New Year New You - beginners Women only cycle club.
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.
