The children of Moorpark are opening a bike shed that fixes broken bikes for free for the children in the school and the local community. £1000 will buy the metal shed for the children to work from, tools so they have the right equipment to fix the bikes and safety equipment to ensure the children can safely carry out the work.
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Our children at Morrpark are currently learning the skills to fix broken bikes. These new skills will be offered to anyone in the community who has a bike that needs fixing. Our children are responsible citizens and understand the improtance of a wellbalanced lifestyle. Following on from the successful cooking classes that promoted healthy eating for our families, this year getting people to exercise in a way that supports the envrionment is the main focus.
The children at Moorpark are keen to help others in the school get on the road and travel to school by bike. They also want to be able to offer this service to everyone in the community to get Kilbirnie moving! To do this they need storage for the bikes while they are being fixed and the tools to fix as many bikes as possible in a safe way.
The children will operate from a workshop set up in the school grounds and invite anyone in the community to come along with their broken bikes and have them fixed for free. By offering this facility the children are promoting better mental and physical health as well as contributing to a cleaner local environment when people switch from driving a car to riding a bike. This free service now makes exercise accessible for those faced with costly repairs they couldn't previously afford.
The children want to see less cars at the school gates and more children riding their bikes to school, this will also make the school safer for our children.
They need a work space to fix and store the bikes and a variety of tools to complete the work, the following materials need to be purchased...
£400 for a metal shed and security padlock so that the bikes and tools can be stored.
£100 for storage boxes and tool boxes to store tools and equipment
£450 for tools to fix the bikes
£50 for safety equipment such as safety glasses, overalls, gloves so the children are safe when fixing the bikes.
Location: We are a parent council trying to support the school with learning for sustainability. The parent council fundraisers to help the children make projects in to a reality. We are very proud of the children's idea to support the children in their school and the wider community and the money from this grant will allow them to roll out their project to all.
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