NHS Worker Fund
In response to the pandemic, we created the Cycling Friendly NHS Worker Fund to support key workers access a bike.
Cycling stories
nextbike Stirling
We have helped Stirling residents to get around on bikes for free during Covid-19.
NHS Dumfries & Galloway
Healthcare workers in Dumfries & Galloway are cycling to work thanks to support through bike loans, bike maintenance help and free equipment.
NHS Borders
Staff working for NHS Borders are now able to cycle to work thanks to support through bikes, locks and lights.
Highland Home Carers
Access to bikes allowed staff to do home visits and deliveries during Covid-19 in a healthy and sustainable way, helping the older and most vulnerable.
Kirsty
Since the Covid-19 pandemic, she has been getting to work as a care assistant on an ebike borrowed from Blackhill on Bikes, a project in her local area.
Lorna
Lorna decided to get out her old bike that had been gathering dust in the garage and join her family for her first bike ride in nearly a decade.
Gillian
Gillian, a teacher in Ayrshire, hadn't been on a bike since she was a teenager. Once the Covid-19 lockdown came into force, she's been cycling regularly to keep her body and mind healthy.
Simon Community
During Covid-19, the Cycling Scotland team, based in Edinburgh and Glasgow, have been volunteering their time and energy to support vulnerable people across the country.
Life Changes Trust
We've allocated £10,000 from the Cycling Friendly Community development fund to support carers purchase bikes and cycling equipment to help them get through this difficult time.