EDSNUB Bikes for Schools

[monica]

East Dulwich SNUB has been awarded a Cleaner Greener Safer fund

to help repair old bicycles and donate them to schools. The bikes are fixed, then donated to the four local schools. The funding covers the maintenance of the bikes. The bikes will stay on School property, and will be used by the Children in Cycling proficiency, and other outdoor activities.

With the help of BC Bikes and local residents' disused bicycles

we can make this happen.

Please email [email protected] if you would like to donate your old/spare/ bikes.

Thanks

[monica]

Hi all

We are slowly receiving bikes, for the bikes for Schools project, however we need more. So please have a rummage around in your shed, loft, garage. If you have a bike you feel you are not going to use, please donate it to us, via emailing BC bikes on the email, in the original post.

Thanks

[EmilyE]

What ages are we talking? We might have an adult bike...

[monica]

Hi there

any size/age

Thanks

[Sandperson]

I've got a late 80's early 90's mtb in the shed which might need a fair amount of work would that be any good?

[monica]

Hi Sandperson

That sounds great, if you dont mind emailing BC Bikes on the original post, they can arrange collection and storage

Thanks

[thebestnameshavegone]

So, BC Bikes does this completely free of charge? Or, how is this funded?

[monica]

Hi Thebestnameshavegone, this is funded through the Cleaner, Greener, Safer grant. It funds the repairs and the maintenance of the bikes. The project is based on diverting old unwanted bikes from landfill, and donating them to schools, to encourage children to get Road safe, savvy and healthy.

Hope that answered your questions

Thanks

[monica]

Hi all we still need more bikes, if you have any old bikes lying in the garage/garden/shed, please donate them to the Bikes for schools project

Contact email [email protected]

Thank you

[woofmarkthedog]

There's a project in Kent that gets them from the Police F.O.C

Have you tried that route ?

W**F

[monica]

Hi Woof

Thanks, yes we are working with the local police, they have suggested the police auctions. However we are exploring all possibilities, this is a community based project, and we would love the community to participate.

[Sandperson]

I dropped my old bike down at BC last week. Hope it gets well used!

[monica]

Thank you Sandperson, it will be well used

[Nero]

I heard on the PM programme on Radio 4 that the Post Office/Royal Mail will be nixing its 14,000 bikes and replacing them with vans, mainly because the pushbike can't accommodate all the Amazon/ebay etc. material that the modern-day postie has to deal with. Why not, Monica, get in touch with a Royal Mail high-up and see whether they would consider donating old bikes to your campaign, and to others up and down the country?

[monica]

Nero thank you for that, I will try and contact them. What a brilliant Idea. And thanks to everyone who has sent me pms with helpful advice.

[oilworker]

Did I hear that these old PO bikes are being sent off to Africa to helf communuty nurses/midwives get around??

[GrahamP]

I was at the Manor Place tip yesterday and noticed a couple of bikes that looked like they had been diverted from the "Metals" skip.

Would it be worth asking their staff to look out for suitable bikes for you?

Graham

[BC bikes]

BC bikes will be shut for 2 weeks - we are moving to a new location (7 doors along) where Puffin Crafts used to be.

If you have a bike to donate, and can drop it in by 6pm Saturday (11th Sept) great!

If not, hold on to it and bring it to our shiny new shop from Monday 27th September.

ps. We have set up a Facebook page for anyone interested in keeping in touch. BC

[BC bikes]

Last day to donate bikes for SNUB tomorrow. We will shut at 6pm for 2 weeks. Alex

[AdaDoom]

Hi Monica

can you tell me what schools are involved in the scheme please?

Thanks.

[monica]

Hi Ghostdog sorry for the late reply. The schools involved are Goosegreen, Summerhouse and we are waiting for 2 others to confirm participation.

We still need more bikes, so please donate whatever you have and you no longer want, it all goes towards road/safety awareness courses for the local children.

Thank you

[mimmcc]

Hi are you still taking bikes? I have one in my shed if it is needed

[Balfe's Bikes]

Certainly am!

Please pop it into our shop:

BC BIKES LTD, 36 East Dulwich Road, SE22 9AX.

Many thanks,

Richard.

[monica]

HI Guys we still need more bikes, we also have a Free bike repair workshop for the ED community coming up in November, watch this space

[monica]

Hi its me again, still asking/begging/pleading for more bikes, please if you have a spare one knocking around, please donate it to the cause.:)-D

Thanks