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News and calendar of future events - including collection days
Calendar for 2007
January 2007
- On 27 January we loaded a shipment of 388 bikes (203 Royal Mail + 185 other mixed bikes) for AAMCT, Ghana
March 2007
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On 3 March we loaded a shipment of 370 bikes (149 Royal Mail + 221 other mixed bikes) for The Village Bike Project, Ghana
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On 22 March we loaded 368 bikes (140 Royal Mail + 228 other mixed bikes) for AAMCT, Ghana
April 2007
- On 19 April we sent 384 bikes (187 Royal Mail + 197 other mixed bikes) to AAMCT, Ghana
May 2007
- On 24 May we sent the 4th container this year of 364 bikes (212 Royal Mail + 152 other mixed bikes) to AAMCT, Ghana
June 2007
- On 21 June we sent our 2nd container this year to The Village Bike Project, Ghana loaded with 363 bikes (211 Royal Mail + 152 other mixed bikes)
July 2007
- 24 July we loaded 408 bikes (113 Royal Mail + 295 other mixed bikes) that were sent to Tema, Ghana for AAMCT
August 2007
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We sent the 3rd container this year to The Village Bicycle Project, Ghana containing 425 bicycles(120 Royal Mail bikes and 305 other mixed bikes)
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We also donated 32 bikes as part of a mixed consignment that was sent to The Childcare & Development Organisation of Uganda
September 2007
- 4 September we loaded 387 bikes (135 Royal Mail and 252 other mixed bikes) into a container for AAMCT, Ghana – the 6th so far this year. Demand for bikes is so high that they would like to receive a container a month!
October 2007
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We donated 26 bikes to Linking Lives (website) as part of a mixed consignment being sent to Lesotho, a country that receives a great deal of support from Sentebale (website) the Charity founded by Prince Harry and Lesotho's Prince Seeiso
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6 October saw Re-Cycle’s annual Bike Sale at Essex University Fresher’s Fair
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9 October another container for The Village Bicycle Project, Ghana loaded with 364 bikes (215 Royal Mail bikes and 305 other mixed bikes)
November and December 2007
- We hope to send at least one container each month full of bikes as well as a container full of bikes to The Bike Empowerment Network, Namibia.
We have been able to send the bikes only as a result of the generosity of The Royal Mail and the public who have donated their unwanted bikes to us – thank you to you all
Last updated: 4 February 2008