PAPERBOY, 80, BOOST
ONE of Britain’s oldest paperboys has postponed his retirement after being sent an electric bike.
George Bailey said he has been given a “new lease of life” with the e-bike.
The 80-year-old first made headlines in January for considering retirement from the 2.5-mile paper round.
But British companies Raleigh and Evans Cycles stepped in and offered him a new e-bike, which will give him up to 250% of his pedal power.
When asked what this meant to him, George said: “I’m truly thrilled with my new bike. After celebrating my 80th birthday, I was seriously considering whether it was time to hang up my boots and retire from the round.
“Knowing I can now continue doing what I love, with a little help from technology, is fantastic, especially on a Raleigh – a brand I’ve always admired.
“I might even still be doing my round when I’m 90.”
Previously, the route in Headcorn, Kent, was taking George – who started delivering when he was 11 years old – about an hour a day and saw him getting up at around 6am.