Several women have expressed interest in becoming ride leaders and training others, the hub will also help up-skill residents. “I feel like I am flying when I cycle"- comment from a participant who recently learnt to ride.
Most users have been women and children, many who have never cycled or are getting back on their bikes for the first time in 20 or 30 years. The hub helps tackle this as it's a physical space located in a convenient location, where people can begin their journey into cycling, even if their first visit is just an initial conversation with one of our friendly, experienced instructors or volunteers. There are no bike shops nearby to the hub and the council training provision is located some distance away, meaning people with bikes are unable to fix them, or those who want to learn to ride have to travel. The Sustrans Tower Hamlets ‘Bike Life’ (2019) report shows that residents face multiple barriers to cycling, preventing them from learning to ride or cycling more.
Create at least 6 volunteer opportunities and offer support into paid work in the cycling industry.Launch a free winter cycle skills and confidence programme of activities, for all abilities.We've made a great start and we need your support for phase two. The cycle hub has been a fantastic experiment so far and has demonstrated an appetite for cycling from communities who face many barriers to cycling. Hosting our first bike market at Christmas will support the circular economy by fixing unwanted bikes and rehoming them locally. Without losing momentum we want to more support families to continue cycling over winter and train up some local cycle volunteers and guide them into paid employment. We have been overwhelmed by the success, uptake and positive response to the pilot which in just 6 weeks of delivery has seen: Safety, confidence and cycle storage are some of the main barriers to cycling being addressed by Chrisp Street Community Cycles, a ‘cycle hub’ pilot launched from an empty high street shop in August 2021 in Poplar, Tower Hamlets.
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