John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
Nice story in the Evening News last night, about a council worker who saves bikes destined for local landfill.
Full story (from the council's website) here.
A Manchester City Council worker who restores scrapped bikes and gives them to the local community free of charge has reached a new landmark.
Depot controller Oscar Brogden handed over his 3,000th bike this week - to a 10-year-old Gorton youngster.
Oscar, based at the City Council's Hammerstone Road site in Gorton, takes damaged bikes that have been brought into the depot after their original owners have thrown them away.
With the help of a colleague, he uses his own time to fix the cycles before giving them to members of the community.
Full story (from the council's website) here.