I've raised £1500 to Bikes in Need. Gifting bikes to people in York and surrounding area. Funds will be used for maintenance of donated bikes, lights and locks.
Organised by Emma Frost
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Bikes in Need is a project in York, UK.
We donated out first bike to a refugee from Syria in 2016 and have been gifting bikes ever since.
Giving a bike to a person in real need is a life-changing event. It means they can travel for work, travel to appointments without using expensive public transport, travel to cheaper supermarkets / shops etc. A bike also encourages exercise, is great for a person’s mental health and widens the world available to them. When you have very little, a bike is freedom.
Bikes in Need has been gifting bikes to refugees, homeless people living in hostels and anyone who has a genuine need in the city of York. All our bikes are donated or abandoned and given with lights and locks.
