No bike but want to help?
We can now accept good quality NON BIKE items to help the project!
Have any unwanted gifts or good quality items like handbags, radio ontrolled cars.. or anything really. We can make use of it to help fund bikes for vulnerable young people.
Drop-off Donations
The easiest way to donate anything is to drop it off, we are a very small team so can’t always collect every week,
but if you can’t manage to drop them off please use the form on the right to request a collection of your donated bike.
We can’t always collect each week, but if you get in touch via the form we will get back in touch with you.
You can drop things in 9 am and 5 pm, Tuesday to Friday and on Saturday from 9-4. Just pop in with your items and let one of our colleagues know that you are handing it in as a donation.
We will be in contact to confirm a collection date once a request has been received.
Donate Something other than a bike to help the project fund vital work
Please fill out the form below to donate your unwamted quality items to Glos Bike Project.
Refurbished Bikes
Some are refurbished by our staff and volunteers and sold to help fund the work of the project.
Free Workshops
Others are used in workshops where young people or vulnerable adults are given a bike to refurbish.
Shop New Bikes
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Get Involved in a Project
There are a number of ways to support the project that benefit vulnerable people.
We are proudly a non-profit organisation & lovers of all things bike
As lovers of all things bike we love retro mountain bikes and racers, and it is important to keep bikes which form part of our heritage in use for the next generation. We can only do what we do, if people choose to donate their unwanted bikes to us!
The generosity is always humbling & one of the reasons we love our work.
We are lucky: there are so many kind people who want to do some good in their community and who do this by donating their bikes so we can do the work we do. So, if you have a bike that you no longer use, please consider donating it to the project.
The number of bikes we have recycled and refurbished to date.
Most of those bikes came to us as donations from local people
Ideally bikes are dropped off the bike shop on Commercial Road GL1 2EA, as we only have a part time driver but we understand that not everyone will be able to drop off so if you can’t get it to us we will try to come and get it from you – we organise pick- ups every week,
So if you have a bike that you’d like to see go to a good home please fill out the form above OR give us a call on 01452 690979.
One of the questions we get asked most often is what we do with the bikes that people donate.
FREE Build a bike workshop for vulnerable young people
We always have a number of projects running, including our free build a bike project for vulnerable young people. On these courses, young people who have been referred, for example from social services, can come to 4 workshops and refurbish themselves a bike to keep. As well as the obvious benefits for young people having a bike to use to get around and access opportunities, the workshops themselves have a massive impact. Many of the young people who come to our workshops have been referred by agencies such as social services, some are in or leaving care, or are struggling to fit in in school for example. Coming to the workshops gives them a positive learning experience, on that is sadly often missing from their lives.
Donating back to children & young People in care
Each year, we refurbish bikes at Christmas to donate to children and young people in care, we ‘save’ bikes up throughout the year so that the bikes we donate are in lovely condition for the young people.
Loan a bike (up to 3 months)
We also run other projects throughout the year, including offering free bike loans (up to 3 months) for people with mental health problems who want to try using a bike to help them manage their wellbeing, and free bike loans for people who can start work if they can get transport. – For some people, the first few months of starting work are financially tight, so having a free bike loan helps them to save up a little bit of money, to either help them buy a bike, or just to use for essentials.
Giving Back to the community
We run other projects too, depending on what the needs in the community are, such as our response to the pandemic, where we donated over £70,000 worth of bikes, both new and refurbished to NHS and Key workers.
Refurbish & resell
We also refurbish and sell some of the bikes that are donated, to help us with our running costs.
Any funds raised are reinvested in the projects we run, paying for the spare parts needed for the bikes we pass on.
Find out more about what happens to your donations below...
Our Response During the COVID-19 Pandemic
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Gloucestershire Bike Project swiftly adapted to unprecedented challenges to continue supporting our community. We transitioned many of our workshops to remote and virtual formats, ensuring ongoing engagement and skill development despite...