The Cairngorms National Park Authority has announced the successful recipients of new cycle hub funding that helps local communities and partners deliver projects making it easier for people to choose cycling for everyday journeys. 

Supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund through the Cairngorms 2030 programme, the fund has awarded over £350,000 to six projects, supporting them to deliver by September 2028.

This includes the development of the Grantown Bike Kitchen, offering cycle maintenance services, skills training, cycle loan schemes, and a public e-bike charging and repair station. Other successful projects include expanding a community-led cycle hub at the Glenmore visitor centre, installing an e-bike charger in Kingussie and cycle confidence and bike maintenance courses in Aviemore and Ballater. Plus a national park-wide programme to increase access to cycling for all abilities.

Colin Simpson, Head of Visitor Services & Active Travel at the Park Authority, said: “This is an incredible opportunity to help make cycling and active travel in the Cairngorms National Park an easy choice for everyday journeys. Empowering communities and supporting them in finding solutions and removing barriers such as transport poverty or low cycling confidence. This new funding shows our dedication to improving active travel and sustainable transport options for everyone – we are looking forward to seeing these projects unfold and the benefits they will bring for visitors and local communities.” 

The cycle hub fund recipients are:

1. Grantown Bike Kitchen, £139,508 to set up a dedicated building offering cycle maintenance services, “do it yourself” classes and skills training, community-led rides, cycle loan schemes, public e-bike charging and public repair stations for cyclists.
2. Able 2 Adventure, £71,200 to deliver a programme of individual and group adaptive cycle rides, access to adaptive cycles, training programme for delivery partners and accessible trail mapping for cyclists. Funding also includes developing a support programme to introduce adaptive cycling at the cycle hubs, and maintenance of cycle hubs' e-bikes and adaptive cycles.
3. Trailheads Velotech, £450 for delivery of a cycle maintenance course in Ballater which will support bike bus participants and commuters to cycle to school and work.
4. Glenmore Community Cycle Hub, £114,150 to Aviemore & Glenmore Community Trust to develop a community-led cycle hub at the Glenmore Visitor Centre. This will fund additional infrastructure including 24 hour public e-bike charging, a bike wash, additional cycle parking (including long and short term), signage, community loan bikes, as well as community activities and partnership working to deliver classes and skills training. 
5. Kingussie Community Development Trust, £22,600 to install a 24 hour public e-bike charging station and new signage in Kingussie.
6. Mikes Bikes, £6,600 to deliver a two-year programme of women-only cycle rides and confidence-building skills in and around Aviemore to encourage more women to cycle.

Cairngorms 2030 is made possible by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, thanks to National Lottery Players.