Jobless can get back in gear

Bike project win

A new cycling enterprise will be rolling ahead in Glenboig thanks to the award of a community grant.

The area’s Neighbourhood House is to host a four-month workshop programme which will train 12 unemployed people in bike mechanics.

It will be run by Fallin Community Enterprises via the Stirling organisation’s long- standing “recykeabike” initiative, which encourages cycling and stops bikes ending up in landfill, as well as supporting people into employment.

The project was recently awarded a a £5000 grant through the Clydesdale Bank’s fourth annual “spirit of the community” awards – for charities and not-forprofit organisations – as one of five winners in the employment category.

Recyke-a-bike manager Angela Barron said: “Not only does this award recognise our contribution to the communities we work with, but the funding will allow us to deliver a capacity-building project with our partners at Glenboig Neighbourhood House.

“We’re committed to increasing our community contribution in North Lanarkshire and are very grateful to the Yorkshire and Clydesdale Foundation and to the Neighbourhood House for supporting us to do so.”

Pictured from left are Jemma Neil and Angela Barron of Recyke-a- Bike, with Clydesdale and Yorkshire Bank’s chief operating officer Debbie Crosbie and Ross Craig of fellow North Lanarkshire awardees Turn2us.