I´m really excited about this project: I love the freedom that cycling gives you to move around and get to know the city and beyond. I think it´ll be great for the young people because they will gain confidence and knowledge of their new home. I think there are so many great places in London that I only started to discover once I started riding around by bike; it lets you connect up all the places you might normally just pop up from the tube into. I´m also really looking forward to doing day trips out of the city, it´s really surprising how green it gets after just a short ride... I think it´ll be great for the young people to see some of the lovely countryside around us.
The project so far has been brilliant, the young people have all been so keen and have also listened really well as myself, Euan and Ahmed tried to pass on the knowledge we gained in the maintenance course. It was also a massive help that Ahmed was the master of bike maintenance so when we did get stuck we had someone to turn to! I can´t wait for part three of the project when we head for the open(ish) road and also get to know the young people even better on the rides.
Kathryn
Kathryn is a Refugee Council volunteer. We trained her in bike maintenance and she has been one of the lead volunteers on the project.
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