I'm Jenny, and I've been using bicycles to get around for over 35 years!
 

My memorable experiences of cycling include:

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• Playing follow-the-leader on bikes with my siblings at age 13ish (drawing chalk arrows at junctions to tell each other which way we'd gone),

• Yelling at the wind on Blackpool promenade as I battled my way to work as a teenager,

• Mountain bike riding and racing in South Wales in my 20s,

• A 10-mile cycle commute to work (involving a horrid 50mph bypass) when I lived in SW France in my 30s.

 

These days my regular rides include back and forths between Kendal and Sedbergh, and bike-train-bike commutes from Kendal to Lancaster Uni, where I work part-time in an industry-leading climate research consultancy, Small World Consulting: https://www.sw-consulting.co.uk/ .​​
 
As a long-time advocate of low-impact living, I gained an environment-related MSc in 2020, which sharpened an underlying interest in changing day-to-day transport choices and behaviours.
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An assertive yet considerate cyclist, I'm passionate about enabling others to enjoy cycling safely, spend more time outside on two wheels and leave the car at home as often as possible.
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As well as holding a National Standard certificate in cycling instruction, I am DBS-certified, and qualified in safeguarding and first aid.
 
Cycling aside, I regularly run in the beautiful Lake District and Howgill Fells, read a lot of “eco-stuff”, and am also trying to learn to play the guitar and win the odd game of chess...