Wiltshire cycling charity promotes work with 160 mile tour
Warmley Wheelers was started ten years ago to provide battery-assisted bikes, bikes with platforms for wheelchairs, recumbent bikes and a variety of trikes, as well as the popular side-by-side tandems. Mr Simmons said: "It's a complete range and primarily people with learning difficulties are the target audience, but increasingly we've moved to also cover people with other health conditions.
'Level of independence'
"We really need help to try and keep the whole service going and to keep the price low and reasonable for our users - to make it accessible in all senses of the word.""One of the great joys of the project is seeing the expression on the faces of people as they come back," said Mr Guidon. "They invariably look more serene because they're able to experience a different level of independence and seeing the world in a way they might not otherwise be able to."
The project, which is supported by the charity Milestones Trust, is based on the Bristol to Bath railway path, and users can also access the nearby Warmley Forest Park."One of the things we are looking to expand is our buddy programme," said Mr Guidon."Most of our users have a carer to look after them, but we have a small number on their own, who lack confidence and need a volunteer to go along with them."Our capacity to offer that is still fairly limited," he added.
The ride starts later from Highworth, Wiltshire, at 09:00 BST and finishes on 17 June in Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
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