A NEW way to get on your bike has been launched at Kenilworth Station.
Unfolding Kenilworth Bike Hire is up and running thanks to the joint efforts of Warwickshire County Council and Kenilworth and Southam MP Jeremy Wright.
The facilities have been funded through the West Midlands Railway’s Your Community, Your Fund initiative and are now live at Kenilworth Station, complete with a fleet of 12 Brompton folding bicycles.
Users will need to sign up to membership of Brompton Bike Hire which enables them to hire and return bikes using a Smartphone app or online from any of Brompton’s 80+ docks. Reservations can be made up to 24 hours ahead of the booking and there is a flat hire fee of £5 per day. Bikes can be retained for as long as the user wishes.
This innovative facility is designed to offer residents, visitors, and commuters a convenient and environmentally friendly travel solution.
Pupils from St John’s Primary School and Kenilworth School and Sixth Form lent their creative minds to this project too.
Isadora McAinsh, a sixth form student from Kenilworth secondary, provided a detailed design that features on the side of the bike dock.
Pupils from St. John’s Primary School contributed by offering up names that have be allocated to each Brompton bike. The names include – Shuttle, Cosmic, Rider, Mermaid Blue, Nitro, Roller and Universe.
Mr Wright said: “I am delighted to see the Unfolding Kenilworth project come to fruition. Having advocated for a bike hire facility at Kenilworth Station for some time, I am confident that this scheme will bring significant benefits to the local community. It will offer a flexible and convenient travel option, enhancing the appeal of Kenilworth to visitors while also supporting residents in making more sustainable travel choices. I am proud to have supported this successful bid and look forward to the scheme’s positive outcomes.”
