Organisations work together to develop new cycling infrastructure for Oundle

Around 80 new bike parking spaces have been installed around Oundle, making it easier to visit the town’s shops, cafes, parks and Fletton House by bike. The initiative was led by the Oundle Business Association, with support from local environmental organisation Transition Oundle and Oundle Town Council. Some funding was also secured from the East Northamptonshire Communities Facilities Fund.

The stands have been installed to provide more parking for local workers and shoppers as well as to provide facilities for larger groups of cyclists riding through the beautiful market town every weekend, thus supporting Oundle’s businesses and maintaining a vibrant high street.

Many look like traditional bike stands (with some also providing shelter) and some are the type of stand more often found at cycling events – where bikes are ‘hung’ on the bar by their saddles and can be secured using a bike lock.

The new stands are located in the Market Place, outside Fletton House, at Barnwell Country Park, opposite The Greedy Piglet café, in the yard of the Oundle Courthouse, on West Street (outside the Oundle Bazaar and the Queen Victoria Hall) and outside the town’s Co-op and Tesco stores. They complement the existing stands found outside Oundle School’s sports centre, the doctors’ surgery and Waitrose.

As a further boost to the town’s cycling infrastructure Transition Oundle has drawn up a proposal for the phased development of cycle lanes linking housing with schools, public services and leisure facilities. The proposal (which was recently presented to Oundle Town Council for their consideration) can be viewed in video form using the link: www.transitionoundle.org.uk/transport

Oundle Bike Initiative