New Volunteer Cycle Delivery Scheme for Shrewsbury

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00:00My name's Jason from Shropshire Cycle Hub and we've just recently started working with the

00:04indoor market here to help the independent traders provide a free-to-use delivery service

00:09using these e-cargo bikes that have been bought by Shrewsbury Town Council. So a shopper can come in

00:14here, they can buy their shopping as they normally would but rather than having to carry it home

00:18themselves we're able to carry it for them and that enables them to be able to maybe buy more,

00:24keeps the market accessible to people that might be elderly or infirm unable to get around so much

00:30but importantly for a cycle hub as well it's about saving the planet so it gets cars off the road

00:34and improves accessibility for everybody in the town centre. Anyone in the market is able to use

00:38this service, either the trader can request a delivery from us, we're here every Thursday,

00:43Friday and Saturday or the shopper can be in touch with us direct and request that we go to a

00:48particular trader and pick up the goods on their behalf and take it home to their home within a

00:53three mile radius of the town centre. We're here every Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10am

00:58and 2pm. We've got a cohort of about eight active volunteers that will ride the bike and do the

01:04delivery so we're all volunteers but it's not just the market we are aiming to roll this service out

01:09to any independent trader within the town centre.