We are over the moon to announce that we have been awarded funding by West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) to be one of their Community Active Travel Hubs over the next 18 months. Aiming to help people cycle, walk and wheel more often, WYCA have given grants to organisations across West Yorkshire that will support people to gain the skills, confidence and equipment they need to make more active journeys.
Here at Leeds Bike Mill, we’re passionate about cycling as a way of getting around our city every day, and we believe that by making cycling more accessible and affordable, we can empower people to enjoy the freedom that cycling offers. Cycling is the most energy efficient form of transport, and we aim to make cycling even more green by recycling disused bikes, finding them new owners and diverting them from landfill.
But it’s not all about cycling… We’ve teamed up with Touchstone to deliver a series of guided group walks around Leeds to showcase some of the beautiful walking routes and green spaces in our local area. Touchstone provides an array of health and wellbeing services to a diverse set of communities around Leeds, and we’re excited to work with them over the coming months!
We’ve also teamed up with Pedallers’ Arms to set up a voucher scheme for people on low incomes to be able to learn how to maintain their bikes. Pedallers’ Arms are a DIY bike workshop where friendly volunteer mechanics help cyclists in Leeds to diagnose and fix problems with their bikes whilst developing their knowledge of bike mechanics along the way.
We’ll be sharing more details about events and opportunities over the coming months, join our newsletter to stay in the loop!
This project is being delivered with the support of West Yorkshire Combined Authority, and is aimed at enabling more people to cycle, wheel and walk more often.
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