Voluntours and the local community go Bike Crazy (new partner in South Africa)

I've just received a newsletter from Voluntours and am delighted that their bike project has hit the ground with wheels turning!

Trailers to Ambulances - Locally designed and manufactured bicycle trailers are empowering small business owners to grow their market. Read more

"Olympic" Cycle Track - The opening of our rural cycle track coincided with the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Read more

Mountain Bike Challenge - Voluntours sponsored 5 cyclists from the community to ride Johannesburg's biggest mountain bike race on 15 November. Read more

20th World Aids Day - 1st December

Re~Cycle, through some of its partners, is helping to reduce the spread of AIDS/HIV, and treating those people with the condition. BEN Namibia has this as one of its key focus areas, and we salute them. http://re-cycle.org/partners

Shipment to new partner

Yesterday we shipped a container of 427 bicycles to a new partner in Lesotho, based just outside of the capital Mesaru. Beyond Bicycles is a new start-up project supported by Sentebale, the charity founded by Prince Harry.

Although we normally load a container in 6 or 7 hours, we had this one over 2 days to give more hours of daylight to work in and to help maximise the number of tools and spare parts squeezed in to stock up their new workshop.

Voluntours (new partner in South Africa) wins two prizes

Voluntours has won "Highly Commended" in the "Best Volunteering Category" at the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Award 2008 on 12 November (London)

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The Re~Cycle Bike Raffle 2008

Just done the Raffle Draw (thanks Martin Lewis), and the Very Lucky winner is a couple of French gentlemen, Ronan and Pierret.

MANY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO BOUGHT TICKETS and thanks to Cycle Surgery and the Bicycle Film Festival

Once again, Cycle Surgery has very generously donated a top-quality bike as the star prize in our fundraising raffle. It's a Wilier Pista singlespeed commuting/courier/track bike, worth £800. The winner of the raffle can choose the frame size.

A lightweight blend of carbon and steel!

Raffle tickets cost (so you know for next year - is closed now):

£2 for 1 ticket, £5 for 3 tickets, £10 for 7 tickets, £20 for 15 tickets

Bike kindly donated by Cycle Surgery through the Bicycle Film Festival - so ALL MONEY GOES TO RE~CYCLE.

Please feel free to donate online, to your right ->

See the image gallery for pictures of last year's lucky winner, drawn by Alexei Sayle.

New partner in South Africa

Re~Cycle has sent a container of bikes, parts and tools to a new partner in South Africa.
When we ship to a new partner, we send lots of spare parts to help the workshop get established.
They're excited to be working with us and we look forward to a long and productive partnership.
http://re-cycle.org/africa/partners

News: Raleigh Offer

Donate your old bike for Re-Cycling to help Africa. Raleigh, the UK’s No.1 bicycle brand, has teamed up with Re~Cycle. Raleigh’s aim is to encourage more people enjoy the freedom and health benefits of riding their bikes, whilst supporting a fantastic cause. As an incentive to customers re-cycling their bike for a newer Raleigh or Diamondback model, participating retailers will offer up to £30 off the recommended retail price.
Derek Balcombe from Re~Cycle said; “we are delighted to be teaming up with such a household name as Raleigh. Their contribution of bikes being sent to Africa will literally change lives”.
For further details on the scheme please contact Geoff Giddings, Marketing Manager, geoffgiddings at raleigh.co.uk
For more information about Raleigh, and Cyclelife.