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Life Cycle UK

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Aspect of Happiness: 
Environment
Learning
Other (please specify)
Other (please specify): 
Transport
Where?: 
City wide
For who?: 
Everyone
What's it's purpose: 
To promote cycling as a form of transport and for pleasure.

 

To teach anyone to ride a bike more confidently, so that they feel that they can cycle rather than take the car for more journeys, and enjoy the experience.To teach school children how to ride bikes on the roads, so they can be more independent.To teach anyone how to maintain their bikesTo take the visually impaired, people with mental health issues and those with early stages of dementia on tandem rides to give them the experience of freedom they don't get elsewhere.To teach remand prisoners how to mend bikes, so they have a  useful and enjoyable skill to use when they are released.To train people to be cycle instructors, to teach adults and kids, and to gain pleasure from doing so.  

When?: 
Ongoing now
For more information
Where whould others go to find out more about this solution?
Contact details: 

Life Cycle UK

The Create Centre

Smeaton Rd

Bristol BS1 6XN

0117 3534580

post@lifecyleuk.org.uk

www.lifecycleuk.org.uk

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