Community Cycling for greener, healthier lives

Aim

We aim to make cycling possible to all in our community regardless of financial circumstances. Promoting health, fun and transport solutions

We are a small team working with the charity Cornwall Life Recycle based in Camborne.

Our aim is to make a difference to people in our local community - Cornwall Life Recycle is passionate about recycling and we recycle 97% of everything that comes into the project, we actively promote this to everyone that visits us. 

• To help our clients gain experience, confidence and make new friends we have chosen a bicycle as the learning focus
• We rescue old unwanted bicycles and find them new homes, this makes cycling affordable for everyone regardless of health/financial/circumstances.
• Our main aim is to help people who struggle with life.  These will be people who are on the Autism spectrum, people who suffer from mental health or those who have learning or health disabilities.  We do not exclude anyone who needs support for whatever reason (if we feel we are unable to help we will find the right organisation to support this person)
• Young people who do not engage at school and are at risk of being excluded, young people who have made bad choices.
• To help our clients gain experience, confidence and make new friends we have chosen a bicycle as the learning focus
• We encourage people to come and volunteer to pass on their skills and knowledge

 We work with local schools we are able to engage their more challenging students.

We also support people referred through social services and other agencies who support disadvantaged vulnerable adults and young people.

Many of our volunteers live locally and find it beneficial to come along and help.  One of our clients (Chris) said since he had been attending his memory had improved and he loved being part of the team.

The bicycles after they are safety checked by a qualified technician are made available to the local community to purchase with all profits going back into the charity to enable more people to benefit from the sessions we provide.

Our vision is to become mobile and the money we raise from Aviva Crowdfunder will enable us to take our charity out into the community - a mobile Cornwall Life Recycle - enabling us to reach people of ALL ages in rural areas, areas of deprivation and other areas where transport and access to a bike is limited. Through the mobile project we will build cycling communities, improve physical and mental health and social inclusion whilst also encouraging more people to make more journeys by bike.

This project successfully funded on 1st February 2023