{"id":16436,"date":"2023-03-22T15:30:09","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/?p=16436"},"modified":"2023-03-22T15:30:09","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T15:30:09","slug":"accessible-cycle-rides-year-round-wind-in-hair-wellbeing-for-elders-anyone-living-with-disability-or-health-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/2023\/03\/22\/accessible-cycle-rides-year-round-wind-in-hair-wellbeing-for-elders-anyone-living-with-disability-or-health-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Accessible Cycle Rides &#8211; Year-round wind-in-hair wellbeing:  For elders &#038; anyone living with disability or health challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Uniquely, our charity [<strong>Pedal People<\/strong>] trains carers and volunteers to pilot rides, enabling important connections with participants and access to enjoy the seafront and green spaces throughout our city.\u00a0 A significantly different offering to more usual [but still rarer] options UK wide of \u2018out-of-town\u2019 circular athletic tracks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invigorating, fun, uplifting and (often only) outdoor activity via 2 different services:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Elder Care Rides:<\/strong> Weekly for care homes\/providers. Piloted by our Volunteer Cycle Pilot team.<\/li>\n<li><strong>All-ages Accessible Rides<\/strong> from our seafront base: At this service we train carers, friends, family to pilot. Cycling out together aboard the same Trike! Variety of pedal\/ no-pedal\/ electric-assist trikes available.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16438\" src=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/30c659c9-74c4-4d5f-bb21-109ee5b4f0a6-300x238.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/30c659c9-74c4-4d5f-bb21-109ee5b4f0a6-300x238.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/30c659c9-74c4-4d5f-bb21-109ee5b4f0a6.jpg 689w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/>\u00a0 <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16440\" src=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/20220315_133521000_iOS-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/20220315_133521000_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/20220315_133521000_iOS.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16443\" src=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/IMG_6304-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"206\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/IMG_6304-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/IMG_6304.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 206px) 100vw, 206px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-16439\" src=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/72cametocelebrate-300x181.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"255\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/72cametocelebrate-300x181.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/brighton-hove\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2023\/03\/72cametocelebrate.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 255px) 100vw, 255px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Unique attributes:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Consistently 50% Women Cycle Pilots, Staff and Board. Women are under-represented in cycling and cycle organisations.<\/li>\n<li>We train carers and volunteers to Cycle Pilot, enabling community connection combined with access to seafront and green spaces throughout our city. <strong>A significantly different offering to more usual [but still rarer] options UK wide of \u2018out-of-town\u2019 circular athletic tracks.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Open year-round. Participants enjoy weekly 6-20km rides and their health benefits.<\/li>\n<li>Consistent focus on inclusive training and communications style enables \u2018<em>See it to be it<\/em>\u2019 with under-represented communities and encourages other projects to do so too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Beneficiaries<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Elders living with\/in care in Brighton, who rarely or never go outside otherwise.<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 People living with disability or health challenges (50km Brighton radius).<br \/>\n&#8211;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Carers, families, friends.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Our inclusive approach enables all ages and abilities access to stimulating and outdoor activity.<\/li>\n<li>Reduces isolation and increase independence and confidence.<\/li>\n<li>Improves health, wellbeing and quality of life e.g. Speech motivation, movement and motor skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pedalpeople.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.pedalpeople.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Uniquely, our charity [Pedal People] trains carers and volunteers to pilot rides, enabling important connections with participants and access to enjoy the seafront and green spaces throughout our city.\u00a0 A significantly different offering to more usual [but still rarer] options UK wide of \u2018out-of-town\u2019 circular athletic tracks. 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