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Join ClinksLife Cycle Bike Back bike recycling project operates in both Bristol and Derby. Unwanted bikes are donated by members of the public and are taken to HMP Bristol & HMP Stocken where they are stripped down, cleaned and rebuilt by prisoners. Prisoners learn employability and mechanical skill. In Stocken they achieve a City & Guilds Level 2, In Bristol a City & Guilds Level 1. When bikes leave the prison workshops they are checked and made ready for sale by volunteers. We have some limited opportunities for people on licence and ex-offenders to volunteer for us. We are planning to increase these opportunities significantly. Refurbished bikes are sold to members of the public at pop-up sales. Both projects have bikes available at low cost through the Wheels to Work scheme.
Contact
Work Tel. No.
0117 353 4580
office@lifecycleuk.org.uk
Website
In Brief
Primary Field of Work
Training
Custody or Community
Custody
Community
No. of service users
150
No. of Paid Staff
25
No. of Volunteers
100
Organisation type
Voluntary and Community Sector
Legal status
Charitable incorporated organisation
Year of Formation
2010
Organisation's Income
£1m - £5m
Contract History
Evidence reports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gfj3gbigyk&ab_channel=LifeCycleUK
Supporting information
Life Cycle has run award-winning bike workshops inside HM Prisons since 2010. Key attributes:
• City & Guilds accredited Training Centre for Cycle Mechanics
• Managers and Instructors with years of experience in custodial settings
• Excellent contacts in the bike industry (e.g. Halfords, Big Issue e-Bikes) for paths into work after release
• Ministry of Justice approved “Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System” supplier
Our approach to quality, industry linked training wins national awards – including the Prison Reform Trust “Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Re-integration”. Offenders love it too:
“I wake-up excited to work. When I get out, if I get a job in a bike shop I’ll be well happy”
“Thank you for everything you have taught me. It has changed my life.”
““It’s a great way of learning new skills. I want to find employment when I return home”
We are interested in talking to new partners to expand our work both inside prison and in the community.
• City & Guilds accredited Training Centre for Cycle Mechanics
• Managers and Instructors with years of experience in custodial settings
• Excellent contacts in the bike industry (e.g. Halfords, Big Issue e-Bikes) for paths into work after release
• Ministry of Justice approved “Prison Education Dynamic Purchasing System” supplier
Our approach to quality, industry linked training wins national awards – including the Prison Reform Trust “Robin Corbett Award for Prisoner Re-integration”. Offenders love it too:
“I wake-up excited to work. When I get out, if I get a job in a bike shop I’ll be well happy”
“Thank you for everything you have taught me. It has changed my life.”
““It’s a great way of learning new skills. I want to find employment when I return home”
We are interested in talking to new partners to expand our work both inside prison and in the community.
Regions
East Midlands
Derby UA
Derbyshire
South East
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Vale
South West
Bristol, City of UA
Area covered
1 or more local authorities
Fields of Work
Collaboration and partnership working
Education
Prisons
Training
People you work with
Men
People on a short sentence
People on remand