It’s been an immense pleasure and privilege to have taken on the role as Bicycle Mayor of Bath from October 2021 until July 2023. Thank you to everyone who has asked me questions, approached me for help, or has cheered me on as Bicycle Mayor!

I applied for the role because I felt passionate about cycling as a cheap and fun transport mode for everyday journeys and I wanted more people to be able to cycle around Bath.

When I started as Bicycle Mayor, Kidical Mass Bath had just started out, and one of my aims as Bicycle Mayor was to keep going with these regular family-friendly cycle rides to celebrate cycling and to call for safer streets. 

We’ve held ten rides since October 2021 and each ride has been joined by around 70 to 120 people of all ages and abilities. We’ve done neighbourhood rides in Larkhall and Weston, ridden in the rain in January and in the dark complete with Halloween and Christmas outfits on.

Kidical Mass Bath has become a place to exchange experiences about cycling in our city, and it has offered people a chance to gain confidence in cycling and make new friends. The rides are very popular with children and we have had children as young as three years old on their own bikes completing the 3-mile routes.

Together with other Kidical Mass organisers in other towns, I have written a guide on how to set up your own Kidical Mass and we’ve secured public liability insurance for groups across the UK. Together with some international webinars this has spurred people into action across the country and there are now Kidical Mass rides taking place in over 30 towns and cities in the UK.

Locally, I’ve participated in various forums such as the Bath and North East Somerset Journey to Net Zero Transport Forum and I’ve joined the steering group of the West of England Shared Transport and Active Travel Network (WESTACT).

During my term I’ve taken part in radio interviews, podcasts, local and regional media interviews, and given online talks at Active Travel Cafe and Active Travel Academy Cycling and Walking at Tea-time (University of Westminster).

I’ve also strengthened connections with various grassroot groups and campaigns such as Transition Bath, Bath Campaigns Network, Climate Hub BANES, Possible, Bristol Cycling Campaign, as well as local bike shops and cycling clubs.

The end of my term certainly doesn’t mean the end of my journey as a campaigner for safer streets, sustainable transport and better communities. In May of this year, I was elected as Green Party Councillor for Lambridge, and have taken on the role as Member Advocate for Active Travel in Bath.