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Bike recycling at Bristol Prison

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New bikes for old! New bikes for old!

Life Cycle is thrilled to have recently won a new contract to work in Bristol Prison teaching prisoners how to refurbish old bikes.

BikeBack aims to increase the number of low cost bikes available to residents of Bristol, in order to help people get on their bikes. As well as reducing the flow of bikes to landfill, and giving new life to old bikes, the project will provide productive employment, training and qualifications for prisoners.  Ultimately, we hope that some prisoners will learn sufficient skills and gain enough experience that they can gain employment as mechanics on release, helping to reduce re-offending in the future.

 

We NEED your old unwanted bikes…

If you have an old bike that’s no longer used, please give it to us - and any spare parts too!  PLEASE NOTE WE ARE UNABLE TO COLLECT BIKES FROM INDIVIDUAL HOMES.  If you have a bike that you would like to donate to the project please take it to one of the following drop off points:

The CREATE Centre
Smeaton Road, Bristol, BS1 6XN
Monday – Friday: 9am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 4pm
Sunday: Closed
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Avonmouth Recycling Centre - please inform staff that bikes are for Life Cycle
Kingsweston Lane, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YS
Open daily apart from 25 and 26 December and 1 January
Wintertime (November 1, 2010 until March 28, 2011): 8am to 4.15pm
Summertime (March 29, 2010 until October 31, 2010): 8am to 6.45pm
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St Philips Recycling Centre
Folly Lane, off Days Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0QS
Saturdays and Sundays only. Between Monday and Saturday please drop off bikes and parts at SOFA project depo next door (George Jones Road, BS2 0QA.)
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SOFA Project
George Jones Road, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0QA
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday : 9.30am – 5pm
Saturday and  Sunday: Closed (see above)
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SOFA Project
Old Market, 48-54 West Street, St Philips, Bristol, BS2 0BL
Opening Hours: Monday – Friday : 9.30am – 5pm
Saturday: 10am – 5pm
Sunday: Closed
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SOFA Project
325 Wells Road, Knowle, BS4 2QB
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With the help of prisoners we will strip down, clean and refit old bikes so that they are as good as new.  Our experienced mechanics will be on hand to teach them the skills they need to do this, and to ensure that refurbishment is undertaken to high standards.

 

Buy a bike!

We do not currently have any bikes for sale - as soon as some are available we will publish details on this website.  Please do not ring us, as we are not keeping a waiting list. 

Once fixed, the bikes will be given a thorough inspection to ensure that they are safe, fit for purpose, and ready to ride, before being sold to those in need of a low-cost quality bike.  We are expecting to sell bikes for between £50 -£100.

BikeBack is funded by the Bristol Cycling City programme.

Download BikeBack poster

Other sources of help

The Freecycle network is a way for people to give away unwanted items and for those in need to ask for them. If you're on a low income and need a bike Freecycle might be able to help.

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