At Friary Care, we are passionate about planning fun and exciting activities for our care home residents and visitors to ensure that we provide them with the best quality of life. So when we discovered the Cycling Without Age in Dorset initiative, we were eager to try it and see how our residents would respond.
After the first outing with the Cycling Without Age team, it was no surprise that it was a huge hit with our residents as it brought them so much joy and excitement. Since partnering with the team, we’ve seen many residents eagerly looking forward to getting out and exploring Weymouth through this wonderful programme.
Amazingly, since its start in 2019 with just one trishaw and 99 passengers, Cycling Without Age has seen incredible growth. By 2023, the initiative expanded to eight trishaws, serving Weymouth, Portland, Dorchester and Bridport. In that year alone, they provided rides to 2,149 passengers, covering an impressive 7,264 miles! It’s incredible to see the impact this single initiative has had on so many people in the community.
What is Cycling Without Age?
Cycling Without Age is a charity that provides free ‘trishaw’ cycle rides to members of the local community. It’s a national initiative that serves many communities throughout England and Wales. This wonderful initiative is all run by wonderful volunteers, who give their time to providing fun rides for older people and those with mobility difficulties.
It’s a great chance for those people to get out and about, share a meaningful social connection and reap the emotional well-being benefits of feeling the wind in their faces as they cycle through the wonderful seaside town of Weymouth and other scenic parts of Dorset.
Days Out With Cycling Without Age in Weymouth
Since partnering with Cycling Without Age, the team has hosted a wide range of exciting days out for our residents, visitors and all those who want to get involved.
One of our most popular rides in Weymouth is to the esplanade, where residents can enjoy the wonderful coastal views and reminisce about their times walking along this scenic route. Other favourites include the Weymouth Marina and the Pavilion.
Want to keep up to date on what’s going on and see all the days out we’re having with Cycling Without Age in Weymouth? Follow their Facebook page to see what we’re up to and find out more about our future outings.
How to Support Cycling Without Age in Weymouth
If you’re looking to support this wonderful initiative, there are many ways to get involved. Here are a few ways you can help this project:
- Become a volunteer: We’re always looking for volunteers! If you’re interested in this meaningful project to take our residents and visitors on an exciting experience, get in touch with our team.
- Donate your nectar points: Cycling Without Age has linked up with Crowdfunder. So now you can support them by donating your Nectar points to them or through their donations page.
- Amazon Smile: If you are an Amazon customer, you can donate 0.5% of the price of eligible purchases to a charity of your choice.
- Recycling for Cycling Without Age Weymouth: Donate all your unwanted or broken jewellery to raise money for Cycling Without Age Weymouth.
Speak to Our Team at Friary Care
If you have an elderly loved one who would enjoy participating in our Cycling Without Age activities, please contact our team to get them involved in this wonderful programme.
Please note that pre-booking is required to take part in these rides. Contact us to reserve a spot and let your loved one join the thousands of others who are experiencing the joy of this unique activity.
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