Re-Cycle Colchester
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| Website | www.re-cycle.org |
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| Founded | 1998 |
| Location | Colchester, Essex, UK |
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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
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.
- 1998 Founded Community Bicycle Organizations
- British Community Bicycle Organizations
- Essex Community Bicycle Organizations
- Colchester, Essex Community Bicycle Organizations
- English Speaking Community Bicycle Organizations
- Workshop Community Bicycle Organizations
- Bicycle Course Community Bicycle Organizations
- Bicycle Advocacy Community Bicycle Organizations
- Community Bicycle Organizations
- Essex, UK Community Bicycle Organizations
- International Bicycle Aid Organizations