00:00Hi, I'm Clary. I'm Chief of Everything at Seacroft Cycles, which is a community-led
00:06project and an official active travel hub now funded by WICA, which is brilliant.
00:13And we're here to get people out off the surfers, onto the bikes and out cycling.
00:18So I cannot wait to get back on my bike. I've just had a new knee installed,
00:23so I'm a bit like the bionic woman, except my hair's not quite as flicky as hers,
00:27for those of you old enough to remember it. I was working as a community development worker,
00:33or a shenanigator, as I prefer to call it, for Climate Action Seacroft and also for the LS14
00:40Trust. And I had a dream to try and get a few more people cycling. So we literally started with
00:45a few
00:46bikes where we could offer a few people lessons on a Saturday morning to get them cycling. And then
00:53it went on from there, really. My lovely husband, Mark in the red shirt, was asked to come and help
00:59volunteer with their motorbike project, which unfortunately didn't get off the ground. But
01:03what did get off the ground was working with our community, doing some bicycle maintenance.
01:09Now we're open three mornings a week. We have people coming for lessons. We have a Sunday easy ride.
01:16We have people coming learning to fix bikes, all sorts of stuff. Lots of tea drinking goes on,
01:21because we're putting the tea into the community. It's not just about Lycra. It's not about getting
01:26on your bike and riding a million miles. It's doing what you can do, even if it's literally
01:31up and down the road. And that's all you can manage. That's fine at the moment because of my knee.
01:36I've
01:36not been able to cycle for 18 months. So I'm really excited about getting back on my bike with people,
01:43helping people learn to ride more. I'm absolutely thrilled and delighted and humbled and honoured
01:50to be nominated for this award. Because as I say, it's not about cycling. It's about people.
01:56It's about connecting people with their ability to get on and do stuff. I mean, look at me. I'm
02:03partially sighted. At the moment, I can't even walk well, let alone cycle. My lungs don't work
02:08properly. But if I can do it, what's stopping you? You can do it too. That's what it's about. It's
02:13about what you can do and enabling people to get on and do stuff. So to be nominated for this
02:17award,
02:19honestly, I can't tell you, I'm so absolutely delighted and thrilled. Mark is now a fully
02:24qualified mechanic. Chalk is a fully qualified mechanic. We managed to get them off and get
02:28them some training done through some funding we managed to get. We've got other people come and
02:33done some training. So it's really community focused. It is sustainable. It's really fulfilling
02:39a need within the community to get people on a bike. It gives you freedom. You can get on a
02:44bike.
02:44You can go where you want, when you want and just have a great time. You don't need to wait
02:49for a lift.
02:49You don't need to wait for a bus. And it's actually a lot safer, a lot easier and a lot
02:54quicker than you'd
02:54think. Get on your bike and ride.
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