Edinburgh bike recycling charity, The Bike Station, is holding a grand reopening on Tuesday 16th May at 11am. The reopening comes seven months after a fire tore through the premises and completely destroyed the shop, training space and office – and five months after a successful online crowdfunding campaign saw the charity raise £16K in public donations in just two weeks to help rebuild the Bike Station.
The Bike Station will be reopening and unveiling the new space to members of the public and invited guests.
In it’s 15 year history, the fire is the biggest challenge that the Bike Station has faced, but due to the invaluable support from members of the public, the charity has managed to create a space that will help serve customers, volunteers and community groups better than before.
The shop floor and office space in Causewayside have been repaired and renovated, with more space for adults and childrens refurbished secondhand bikes – helping to keep more bikes out of landfill.
There is a dedicated area for the ever popular Fix Your Own Bike sessions, where members of the public can come along on a Wednesday and a Saturday to fix their own bike with the help of Bike Station mechanics and volunteers.
A new purpose built training space has also been ceated to ensure the community outreach work and educational programs the charity is known for can continue to be run, such as the build your own bike courses that provides opertunities for disadvantaged youths.
Steve Hynd, Manager of The Bike Station said: “Thankfully due to the amazing support of the public and the outstanding work of the staff, we are very happy to announce the opening of the refurbished new look Bike Station on the 16th of May. We thoroughly look forward to welcoming everyone and thank you all again for your support.”
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