Mind Matters NE

21/09/2025

Sunday morning group ride out 🚲☀️

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12/09/2025

GNR 2025! 👟🏃‍♀️🏅

Watch a 3D video replay of this epic activity on Strava.

12/09/2025

Join Us for our next sessions:

Saturday 20th - Learn to Ride

Sunday 21st September - Led Ride

9:30am to 12:00pm at Benfield Sports Centre, NE6 4NU.

Sessions are Free - fully funded by Cycling UK

You can bring your own bike or borrow one of ours. Helmets are provided if needed.

Booking essential – spaces are limited.

Sign up via link in bio or here: https://forms.gle/Fi7ssF7fF7K8C14C7

12/09/2025

Sunday 14th September: LED RIDE Session Cancelled - We have rescheduled our dates, so we will start up again Saturday 20th and Sunday 21st September! Please click on the link to book a place! https://mindmattersne.co.uk/services/the-big-bike-revival/

18/08/2025

🚲 On Saturday 16th August we ran another Big Bike Revival Led Ride from Benfield Sports Centre – and what a brilliant group we had!

We took the group on a roughly 8-mile round trip, heading through the city centre to Exhibition Park for a quick café stop, then back via Jesmond, Armstrong Park and Paddy Freeman’s (that steep climb was tough – most of us wheeled our bikes up!). From there we joined the Waggonway, taking us along to Benton Road and then back to the Bike Hub.

👉 A great circular route with a mix of quiet roads and cycle paths, mostly steady riding with a couple of hilly challenges.

The session included:

✅ Helmet & bike safety checks

✅ Practised signalling and group communication

✅ Confidence-building laps around the sports field

✅ Led ride on local roads and cycle paths

The route we took has been added to the images

Big thanks to Cycling UK and the Big Bike Revival for supporting these free sessions.

Want to join us at the next one? Visit www.mindmattersne.co.uk or email hello@mindmattersne.co.uk

11/08/2025

🚴‍♀️ Join us for our next Big Bike Revival Led Ride - Saturday 16th August 2025🚴‍♂️

We’re heading out this Saturday, 16th August, from 9:30am to 12:00pm at Benfield Sports Centre, NE6 4NU.

Sessions are Free - fully funded by Cycling UK

This is a friendly, supportive group ride led by qualified ride leaders. We’ll start with bike and helmet checks, build skills, and then enjoy a short, safe route exploring the local area together.

Bikes and helmets are available to borrow, or you can bring your own.

Spaces are limited – booking is essential.
👉 Sign up here: https://forms.gle/Fi7ssF7fF7K8C14C7

Let’s get more people out on bikes, more often – see you there!

09/08/2025

🚴‍♂️ Led Ride – Saturday 9th August 🚴‍♀️

What a great group we had today! Everyone listened, took on board the instructions, and really embraced the session.

We went back to basics:

- Safety checks & helmet fitting

- M-checks on bikes – building comfort with essential pre-ride checks

- Quick skills session on the Benfield Sports field

- Short group ride around the school field, then a ride in the local area

We focused on:
• Building confidence on the roads
• Road safety & awareness of other road users
• Clear signalling
• Communication as a led ride group

Brilliant effort from everyone – and such a lovely group to work with.

Part of the Big Bike Revival with Cycling UK North East EnglandUK - helping more people get out on bikes, more often 🚲

📍 Benfield Sports Centre, Newcastle upon Tyne

We are doing the same next weekend, watch out for details!

02/08/2025

🚴 Big Bike Revival Ride 🚴‍♀️

Great ride today from Benfield School up to Rising Sun Farm – 10 riders enjoying trails, cycle routes, and quiet roads.

Join us again for our next Led Ride on 16 August. New riders are always welcome! Build confidence, explore local routes, and enjoy cycling with others.

Next week: Learn to Ride session – perfect for beginners.

📧 hello@mindmattersne.co.uk

02/08/2025

Big Bike Revival Led Ride – What a Day! 🚴‍♂️

Today we had a fantastic turnout for our Big Bike Revival led ride, supported by Cycling UK. Starting from Benfield School, 10 of us set off on a circular route up to Rising Sun Farm.

We enjoyed a mix of cycle routes, trails, and quiet roads, stopping for a breather and a quick drink before heading back. The group had a brilliant mix of riders – some completely new to cycling and others with more experience. It was wonderful to see everyone coming together to enjoy fresh air, build confidence, and pick up tips for cycling safely on both roads and paths.

Before setting off, we did bike and helmet safety checks and had a quick run-through of group ride signals to keep everyone comfortable and safe.

We are hoping those who came along today join us again for our next Led Ride session on the 16th August, and we always welcome new participants. It’s great just to get out there on your bike, connect with others, become more confident on the roads, and discover new places along the way.

Next week, we’ll be running a Learn to Ride session 9th Aug – perfect for beginners who want to start their cycling journey. 🚴

Follow us for updates and upcoming session dates.
Email: hello@mindmattersne.co.uk

or visit: https://mindmattersne.co.uk/services/the-big-bike-revival/

30/07/2025

This post took me best part of a week to write.

It's been SO hard these last months, and while I want to be honest with everyone, I also don't want to be a downer!

I *LOVE* what I do, and I want to keep doing it- it's been almost 5 years since we opened! But the last 2 or 3 months have been terrible sales-wise and we are on thin ice.

The last thing I want to do is close, and for people to say "oh if we'd only known!"

So this is me being vulnerable and honest, and putting it out into the world. We are NOT closing...unless things continue as they have been. So please, like and share our posts, pop in for a snack or a weekend toastie, book a place on our next gratelate evening, and TELL YOUR FRIENDS about us!

Thanks all, stay cheesy xx