About Us
RideWise is a charity that is dedicated to education and support for the environmental benefits of green forms of transport, helps thousands of people each year to gain travel independence, reduce reliance on fossil fuel vehicles and helps to break the barriers of isolation, inactivity, mental health and transport poverty by supporting people through active travel. At RideWise, we believe that affordable, accessible and green forms transport should never be a barrier – through a range of support, walking and cycling can transform lives and communities.
About Us
RideWise is a charity that is dedicated to education and support for the environmental benefits of green forms of transport, helps thousands of people each year to gain travel independence, reduce reliance on fossil fuel vehicles and helps to break the barriers of isolation, inactivity, mental health and transport poverty by supporting people through active travel. At RideWise, we believe that affordable, accessible and green forms transport should never be a barrier – through a range of support, walking and cycling can transform lives and communities.
Ways To Help
Ways we can make things better, together.
There are lots of ways that you can support RideWise. From cake bakes to sponsored walks and cycles. From financial donations to spreading the word. And simply by thinking about how you travel and encouraging others to do the same.
Donate
As a charity, we rely heavily on donations and grant funding to enable us to run our projects and provide free services to communities across Nottingham. Any donation could make​ such a difference, so every amount is always appreciated, not just by us, but also by the people in our communities.
Sponsorship
Why not have a bit of fun and raise sponsorship through group challenges, bike rides, walks or bake days? They're great ways to show your support and contribute. Pop over to Just Giving to find out more!
Donate a Bike
Do you have a bike that you no longer need? We'd be really grateful if you'd consider donating it to us,,,
Our volunteer mechanics will refurbish it and give it a new lease of life, or if it's beyond repair, we may be able to use some of the parts to repair other bikes.
You can bring your bike(s) down to us at Lenton Abbey Park, NG9 2SF. We're open between 9am and 3pm, from Tuesday - Saturday. We can also arrange for the bike to be collected within reasonable traveling distance.
Click here to let us know if you've got a bike that you'd like us to collect.
Donated bikes are used for our many community projects which might involve providing cycling lessons for all ages and abilities at our cycle centres, or loaning them out from our RideWise bike library.
More Ideas!
Encourage your networks to donate their unwanted bicycles! Our volunteers help us 6 days a week to refurbish donated bikes for use by our communities - an unwanted bike can be the gift of transport independence. We'll even collect the bikes too.
Support our text donation campaign - we're alraising funds to keep our important Bike Library open, offering free loans of bikes for all ages and abilities. Simply text BIKES to 70085 to donate £5! (texts cost £5 and your standard message rate. You will be opting in to hear more from us. To opt out text BIKESNOINFO to 70085 to donate £5 without joining our mailing list)
Perhaps you'd like to make a donation. We will work closely to you know how your funds are helping to provide a positive impact on our communities - email us if you'd like to join our supporters mailing list so we can keep you up to date.
If you'd like to discuss any of those options, email us at customerservices@ridewise.org.uk or you can phone us on 0115 955 2288. Or, get in touch to chat with us!
If you're looking for even more ways to help (Thankyou!), you can get in touch with a member of our team using our contact form, and we will look forward to hearing from you!