Our August 2024 Belle Early Days I remember learning to ride in the playing fields behind my Gran’s house. I had a tiny white bike so I’m guessing I was
Pennies and Miles for Breast Cancer UK The Belles have done it again. This is now the fourth year the Belles have held a ‘Charity Month’, this year reverting to
Bingley Belles new venture into strength training. A story by Lucy, sadly we don’t have a picture of her lifting her mega weights!
CyclingUK offer Big Bike Revival grants to cycling groups or organisations to deliver sessions that offer either FIX – LEARN – RIDE opportunities.We applied and were successful awarded a grant
CyclingUK offer Big Bike Revival grants to cycling groups or organisations to deliver sessions that offer either FIX – LEARN – RIDE opportunities.We applied and were successful awarded a grant
In April, 18 members attended our Annual General Meeting Café ranking activity As everyone arrived and settled in with a cuppa and piece of cake, we played a fun diamond
Let’s do a Sportive said Fiona! Gulp! OK, lets see if anyone is interested. And guess what? 10 women said YES, great idea! So there it was, a decision had
Bingley Belles entered into a partnership with the Capital of Cycling in Bradford to offer some learn to ride sessions for women in Bingley. We invited women to sign up
On an evening in May 2023, four Bingley Belles put on their glad rags and headed out to Bradford Active Sports Awards.Along with the top Bradfordian sport’s women and men
In April 2023, 20 Belles set off for a weekend away of cycling in the Peak District in Derbyshire.
May 2023s Calendar Belle Janet’s Adventures with Bikes I always had a bike as a kid, which is strange because no one else in my family had them. The first
A group of Bingley Belles enjoy a weekend of cycling in Whitby
Katie teaches Sarah and Judy how to write and post news items and more on the Bingley Belles website.
Meet our very own Raz – who is determined, courageous, and doesn’t let anything stop her. Even if it takes a while.
Lisa’s inspiring story of perseverance as she fights to get back on her bike after an accident.
Aussie Jayne starting cycling in lockdown, doing road training with the Bingley Belles.
Agnes rediscovered her love for cycling after retiring, and joined her daughter Nicola in the Bingley Belles.
Barbara prefers a savoury roll to cake – and as a ride leader maybe she’ll be putting on Two Rolls rides in future!
Support the Bingley Belles raising money for the RNLI in June.
Sarah founded Bingley Belles after discovering the joys of cycling with women and having cake stops.
Nicola’s write up of the cleaning workshops at the Big Bike Revival bike kitchens January and February 2022.
Bingley Belles Ride Leader Nicola is a mountain bike fanatic – if there’s a mound, she’s up and over it.
Katie is a Bingley Belles Ride Leader and Breeze Champion. She can – and does – spend hours talking about how brilliant e-bikes are.
Anne was inspired to start cycling by the Tour de France in 2014, when the Grand Depart was held in Yorkshire.
Our December Belle Amanda went for 20 years without touching a bike until she joined the Bingley Belles.
Members aim to exercise every day, raising money for a mental health charity.
Celebrating more than 500 rides led by Bingley Belle Judy Robinson.
Our November Belle is Aleks, who has been riding with the Bingley Belles since March.
The club’s been named as one of the city’s Covid Champions.
Our September Belle is Georgina, who went from forgetting how to ride to cycling up “crazy steep hills” since joining the Bingley Belles.
Members took on a cycling challenge in June to raise money.
June’s Belle, Jeannette, knew she had joined the right group when she took cake to the Bingley Belles AGM.
We are pleased to announce that as a club we have signed the Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free Pledge. We would like to encourage our members to consider where possible reducing
Michelle is our May Belle. She found joining the Bingley Belles really helped her fitness levels.
April’s Belle is Tracey. Joining the Belles meant she could enjoy cycling at her own pace and go on “lots of adventures”.
Kaz is our March Belle. She wasn’t put off cycling after getting a “wonderful bruise” falling off her bike twice.
Our February Belle, Jane, says joining the Bingley Belles has been “one of the best things I’ve done in years”.