Community Can Cycle was
established to address the poverty and lack of opportunities faced
by children in our community. We do so in a way that promotes
the reduction, reuse and recycling of the Earth's resources.
Community Can Cycle
was started in 2000 by a group of dedicated local people who identified
the need for a bicycle repair service for the children of low income
families in Castlemilk, Glasgow. We are governed
entirely by a voluntary management committee of local people who share
our vision of tackling poverty and protecting our environment.
We run
an aluminium and steel can and glass lemonade bottle collection
service. This operates throughout Glasgow and surrounding
area, providing the raw materials for our recycling plant
to recycle and sell to reprocessing companies for money. This is
then invested in our bicycle repair and refurbishment
workshop.
Our main activity is our
free bicycle repair service for local children. We
also receive hundreds of donated bicycles which we refurbish
and sell to local low-income families at a cost of between £10
and £30. We have also entered into partnership with the local
credit union to allow bicycle purchases to be paid
up at £1 per week.
Community Can Cycle
Unit 4a, 179 Drakemire Drive, Drakemire Industrial Estate, Castlemilk, Glasgow,
G45 9SS.
Tel. 0141 630 1015 E-mail: lovecancycle@btconnect.com