All events are completely free of charge and open to anyone over the age of 18. Admission is by pre-booking at www.horsham.bike

Dr Bike Clinics

30-minute bike safety checks with adjustments & minor repairs where needed. Gain helpful maintenance tips and leave with a detailed inspection report for your bike that can be used to engage local repairers if further work is needed.

Dr Bike Essential Maintenance Classes

Instructor-led, 3-hour classes with all equipment provided; just bring your bike! Learn essential bike maintenance skills and gain the confidence to deal with the most common mechanical hiccups that occur while cycling.

Admission is by pre-booking only at www.horsham.bike

Dr Bike Events are delivered by Velo Square as part of Cycling UK’s #BigBikeRevival, funded by Active Travel England. 

Events are kindly hosted by Waitrose & Partners Horsham, Horsham District Council and Southwater Parish Council. Supported by Southwater Community Partnership, Horsham District Wellbeing, Horsham District Neighbourhood Wardens, JR Print, Horsham District Cycling Forum.

The Holy Trinity Church on Rushams Rd has food donation boxes under the table at the back of the church, which is open every day: (Mon- Fri. 8.30am – 5pm; Sat. 9am – 4pm;  Sunday for services).   The Family Work Support charity’s website address is:  https://www.familysupportwork.org/   Specific items requested for Christmas are shown on the poster.   

Last year Horsham residents helped the County to reuse or recycle over 200,000 tonnes of waste!  This campaign asks everyone to continue to ‘Think Before You Throw’ and recycle as much as we can. This includes materials such as black plastic pots, tubs and trays, empty aerosols, as well as other items that can go in special collections at home, such as textiles, small electrical items and coffee pods.

In a recent survey, 48% of West Sussex respondents admitted to throwing items in the general waste bin because they were unsure if they could be recycled or not, so a NEW animation series has now been produced to help reduce even further the items going to waste. These short films explain what items can and can’t be recycled in West Sussex as well as showing what happens after bins are collected and how recycling and waste is processed.

Remember recycling should be:

• CLEAN – free from food and drink leftovers – a quick rinse will often do.
• DRY – keep your recycling bin lid shut – soggy paper and cardboard can’t be recycled and can stick to other items or clog up machinery when sorted.
• LOOSE – not tied up in plastic bags, as the machinery cannot sort these.

Watch the videos here: https://www.westsussex.gov.uk/land-waste-and-housing/waste-and-recycling/recycling-and-waste-prevention/think-before-you-throw

A series of basic cycle maintenance workshop are being offered in Billingshurst. Each workshop will last 2.5 hours, Participants also get a pair of reusable workshop gloves and self-adhesive puncture patches just for attending!

These workshops are casual but friendly (with a max of 5 learners per session), offering participants the opportunity to work on their own bike, basic safety checks, punctures and some gear and brake adjustments.

TO SIGN UP, visit
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-basic-cycle-safety-and-maintenance-course-2023-tickets-754499366917?fbclid=IwAR2IjI5CKxOsSX5bWS9JmHnO_PRDdVoPPrpxoJPd8uHWoSvHqJycDXuTOBk

OR find more information at
https://revolutioncyclesport.co.uk/tech/free-basic-mechanics-courses-return-for-2023/

The workshops are funded by Cycling UK/DfT
https://www.cyclinguk.org/bigbikerevival

They are pitched at new and returning adult cyclists.