Volunteering Opportunities with Just Ride Southend

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At Just Ride Southend we provide inclusive cycling opportunities for people of all ages (0-97), faiths, abilities, and ethnic backgrounds to enjoy cycling in a safe and affordable traffic-free environment at Garon’s athletics track. The Just Ride Southend family is made up of 40 plus volunteers including a board of trustees and cycling participants from Southend and the wider Essex area, and ranges from individuals, schools, colleges, home educators, families, retirees, adult day centres, care homes, local community groups and adults’ rehabilitees from operations and other health issues. All are assured of a warm inclusive welcome at our 3 weekly drop-in sessions, we are open 48 weeks a year on the track, using over 140 bicycles ranging from children and adult 2 wheelers through to trikes and specialist bikes like our electric powered wheelchair platform bike. Through our activities we promote the physical, social, and mental health and well-being of our local community and are supporting both local and national initiatives to encourage people to be more active and to choose healthy and sustainable transport options, we also keep the sessions affordable and only charge £2.50 (including use of a bike helmet) to ride for the whole session but carers and parents of children who are riding are free and welcome to ride. We are on Facebook, and we had a film made of our project by "Active Essex" which will give you a great insight into the project and are also part of the new City of Southend promotional film. https://fb.watch/92wwgACkY9/