Take a Stand®

Free cycle parking for community organisations

A woman signalling to turn while cycling, with an instructor in a hi-vis jacket riding behind her.

Take a Stand helps small businesses and community spaces become greener, safer, and boosts local business.

Through our free cycle parking scheme, you can make your space more accessible at no extra cost. We provide free Sheffield stands to organisations in Bath, Bristol, Stroud, Swindon and Wilmslow to make the local community cleaner and more reachable.

Apply for Take a Stand

Boost your business with free fitted cycle stands. Apply now or register your interest using the form below.

Commission Take a Stand

Are you a local authority wanting to offer Take a Stand in your area?

We’ll work with you to deliver a fully managed cycle parking scheme - from promotion, application, site coordination and installation.

How it works

Apply or register interest
We’ll check funding is available in your area and contact you
We’ll fit a set of free cycle stands at your business or community space

Please read our Take a Stand terms and conditions to see if you're eligible.

Scroll down to see what we offer where. If your location isn’t listed, please still register your interest here.

Cycle stories

“Customers with bikes are now at ease leaving their bikes outside the shop, giving them more time to browse and try things on.”

Alice, Paper Plane

“The stands have encouraged more people to cycle, saving fuel and carbon in doing so. It's brilliant to have received them and have them installed free of charge”

Sophie, HIllfields Community Centre

Locations

We work with local authorities to offer the scheme. Each location is a little different.

Bristol

We’ll deliver and install up to four Sheffield stands free of charge.

Open to small organisations who may not have a budget for cycle parking, for example:

Small, local businesses such as independent shops, pubs, and dental surgeries.
Voluntary sector and community organisations such as charities or places of worship.

We can’t offer free stands to state-funded institutions such as schools, fire stations, or large businesses. This offer is thanks to funding from Bristol City Council.

BathNES

We’ll deliver up to two Sheffield stands free of charge – to be installed by you.

Open to small organisations who may not have a budget for cycle parking, for example:

Small, local businesses such as independent shops, pubs, and dental surgeries.
Voluntary sector and community organisations such as charities or places of worship.
Private landlords who want to protect their property interior from bike marks and scuffing.

We can’t offer free stands to state-funded institutions such as schools, fire stations, or large businesses. This offer is thanks to funding from BathNES Council.

Stroud

We’ll deliver and install up to five Sheffield stands free of charge.

Open to small organisations who may not have a budget for cycle parking, for example:

Small, local businesses such as independent shops, pubs, and dental surgeries.
Voluntary sector and community organisations such as charities or places of worship.

This offer is thanks to funding from Stroud District Council.

Swindon

We’ll deliver and install up to four Sheffield stands free of charge.

Open to small organisations who may not have a budget for cycle parking, for example:

Small, local businesses such as independent shops, pubs, and dental surgeries.
Voluntary sector and community organisations such as charities, village halls or places of worship.

We can’t offer free stands to state-funded institutions such as schools, fire stations, or large businesses. This offer is thanks to funding from Swindon Borough Council.

Wilmslow

We’ll deliver and install up to four Sheffield stands free of charge.

The subsidy is open to small organisations who may not have a budget for cycle parking and who have been selected and introduced by Wilmslow Town Council.