Congratulations Bikes on Estates Project

18 Nov 2009

Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP Diane Abbott today congratulated STA Bikes on their ground-breaking “Bikes on Estates” project. The project has just been awarded a London Cycling Award in recognition of their work encouraging cycling on Hackney estates.

STA Bikes received funding from the Big Lottery Fund, the Community Cycling Fund for London and Hackney Safer Neighbourhoods. They set up three projects in Hackney estates – teaching cycling and bike maintenance to mothers, working with young people on safety skills and taking young people away from gangs with cycle maintenance lessons at an adventure playground.

Congratulating STA bikes Diane said:

“It’s a great project that has helped Hackney residents who may not otherwise have thought about cycling to get involved. The London Cycling Award is a great way of drawing attention to their good work. I’ll be writing to STA to congratulate them.”

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