Pedal People Charity

Accessible cycle rides

For elders living in care

&

Anyone of any age living with disability or health needs  

Stimulating outdoor adventures, improving quality-of-life and health.

Our rides enable people with limited or no access to outdoor activity to cycle regularly for health and wellbeing benefits. Rides are transformative for participants, their families and carers. Invigorating, fun, uplifting, exhilarating, healthy and (for 81% their only) outdoor activity. [Pedal People Survey Sept. 2023.]

All aboard return buzzing. People passing the rides really notice the fabulous big trikes and interact positively, adding community connection to all involved.  Cycle adventures of 5-25Km per-ride across green and blue spaces make our rides exceptional and effective.

Awarded the MBE for charities. Our small team is just 2.2 staff and 44 volunteers and we operate on an incredibly lean budget that we fundraise for all-year, every year. Both our ride services are highly subsidised through our charitable fundraising, so all rides are low or no-cost to participants.

We run 2 separate services:

1.  Elders living in care: Weekly set-schedule, piloted by our team of trained Volunteer Cycle-Pilots. We collect and return participants to their care home by trike.

2.  All-Ages any disability or health need:  We train carers/friends/family to cycle-pilot enabling (often for first time) riding together. For these rides we uniquely train carers, friends, family to cycle-pilot. Enabling people to cycle up to 25Km across their community makes our rides exceptional and effective. Variety of pedal/ non-pedal/ electric-assist multi-seat trikes. Cycle out together aboard the same trike. Book a ride via our website. Adaptable, accessible, with seat belt, swivel-out seats, arm rests. Easy-onboarding, suitable for complex needs and hoist available. 

Benefits

Participants & Carers

• Year-round, accesible, adaptable outdoor activity

• Improves quality of life

• Improves health and wellbeing 

• Increases independence and confidence

• Increases both people and physical community connection

• Reduces isolation and loneliness 

• Reduces stress and anxiety

• Strengthens bonds between participant and carers

• Wind-in-hair wellbeing access to 5-25Km adventures where other mobility aids have more limitations.