The Future of Velo Domestique

Aim

After 10 years in Southbourne, we're sadly being forced to leave our home. Help us raise £100,000 to secure the future of Velo Domestique.

Help us secure the future of Velo Domestique

After ten years in Southbourne, we're having to leave our home. Now we're asking our community to help us find a new one.

Velo Domestique started with a simple idea: to bring people together for good coffee, freshly made food and cycling under one roof.

Over the last decade, we've grown into much more than a cafe and bike shop. We've become a meeting place for friends, families and cyclists. From breakfast burritos and Wednesday night rides to Cranksgiving, roller racing and countless events, Velo Domestique has always been about the people who come through our doors.

And that's something we desperately want to continue.

Why we're asking for help

We've been told we must leave the building we've called home for the past ten years.

It's not a decision we've made, and it's not how we imagined our next chapter beginning.

Relocating a business like Velo is a huge undertaking. We need somewhere that can accommodate our kitchen, cafe and cycling activities, and we'll need to invest significantly to make a new space work.

We're determined to find a way forward, but we can't do it alone.

Our £100,000 fundraising target

We're hoping to raise £100,000 to help Velo relocate, reopen and continue doing what we love.

The money will help towards:

• Legal and property costs associated with leaving our current building and securing a new home.

• Installing a kitchen and the equipment needed to reopen.

• Building and fitting out the new cafe.

• Supporting our team and the business through the transition.

Our ambition is to preserve what makes Velo special, rather than start again from scratch.

A little something in return

We know that times are difficult for lots of people, so we wanted to create a crowdfunding campaign that gives something back.

We've put together a collection of rewards, including limited-edition merchandise, discounts at our future cafe, special coffee from Hard Lines, and even the chance to have a breakfast burrito every Friday for a year, or for life.

Whether you're able to contribute £50, £100 or something more substantial, every pledge will help us get closer to opening our next home.

And if you'd simply like to support us without choosing a reward, that means just as much.

Interested in supporting Velo Domestique in another way?

Alongside this community crowdfunding campaign, we're also looking into the possibility of private investment to help secure Velo's long-term future.

If you'd like to find out more about our plans, including potential opportunities for part ownership of Velo Domestique, please get in touch with us directly.

This Crowdfunder campaign is for donations and rewards only. Contributions made here do not provide shares or ownership in Velo Domestique. Any potential investment arrangements would be considered separately, subject to the appropriate legal and regulatory requirements.

The next chapter

We've been overwhelmed by the kindness, messages and offers of help we've received since sharing our difficult news.

It's reminded us just how much Velo means to people, and how lucky we are to have this community around us.

We're exploring potential new locations and doing everything we can to find a home where Velo Domestique can continue for many years to come.

We can't promise that the move will be straightforward, but we can promise that we'll put everything we have into making it happen.

Thank you for being part of Velo Domestique. We really hope you'll be part of what comes next.

Funding method

All or nothing – this project will only receive pledges if it reaches its target of £100,000 by 31st December 2026 at 11:59pm