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BBC News
15-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Abandoned bikes at Hull Paragon Interchange to be refurbished
Bicycles abandoned at a railway station in Hull have been given to a charity to be recycled and Express says it has donated about 70 bikes that were left at Paragon Interchange over the past six months to the city's R-evolution Gilder, from the train operator, said the scheme was a "win-win" for recycling and supporting people across the charity said the bikes would be revamped and either donated or resold at affordable prices. TransPennine said the bikes were found in varying conditions around the station and the donation had saved 800kg of waste going into landfill."This is a win-win - we're improving our recycling efforts, keeping our station tidy and supporting people across the region with access to bikes to use them," Mr Gilder said.R-evolution is a charity that run hubs at centres across Hull, East Yorkshire and Northern charity trains and develops the skills of their volunteers in cycle mechanics and horticulture.A spokesperson for R-evolution said donated bikes were used as practical training tools for their volunteers and trainees, who were working towards cycle mechanic qualifications."These opportunities support a wide range of outcomes - from improving employability and building confidence to boosting mental health and encouraging social connection."Once refurbished, the charity said the bikes would be either sold at affordable prices to fund their outreach work, used at community events, or donated to help people attend interviews or get to to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
BBC News
18-05-2025
- Automotive
- BBC News
Boom time for Hull's Trinity Market Cycle Hub
A cycling hub has seen demand for its services increase by nearly a quarter in the past charity R-evolution is tasked by the council to operate a cycling hub from Trinity Market, helping support the authority's ambition to become "a city of active travel".In 2024/25, 4,830 people took advantage of Trinity Market Cycle Hub's free parking, compared with 3,905 people who used the facility the previous year. The number of bikes maintained and repaired also increased, from 1,555 in 2023/24 to 1, McCullough, R-evolution's chief executive, said the data showed "the essential role" the hub plays in "promoting cycling as an accessible mode of transport". R-evolution also accepted 80 donated bicycles last year - nearly double the previous year's total. Bikes are fully refurbished before they are resold at affordable prices, the charity Mark Ieronimo, Hull City Council's lead for transportation, roads and highways, said it was committed to helping residents choose more active and sustainable forms of added: "This year's results at the Trinity Market Cycle Hub demonstrate strong engagement with people and communities across the city and highlight the increasing demand for cycling services in McCullough said the charity intends to increase the number of affordable cycles sold in 2025/26. He also said it was looking at providing cycling equipment such as rechargeable lights and chain to highlights from Hull and East Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, watch the latest episode of Look North or tell us about a story you think we should be covering here.
Press and Journal
23-04-2025
- Business
- Press and Journal
Moray social enterprise that fought child poverty winds up with ‘sad heart'
A Moray social enterprise set up with the aim to end child poverty is to be wound up. R-evolution for Good, based in Rothes, was founded by community advocate Debi Weir in March 2020 as a charitable 'community benefit society'. It came off the back of Mrs Weir's work with Moray School Bank, which was formed to gather clothing to keep pupils warm during winter. Its goal was to provide training and development to businesses, with 100% of profits directed towards programmes tackling child poverty. However, due to Covid, Mrs Weir said the Land Street enterprise, which also operated as a charity, was unable to trade. Instead, it used funding to deliver a counselling service to the community. 'Rather than take the profit and deliver the support services, we got funding and the support services took off – so it kind of worked backwards,' explained Mrs Weir. 'Because of Covid, and because the support services funded were so successful, we ended up focusing on that and not actually on running the business. 'The charity itself was so successful, all of the hours were going into delivering that, and there just wasn't the ability to turn it around. 'It's sad because it did some really positive things – it just wasn't working as a community benefit society. I was also killing myself.' In a heartfelt message posted on the organisation's website, Ms Weir said the team had closed R-evolution with 'a sad heart'. 'We are very proud of all that it has achieved in the past four years, but it is time to wind up the organisation,' she wrote. 'Thank you to all of the people we have worked with, you have all been part of leaving a long-lasting legacy on Moray.' Despite the closure, in July, Mrs Weir said R-evolution has a huge amount to be proud of. 'We began delivering our free counselling service in March 2020, and have supported over 150 adults and 50 children, totalling over 2,300 hours of counselling,' she wrote. 'We've also supported 27 counsellors, with 17 having completed their diplomas to become fully qualified counsellors so far. 'Our PDA SQA qualification has seen 11 new children and young people counsellors in the north-east too. 'In our coaching work, also since March 2020, we've supported over 140 adults and 90 children, offering over 2,800 hours of coaching. 'This work includes RADAR delivering coaching with perpetrators of domestic abuse.' She said the venture had also delivered coaching courses, helping 30 individuals become qualified coaches. 'More recently, we've had great success with our Men's Space programme, which operates to give men access to peer support in Elgin and Lossiemouth, on a weekly basis.' R-evolution For Good sold shares to help deliver training and development as part of their revenue-generating model. In 2022, the charity was awarded £177,000 in funding from the European Social Fund for its 'Stepping Forward' project, designed to help parents plan for their children's futures while working with coaches to set achievable life goals. The project ran in tandem with Moray Council's Money Advice Moray and supported dozens of families during a period of economic strain. Four people have been made redundant as a result of the closure. As the dissolution notice in Edinburgh Gazette outlines, any parties with claims or interests in the organisation's funds have three months from April 16 to begin proceedings.
