Hundreds of children in the North East are set to receive upcycled bikes in time for Christmas, following this year’s launch of the Bikes for Christmas campaign. Now in it’s third year, the project led by Karen Adam MSP and Stella’s Voice, supported by Nestrans and funded by Transport Scotland, will benefit children from nursery level to primary 3 across Aberdeenshire and Moray. Karen Adam MSP and Mark Morgan of Stella’s Voice began the scheme to tackle child poverty by removing some of the financial barriers faced by families, and …
Celebrating the launch of north east bike recycling and reuse scheme
A new bike recycling, repair and reuse project will see thousands of unwanted bikes across the north east saved from scrap and instead given a new lease of life in support of local people and causes. Launching this weekend, on Saturday, 10th June, is a network of local partners known collectively as ‘CycleHub.Org’ that will transform old, donated bikes into refurbished models ready for resale for worthy causes. Over the past year, Regional Transport Partnership Nestrans, has been working alongside two local charities; Stella’s Voice and Gordon Rural …