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Getting children on the bike for the first time: Shaf’s story
Distributed through schools and communities alongside programmes; Go Ride, Ride Active and Bikeability and through local Community Cycle Clubs, the loaned bikes have enabled a...
How being with a group helped Judith-Anne conquer The Active Parks Couch to 5k
‘Group activity’ is a phrase that can instil fear in some people, but the additional benefits of group compared to solo exercise can make it...
Motivating families to be active: Fahd and Hecham’s story
The HSBC UK Bike Bank loan scheme has helped motivate many families to be more active and get outside, creating a new social activity to...
Growing out of a bike, what next? Kabir’s story
Understanding that children grow out of bikes as they do with clothes and shoes, the HSBC UK Bike Bank is a long-term loan scheme. The...
Walking with others – Josephinas story
Whether you walk much or not, the chances are you spend more time walking alone rather than with other people. However, walking can become a...
A cleaner and greener City: Natasha’s story
Promoting a cleaner, healthier and greener way to get around the city is a key aim of the HSBC UK Bike Bank scheme. Loaning a...
Dr Carol Coombes OBE
‘’It is with immense sadness that this week we learned of the death of one of our founder board members and leading lights of our...
Backs to the Future?
At Festivals for Future we asked a simple question – How do we tackle global problems locally?
Humans on the Heath
It’s the people that make an area – and in Balsall Heath and Sparkbrook there are some wonderful people from all walks of life, who...
The difference between a game and a sport
Why are some people active and others not? And if it’s true that young people play less outdoors, what’s stopping them? I talked to half...