Cycle rides and care homes aren’t two things which you would naturally associate together but thanks to a fantastic donation from local company Signal, residents in our homes are now able to have all the fun and freedom of cycling.
This initiative is affiliated with ‘Cycling without Age’, a social enterprise which has helped set up similar projects across Europe and it inspired Lindsay Travis, a senior employee at Signal, to start a project in Cheltenham.
Signal purchased the specialised ‘trishaw’ and have now donated it to Lilian Faithfull Care whose staff volunteer to pedal the ‘trishaw’ from St Faith’s Nursing Home along the traffic-free picturesque Honeybourne Line.
The trishaw has comfortable seat for two passengers so Lilian Faithfull Care residents can enjoy the ride alongside a carer or a member of their family. As one resident puts it; “I felt like the Queen! It was wonderful! I saw bits of Cheltenham I’ve never seen before!”
