Meet the Team

At Redee Motorcycle Training our instructors are DVSA certified, DBS checked and have all completed our in-house “Customer First” training package; ensuring we adhere to our core values of safety/value/fun/inclusivity/tolerance and fairness to all. And in so doing creating a safe, fun and enjoyable environment for our customers to train and our staff to work. Covering both sites in Cheltenham and Coventry.

Nick Wakelam

ATB Authority Holder

Head of Training | CBT & DAS Instructor

Nick’s journey with motorcycles began in his teens, starting with off-road riding before transitioning to road bikes. After a few years away from riding, he reconnected with the sport in early 2013. Since then, Nick has owned a variety of bikes, continually enhancing his skills and knowledge.

In 2017, Nick decided to take his riding to the next level by enrolling in advanced rider training with the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM), ultimately passing his advanced riding test. This then enabled Nick to become a member, rider & trustee of Warwickshire & Solihull Bloodbikes. A passionate motorcycle tourist, he makes the most of his free time to tour extensively, balancing his love for riding with family and work commitments.

Committed to ongoing personal and professional development, Nick started his journey of Motorcycle instruction back in 2018 and soon after earned his qualification as a CBT Instructor. Within the space of a couple of months, Nick became a fully qualified DVSA-registered motorcycle instructor, teaching both CBT and Direct Access Scheme (DAS) courses.

In addition, Nick is now an IAM National Observer, certified by the IMI, which allows him to train riders at an advanced level and prepare them for their advanced riding tests.

Although not as regular as he would like, he can on occasions still be found riding around the Worcestershire countryside whilst in his volunteer role as a Blood Biker for Severn Freewheelers charity.

Outside of Motorcycles, Nick enjoys spending time soaring the skies as he puts his pilot licence to good use.

Craig Simpson

CBT & DAS Instructor

Craig has been riding motorcycles since the age of 8. He raced motocross and, although not particularly talented, enjoyed the sport immensely, traveling and racing throughout the U.K.

Craig went on to serve as a police officer with West Midlands Police for 28 years, where he gained extensive experience in road safety, collision investigation, and advanced driving operations within the Roads Policing Unit.

After retiring, Craig continued his professional development, becoming a qualified CBT Instructor. He held his CBT Instructor status for a couple of years before progressing further to become a fully qualified DVSA-registered motorcycle instructor, teaching both CBT and Direct Access Scheme (DAS) courses.

Not wanting to stop there. he also undertook advanced training with RoSPA, fulfilling a lifelong ambition to become an advanced rider. This then enabled Craig to become a member & rider for Warwickshire & Solihull Bloodbikes.

Craig further advanced his skills by training to become a RoSPA Tutor and now delivers advanced motorcycle training to help riders prepare for the RoSPA advanced motorcycle test.

Throughout his career, Craig has remained a motorcycle nut, owning a succession of large-capacity road bikes from Honda, Kawasaki, Yamaha, Triumph, and BMW.

He has toured extensively across the U.K., France, Italy, and Germany, always looking for the next great riding adventure.

Steph Finch

CBT & DAS Instructor

Steph has had a keen interest in motorcycles since she was young, always getting involved with her father as he tinkered with vehicles in the garage; and that’s where her passion began. Steph has years of experience with road and off-road riding which means no matter what avenue you wish to venture down in your biking adventures, she’s at hand with lots of advice.

Steph is also a ROSPA advanced motorcyclist, however we hear she may be leaning more towards IAM! 👀

Her current bikes are Triumph Tiger XCX 800, and a Suzuki GSXR1000-R. She loves teaching, and finds it extremely rewarding.

Paulina Wakelam

Office Manager

Paulina has started her motorcycling journey as a pillion a number of years ago, but had a break for a while due to family life taking priority.  She has recently completed Direct Access Training with Redee.
 
Paulina provides administrative support to the business and is the first point of contact for existing or new customers. Chances are that if you got in touch, it would have been Paulina who dealt with your query.
 
Having recently undertaken Redee’s 6 session DAS course she now has a first hand experience of how the course works and can offer reassurance and advice to anybody wanting to get their bike licence.

Alex Perryman

CBT & DAS Instructor

Alex joined the biking community in 2002 when he ventured out on a bike for the very first time. He then passed his test in 2003 and has been riding ever since. Alex obtained his motorbike instructor badge in 2018 and has since qualified as a CBT and DAS instructor.
 
Over the last couple of years he has continued to develop his riding skills by completing his Bike Safe Course with IAM in 2021 and more recently his Biker Down course.
 
In his spare time, Alex likes to do long distance touring or riding his track bike. He also enjoys a good project, so you can usually find a couple of motorcycle builds in his garage.

David Hayward

CBT & DAS Instructor

Dave brings a wealth of experience to the Redee team. After riding bikes for many years, Dave decided to make his passion his career. Dave opened his own training school in the Midlands until a point where he decided to relocate and passed the business on to new blood. During this time Dave has continued to help new riders achieve their dream of passing their motorcycle test.
 
Dave joining Redee is a real turn of events as it was Dave, who many years ago trained one of our very own instructors. 

Tony Workman

CBT & DAS Instructor

Tony’s love for motorbikes has started at a very young age and was nurtured by his parents and grandparents.

Tony obtained his bike licence in 1995, and 3 years later, he was riding a CBR600F. This is when he decided that he would benefit from some additional training. Tony joined a local school within the Midlands and began his career as a motorbike instructor.

Tony has worked for other training schools where he has been further developing his skills and inspiring other people to get on two wheels. He is looking to continue his career as part of Team Redee.

Tony currently owns 10 bikes, and he is certain that this number is only likely to get higher.

Dan Lewis

CBT & DAS Instructor

Dan started riding motorbikes at the very young age of just 7 years old, whilst at an event in Butlins. His dad was an avid biker and Dan has truly followed in his footsteps.

Dan has over 25 years experience of riding bikes under his belt. He has ridden many different bikes both on and off road around the UK and he is always on a look out for the next adventure.

He absolutely loves to share his knowledge and passion for all things related to motorcycling.

He is eager to share his experiences and inspire others on their motorbiking journey.

Andy Stinton

CBT Instructor

Andy has been a bike rider for 43 years. He has plenty of miles and experiences under his belt in the motorcycle industry. He worked as a Despatch Rider in London and later transferred to a role involving bike sales, transport and rider training.
 
Andy has done a lot of touring on his motorbike. His travels took him to Spain, France, Germany and the whole length of the UK as well.
 
Motorbiking is Andy’s true passion and he is looking forward to using his experience to help as many people as possible to get into the world of bikes.

Nik Walpole

CBT Instructor

Nik is relatively new to motorcycling. He rode as a youngster but whilst still in the armed services never took his test.

Fast forward to 2014 where he took his bike licence and a year later qualified as a Police Motorcyclist whilst as a serving officer, which he continued until retirement in 2019. This led to an advanced motorcycling qualification with IAM.

Nik has ridden a variety of bikes in the last 10 years and now wants to pass on the experience he gained over the years and help people ride safely whilst also enjoying everything that motorcycling has to offer.

Andy Parr

CBT Instructor

Motorcycling has been a recent and exciting addition to Andy’s life. After completing his Direct Access in 2019, He followed it up with the BikeSafe program, which inspired him to pursue advanced rider training with RoSPA. With semi-retirement providing him more free time, he embraced motorcycling even further and trained as a RoSPA tutor to help others enhance their riding skills.

As he found great satisfaction in training others, he decided to embark on the path to becoming a DVSA Certified Motorcycle Instructor. He is constantly looking to improve his own skills and has attended various additional training courses, from off-road riding to advanced cornering techniques.

When he’s not training or on the road, he loves traveling, whether it’s on his motorbike or in his camper van.

Wayne Taylor

Trainee Instructor

Wayne’s passion for motorcycles started at a young age when his dad got him and his brother their first bike at just eight years old. Growing up around motorcycles, he spent years riding step-throughs like the Honda C70 and C90 before completing several CBTs and eventually passing his full test in 2017. With a family full of riders—including his uncles—motorcycling has always been in his blood. Now, as a trainee instructor with Redee, Wayne is excited to share his knowledge and enthusiasm with new riders, helping them build confidence and develop their skills on the road.

Wayne is also about to start the journey of working towards his advanced rider qualifications to aid his own professional development.

Tony Potterton

Trainee Instructor

Tony started riding back in 1978, the era of the famous Yamaha FS1E. He then moved onto the legend that was the Yamaha RD250, passing his motorcycle test in 1979, riding for many years prior to settling down. A break for family and business, then right back into it in 2004 until the present day – in the past 5 years alone he’s clocked up over 50,000 miles touring  France, Germany, Switzerland, Spain and Portugal ! – Oh and because he got bored Tony rode to the most Northern, Southern, Eastern & Western points of the U.K. – twice during the pandemic. Along with his considerable knowledge on the road, it’s fair to say that with his infectious grin, positive attitude, consideration for others, and with his easy going manner Tony is a true asset to Redee Motorcycle Tours.

Tony is also keen to continue his development, and is working towards achieving his goal of becoming a certified motorcycle instructor to manage one of our future sites.

Terry Hewitson (Tell)

Trainee Instructor

Hi my name is Terry Hewitson (Tell) I have been riding motorcycle from the age of 16, over 40 years.
 
I started with a 49cc moped and over the years rode bikes up to 1600 cc.
 
In 2013 with the attitude you are never to old to learn, I started my advanced rider course with the IAM. Later that year I took and successfully past my advanced rider test. 
 
Motorcycling to me is always an adventure, taking me to places and meeting people I did not know.
 
I am really looking forward to my new adventure which is to become a CBT instructor for Redee and see where that takes me in the future. I have a strong passion for motorcycling and I am looking forward to passing that on to new riders that come though the school. 

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