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Petal Power
Growing Together for Sunny Cycles
At Sunny Cycles, we believe that everyone deserves the opportunity to cycle - to feel the freedom, confidence and joy that comes with it.
But for many people living with disabilities, including hidden disabilities, that access isn’t always easy.
That’s where Petal Power begins.
🌱 A Simple Idea, A Bigger Impact
Petal Power is a community campaign built on a simple action:
plant a sunflower, watch it grow, and support someone else’s journey.
For a small donation, you become part of something bigger — a shared experience that connects individuals, families, schools and communities.
Because while your sunflower is growing, something else is growing too.
While you grow a sunflower, you’re helping someone grow confidence on a bike.
🌻 Why Sunflowers?
Sunflowers are more than just bright and beautiful.
They are part of our identity at Sunny Cycles, and they are also a recognised symbol of hidden disabilities - representing inclusion, understanding and support. When we were designing our logo we knew we wanted to have the sunflower in it.
Not every disability is visible.
Not every barrier is obvious.
But together, we can create spaces where everyone feels seen, supported and able to take part.
🚲 The Impact of Your Support
Every donation helps us:
• Deliver inclusive cycling sessions
• Provide access to adapted bikes
• Support people building confidence at their own pace
• Create safe, welcoming spaces for our community
For many of our riders, Sunny Cycles is more than an activity - it’s a community.
I never thought I’d be able to ride a bike - now I come three times a week.
🌍 Growing a Community
Petal Power isn’t about having the tallest sunflower.
It’s about growing something together.
From windowsills to gardens, schools to care homes - every sunflower planted is part of a shared story across our community.
And when August comes, we celebrate that growth together.
🌻 Join Petal Power

📸 Share your results
Submit photos of your sunflower between 10–23 August and take part in our friendly competition.
Categories include:
• Tallest sunflower
• Shortest sunflower
• Furthest away sunflower
• Most interesting place to grow
• Prettiest (traditional & abstract)
• Wild Card
• 🌻 Sunflower of the Season
*Dates may shift depending on growing conditions.
👉 Donate a minimum £5 here to join the competition
👉 Learn more on our website
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