Re-Cycle: Difference between revisions

Re~Cycle
Website	www.re-cycle.org
Email	info@re-cycle.org
Founded	1998
Location	Colchester, Essex, UK
Language	English;
Services Offered	Pay Repair Services; Bicycle Advocacy;
Mission Statement	Transform lives in the UK and Africa using unwanted bicycles

Latest revision as of 08:57, 3 August 2026

We collect unwanted bikes from across the UK and ship them to trusted partners in Africa.

There, they’re put into the hands of people in rural communities — giving them reliable transport to school, work, healthcare and the opportunities that come with it.

Registered Charity Number: 1063570

Registered Company Number: 03337853

Contact Info

info@re-cycle.org

Re~Cycle

Unit 8 The Grove Estate, Colchester Road

Wormingford, Colchester,

Essex, CO6 3AJ

Open:

Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00
Weekends and Bank Holidays

History

Set up in 1998 to send bikes to Haiti, partnered with the ITDP who'd been working there, then sent bikes to Afribike in South Africa and focused on Africa since then

Services Offered

We ship a 40-foot container of bikes to Africa every month from our main depot in Colchster, where trusted partners refurbish them.

Mission Statement

In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. People spend hours each day walking to collect water, firewood or to access health care, school and employment. A bicycle lightens this burden and dramatically improves their wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities helping to bring social change. A bicycle cuts travel time to a fraction and can carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.

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-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' is a chairty set up in 1998, sending unwated bikes to Africa.  We get bikes sent from all over the UK, including from other bike re-use projects.
+We collect unwanted bikes from across the UK and ship them to trusted partners in Africa.
-== Contact Info ==
-info(at)re-cycle.org
+There, they’re put into the hands of people in rural communities — giving them reliable transport to school, work, healthcare and the opportunities that come with it.
+Registered Charity Number: 1063570
+Registered Company Number: 03337853
-[http://www.re-cycle.org  Re~Cycle]
+== Contact Info ==
-[http://www.re-cycle.org/Charity_Bike_Ride  Charity Bike Ride]
+[mailto:Info@re-cycle.org info@re-cycle.org]
+[https://www.re-cycle.org Re~Cycle]
-== History ==
-Set up in 1998 to send bikes to Haiti, partnered with the ITDP who'd been working there, then sent bikes to Afribike in South Africa and focused on Africa since then
-== Services Offered ==
+Unit 8 The Grove Estate, Colchester Road
-We ship a 40-foot container of bikes to Africa every month from our main depot in Colchster, where trusted partners refurbish them.
+Wormingford, Colchester,
-=== Mission Statement ===
+Essex, CO6 3AJ
-In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. People spend hours each day walking to collect water, firewood or to access health care, school and employment. A bicycle lightens this burden and dramatically improves their wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities helping to bring social change. A bicycle cuts travel time to a fraction and can carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.
-In Colchester we have a lot of volunteers from all walks of life, including Brain injury rehabilitation - please come and join in.
+Open:
-Just about to open a huge depot on City Road in London
+* Monday to Friday 09:00 - 17:00
+* Weekends and Bank Holidays
-Various bike re-use projects in the UK send us bikes, inlcuding:
-*[Recyke-Y-Bike] in Newcastle
-*OWL bikes in Cambridge
+== History ==
+Set up in 1998 to send bikes to Haiti, partnered with the ITDP who'd been working there, then sent bikes to Afribike in South Africa and focused on Africa since then
-[http://www.re-cycle.org/Donate/Bike/Where_Bike find out how to get a bike to us]
+== Services Offered ==
+We ship a 40-foot container of bikes to Africa every month from our main depot in Colchster, where trusted partners refurbish them.
-[http://www.re-cycle.org/Donate/Bike/Search Re~Cycle's searchable map of UK bike re-use projects]
+=== Mission Statement ===
+In Britain, millions of bikes are thrown away or lie unused in sheds, whilst many people in Africa have no access to transport of any kind. People spend hours each day walking to collect water, firewood or to access health care, school and employment. A bicycle lightens this burden and dramatically improves their wellbeing as well as work and education opportunities helping to bring social change. A bicycle cuts travel time to a fraction and can carry passengers and heavy loads. Bikes give families the extra time to earn, learn and enjoy life.
 [[Category:Essex, UK Community Bicycle Organizations]]
 [[Category:International Bicycle Aid Organizations]]