Grampian Inclusive Cycling Bothies (GICB)
Grampian Inclusive Cycling Bothies (GICB) is a 3-year lottery funded project to make cycling more accessible in Grampian. Improving access to cycling will promote all the health, wellbeing and environmental benefits of cycling to more people across each community. By having adapted bikes stored at bothies throughout Grampian, access to adapted bikes will be closer to the people within each community who need to use them.
Cycling sessions
We currently have adapted cycling bothies in Aberdeen, Peterhead, Alford and Banff, where we run regular sessions at traffic free, flat locations using adapted bikes. Sessions are free and open to all ages and abilities.
Our sessions are led by qualified Ride Leaders. If you aren't sure which type of bike you would like to use we are happy to advise and you are welcome to try them out to see which is the most comfortable. You can cycle as much or as little as you would like during the session. Check out our Facebook page for session details and exciting new bothy developments around Grampian.
You can sign up for sessions using Eventbrite (apart from Peterhead which runs as a drop in session).
Volunteering
We are always looking for new volunteers at cycling sessions. This could involve:
- General assistance in getting cycles in and out of the storage containers and on to the track
- Check over bikes (training on each bike will be given)
- ‘Meet & Greet’ as participants arrive for their session
- Give assistance to those getting on the bikes and putting on helmets if required
- Accompanying riders around the track to encourage them
If you are interested in finding out more about the GICB project or would be interested in volunteering please get in touch with us: gicb.gds@gmail.com
