The exchange offered useful insights on recycling bikes – to support our free Kids Bike Library, E-Bike Hire, servicing, donation and Cycling Without Age initiatives.

Learning Outcomes

• Network and learn from other organisations who are more established
• Identify opportunities and activities happening with other cycle projects in the third sector
• General recycling maintenance and repair skill sharing

“Seeing what worked and didn’t work has enabled us to make informed decisions on where our funding should be spent and where to focus our time and energy. We learned what suppliers are considered ‘must-haves’, the dos and don’ts of setting up a bike workshop, gleaned ideas on storage from Recyke-a-bike on a larger scale to IM2CBikeHub running the service out of a container.”

A number of local groups realised that whether they were for or against any wind farm proposal, it will be important for the community to use the opportunity presented by community wind farm benefit schemes to maximum effect. To bring people together, a representative of the 9CC Group in South Ayrshire was invited to talk to local representatives and discuss options for moving forwards.

Learning Outcomes

• To encourage commitment to explore the idea of collaboration to maximise community benefit from wind farms in upper Strathearn.
• Build new partnerships for future planning
• Establish a working group

“Our initial exchange has gone very well – there seems to be some positive movement and our working group is being established later in August 2024. The main thing to takeaway is the 4 Cs- Community, Co-operation, Co-ordination and Collaboration.”