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Workshop Day at HHBC
Today Hunters Hall bicycle children spent their time taping tools and fixing bikes.
Spanners were marked with red and yellow tape to show they belonged to the club.(The reason that this was done by girls was because their bikes didn’t need fixing!)
Boys needed two punctures fixed and one bike needed a replacement rear mech and a [...]
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HHBC Gets Organised
Hunters Hall Bike Club now has a nice tidy workshop. The H.H. Housing Co-op added the helmet/vest hooks and a board for hanging the tools.
The waistcoats, tools and helmets were bought with money from a programme funded by the Scottish Executive (administered by Sustrans) for tackling the school run.
As well as basic bike maintenance, HHBC members go on local rides to [...]
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New Course at Venchie
After a series of successful Bike Clubs, the Venchie has decided to run a course for the young people who come to the Breakfast Club.
The youngsters will get a bike to use and skills training in the playground of the former Craigmillar Primary school.
They will then go on local rides and also use the bikes to get to their [...]
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HHBC at AGM
Photo Susan FinlaysonAfter nearly a year of bike fixing and rides, the young people in the HHBC told Co-op members about the Club.
Development Worker Scott Weatherstone reports: “One of the highlights of Hunters Hall Housing Co-op’s recent AGM was the appearance of several members of the Co-op’s Bike Club. The children, admirably kitted out [...]
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Meadows Trip
The Hunters Hall Bike Clubers sped along the Innocent in the heat and were rewarded with a sit down in a rickshaw. (They couldn’t afford the fare).
They managed a tour of the grand swing park and another rest at the Pavilion Cafe. Then it was (almost) all downhill home.
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HHBC Gets Reflective Gear
The Hunters Hall Bike Club members now have reflective gear, (photo of members modelling), to make them highly visible on club rides. Not just that, but they have also been branded with the club name and the logo of the Housing Co-op that has provided the space for the workshop.
The members can keep their [...]
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This photo shows a few of the tools bought with money from a programme funded by the Scottish Executive (administered by Sustrans) for tackling the school run. A workshop is being created in a space at the Housing Co-op.
The most popular item is the track pump. Most local children have bikes, but few have pumps. [...]
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