices. From top left: Two snow people riding a tandem mobility scooter. The rear rider has tight fitting dark glasses; A snow person riding a sit-on e-scooter wearing a glamorous matching purple ball gown and fascinator, with a parasol; A snow person riding a recumbent tadpole trike, towing a child trailer with a small snow person inside; A snow person wearing punk clothes using a manual wheelchair and e-assist handcycle attachment; A snow person using a powerchair, smiling into a single-wheel pram clipped to the front of their chair; Two snow people in matching blue bobble hats and scarves riding a side-by-side tandem cycle and cuddling each other. Title reads "wishing everyone their ideal wheels in 2026" and has the Wheels for Wellbeing logo in the top right corner.
December 15, 2025 at 10:49 AM