Re-Cycle Colchester

Re~Cycle - Colchester

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Website	www.re-cycle.org
Founded	1998
Location	Colchester, Essex, UK
Language	English
Services Offered	Workshops Bicycle Courses Bicycle Advocacy

Re-Cycle Colchester is ... We get bikes sent from all over the UK, including from other bike re-use projects.

Contact Info

Unit A Global Park, Moorside, Eastgates Colchester, Essex CO1 2TJ, UK info(at)re-cycle.org

Re~Cycle

Charity Bike Ride

Open:

• Tuesday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00
• Saturday 09:00 - 13:00
• Closed Sunday, Monday and Bank Holidays

History

Set up to send bikes to Haiti, partnered with the ITDP who'd been working there, then sent bikes to Afribike in South Africa and focused on Africa since then

Services Offered

We ship a 40-foot container of bikes to Africa every month, where trusted partners refurbish them.

Mission Statement

In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. People spend hours each day walking to collect water, firewood or to access health care, school and employment. A bicycle lightens this burden and dramatically improves their wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities helping to bring social change. A bicycle cuts travel time to a fraction and can carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.

In Colchester we have a lot of volunteers from all walks of life, including Brain injury rehabilitation - please come and join in.