Tuesday, 5th March 2019
With money from Lancashire County Council’s Connecting East Lancashire Fund, the scheme aims to help promote and enable active travel, as well as address issues of physical inactivity, by teaching members of the public bike maintenance skills.
The idea of the project is to repair old bikes to a roadworthy condition and donate them to members of the local community who would benefit from having a bike and for local schools to use in learn to ride programmes.
The Up & Active team will be running bike maintenance sessions at their workshop at Swindon Pavilion next to the Steven Burke Cycle Hub in Nelson, every Wednesday afternoon. The sessions will run in six week blocks with a different topic being covered each week, including fixing a puncture, fitting and adjusting brakes, setting up gears and accessorising a bike.
At the end of the course participants will have all the knowledge they need to repair a bike and can take one away with them free of charge if they wish.
Pendle Leisure Trust’s Up & Active Manager, Clive Escreet, said: “Having a roadworthy bike can open up opportunities for a healthier lifestyle, as well as helping people access new skills and employment opportunities through a sustainable mode of transport.
“We are currently on the lookout for volunteers who would like to get involved in this project. Full training will be given. We are also on the lookout for any old or unwanted bikes we can use.”
