It helps people who are jobseekers, refugees, or struggling financially
A self-funded bike repair service is helping people on low incomes to access the city on two wheels. Nottingham Bikeworks, a community organisation based in Sneinton, has been running the Free Fixing Fridays service since the pandemic.
Ian Keetley, the managing director of Nottingham Bikeworks, said that cycling can be important for access and education because it is a reliable mode of transport. He said: “Local people would come in and be restricted by their budget. It was frustrating to give the bike back not at the best it could be.“So we came up with the free fix sessions and opened it up to anyone struggling financially.
Richard Jackson is a part-time bike mechanic who provides the service every Friday. He said: “For some people a bike is their only way to get around so it opens up the city for them. Since the cost of living crisis, public transport has been going up in cost.
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