Tuesday 5-7pm - cycle maintenance, Fawcett Estate E5 9DG. Saturday (1) 9.30am-12 - cycle rides out from the Concorde Centre, Homerton E9 5PP. Membership/consent forms are available at all of our sites. To enable more quality cycling for all, these projects are fully funded and free of charge.
Wednesday, 27 January 2010
26th Jan
A great turnout on a very cold night. I taught Daniel one of our younger trainees to straighten out a buckled wheel, also helped out with a couple of Cytech Level 1 questionnaires.
Friday, 22 January 2010
New community bike centre on Nightingale Estate
Interlinkx CIC is launching another bike maintenance club at 1 Olympus Square Nightingale Estate on Wednesday 24th February.The project is supported by Hackney Homes,Southern Housing Group, Nightingale Community Development Fund, The Safer Neighbourhoods Team, The Learning Trust and Cycling Club Hackney. Classes are starting on Wednesday evenings from 4.45 -6-45pm followed by Cycling Club Hackney's sports club night from 7pm - 9pm. Membership is free for those under 18 years old.
At the launch catering will be provided by Noreen & The Over 50s Lunch Club from Nightingale Estate.
For more information contact:
Keir Apperley 07957257972
or email:
keir@cyclingclubhackney.co.uk
At the launch catering will be provided by Noreen & The Over 50s Lunch Club from Nightingale Estate.
For more information contact:
Keir Apperley 07957257972
or email:
keir@cyclingclubhackney.co.uk
New Authors for Fawcett
Regular staff at Fawcett Youth Bike Maintenance; Marcus Ahmad, Ato Halm Quashie are set to add new postings for the blog in 2010. New to the team is staff member and local resident David Sheppard, also a blogger David very keen to get involved and make it happen with all things cycling.
It's been a long time with our heads down but the Tuesday night project (6-8pm) is still very much alive and kicking, maintaining bikes and relations with our members.
Marcus along with three youths; Scott, Femi & Imran are working on their Cyctech Level 1 cycle maintenance folders and expect to be fully qualified before long.
It's been a long time with our heads down but the Tuesday night project (6-8pm) is still very much alive and kicking, maintaining bikes and relations with our members.
Marcus along with three youths; Scott, Femi & Imran are working on their Cyctech Level 1 cycle maintenance folders and expect to be fully qualified before long.
Saturday, 15 November 2008
Interlinkx - Report October 2008
Fawcett Youth Bike Club
Report October 2008
Organised and managed by Interlinkx CIC (supported by Hackney Homes, the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team and Fawcett Estate TRA) the Fawcett Bike Club sessions run on Tuesday evenings 6pm-8pm, they have been running for one year and are progessing well. 10 - 20 young people attend every week, they age from 12 – 18, four members of which are females. There to offer qualified cycle mechanic instruction and good youth work practice are Keir Apperley & Marcus Ahmad who are also a cycling coaches.
The attendees are becoming skilled and competent at cycle maintenance. They are a likable group who welcome new members, have a positive outlook and a sense of fun. Recently four members from the club achieved the first part of the nationally recognised cycle maintenance accreditation; Cytech Level One. With this certificate and experience as trainee cycle mechanics, two members, Sean St.Lewis and Cory Hall have gained part time employment at Two Wheels Good (Crouch End branch) and London Fields Cycles respectively. This work is in addition to the voluntary time they put in as assistants during the bike club sessions where they are picking up experience and insight as peer educators. Another trainee; Ato Halm-Quashie who is from Clapton Park, is also on the programme. He has shown that with the right support he can go to an area he previously deemed un-safe because of the current youth post-code affiliation issue. 17 year old Ato now feels 'at home' whilst doing his trainee time at Fawcett Estate. All four members are set to complete the Cyctech Level 1 course and become fully qualified cycle mechanics by attending the two day practical assessment sessions at PJCS Training Centre in Milton Keynes. This aspect of the project is funded by Greenboard and the Fawcett TRA.
Fawcett Bike Club: Garage 8, Fawcett Estate, Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, London E5
Keir Apperley - Interlinkx CiC
Report October 2008
Organised and managed by Interlinkx CIC (supported by Hackney Homes, the local Safer Neighbourhoods Team and Fawcett Estate TRA) the Fawcett Bike Club sessions run on Tuesday evenings 6pm-8pm, they have been running for one year and are progessing well. 10 - 20 young people attend every week, they age from 12 – 18, four members of which are females. There to offer qualified cycle mechanic instruction and good youth work practice are Keir Apperley & Marcus Ahmad who are also a cycling coaches.
The attendees are becoming skilled and competent at cycle maintenance. They are a likable group who welcome new members, have a positive outlook and a sense of fun. Recently four members from the club achieved the first part of the nationally recognised cycle maintenance accreditation; Cytech Level One. With this certificate and experience as trainee cycle mechanics, two members, Sean St.Lewis and Cory Hall have gained part time employment at Two Wheels Good (Crouch End branch) and London Fields Cycles respectively. This work is in addition to the voluntary time they put in as assistants during the bike club sessions where they are picking up experience and insight as peer educators. Another trainee; Ato Halm-Quashie who is from Clapton Park, is also on the programme. He has shown that with the right support he can go to an area he previously deemed un-safe because of the current youth post-code affiliation issue. 17 year old Ato now feels 'at home' whilst doing his trainee time at Fawcett Estate. All four members are set to complete the Cyctech Level 1 course and become fully qualified cycle mechanics by attending the two day practical assessment sessions at PJCS Training Centre in Milton Keynes. This aspect of the project is funded by Greenboard and the Fawcett TRA.
Fawcett Bike Club: Garage 8, Fawcett Estate, Upper Clapton Road, Hackney, London E5
Keir Apperley - Interlinkx CiC
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