Bikes boost
BRIDGWATER’S On Your Bike charity has benefitted from a £2,750 grant from the Somerset Coronavirus Appeal.
On Your Bike chairman Roger Habgood said the money would help local NHS staff to get to work safely through the coronavirus pandemic.
Mr Habgood said: “We’ve created a new scheme offering NHS workers free bike hire and all the kit they need to stay safe; a helmet, lights, and high-vis jacket.
“The response from the public has been fantastic: we’ve had over 100 donated bikes in the last four weeks which we’ll be able to refurbish and give out to NHS workers.
“For the NHS workers, riding one of our bikes to work means they no longer have to rely on public transport.
“This is particularly important when they are working shifts when public transport may not be available.”
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