Bike without Barriers - Watford (360G-HertsCF-A763821)
Quercus have funded HDSF with this Bike without Barriers project for the last three years (A612670, A658443, A717255) and have always been very impressed, hence approaching them with the opportunity to apply for a three year grant. The Bikes Without Barriers project is for pupils at primary schools in deprived areas of Watford. • We will run a bike donation campaign locally. We have also established a source of unwanted bikes through HCC Re-use Centres. • HDSF’s qualified bike mechanics repair donated bikes. • All pupils attend a ‘Fun Skills’ session – an informal assessment which enables us to identify children who are unable to ride a bike without stabilizers, and those which don’t have a bike: o Those who can ride, have a skills session to prepare them for Level 1 Bikeability o Those who can’t pedal independently receive Learn to Ride training. During the first session, pupils use our specialist lightweight bikes. o The second session focusses on those who were unable to ride in the first session, ensuring they have more time to practice and progress. Those who need a bike receive a reconditioned bike and new helmet. o For those who own a bike we service bikes which aren’t roadworthy. o We provide additional 1:1 training if necessary. • We coordinate with HCC Cycle Training Team to (wherever possible) ensure that Bikeability training is scheduled after our project, helping these children progress further. Full proposal request attached.
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Grant Details
| Award Date | 2025-02-27T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Last Modified | 2025-03-06T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: End Date | 2025-03-31T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Planned Dates: Duration (months) | 12 |
| Planned Dates: Start Date | 2024-04-01T00:00:00+00:00 |
| Amount Awarded | 15000 |
| Grant Programme: Code | Multi-year starting 24/25 |
| Grant Programme: Title | Quercus |
| Amount Applied For | 15000 |
| Beneficiary Location: Country Code | GB |
| Recipient Org: Web Address | https://hdsf.co.uk/ |
| Recipient Org: Description | HDSF’s mission is to develop accessible physical activities across Hertfordshire. We have since broadened our reach to include other disadvantaged groups (eg refugees and disadvantaged families). Aims: • Provide opportunities for disabled and disadvantaged people of all ages and abilities to participate in physical and leisure activities to improve their physical and mental health and wellbeing. • Provide coaching and instruction to enable participants to learn new skills. • Encourage participation by siblings and parents/carers to improve family life. • Use our expertise to work collaboratively with other organisations to develop disability sport and improve facilities and services for disabled people across Herts. Services Provided: 1. Community – accessible activities at community venues across the county. 2. Stanborough Lakes – water sports and adapted cycling with our fleet of adapted bikes (bike hire, inductions, and group cycle rides). 3. Online – monthly discos and weekly online bingo to reduce isolation for those not able to attend face-to-face sessions. 4. Two-wheeled cycling – including our Bikes Without Barriers project for disadvantaged pupils, Balance Bike sessions, and bike training. Having secured 4-yr funding from The Lottery, we are expanding this programme to provide Bikes Without Barriers to disadvantaged adults. Our activities include: archery, wheelchair basketball, boccia, dance, easy-rider adapted cycling, tennis, football, fitness and mobility development, team building activities, doughnutting, fishing and bell boating. Activities are provided by our qualified instructors and coaches. In the last school year, we provided our Bikes Without Barriers to: • 23 primary schools. • 7 Fit, Fed, and Read camps. • 1,725 pupils benefitted – of which: o 1,134 attended a Fun Skills session. o 514 attended Learn to Ride training. o 371 learnt to pedal for the first time. o 468 pupils received a free reconditioned bike and new helmet. |
| Recipient Org: Charity Number | 1156034 |
| Recipient Org: Company Number | 00001022 |