To aid young people training or starting their first jobs in areas surrounding Worcester, who may lack a car or have limited public transport links, The Malvern Hills District Council (MHDC) has launched an Ebike To Work program.
Worcester is a region south east of Birmingham.
Participants must be aged 16 years or over, live or work/train in the Malvern Hills District and are engaged in new work, or a training or college course.
In conversation with The Malvern Observer, Robin Coates, Co-founder of Malvern Hills Community Car Club, said: “We have been helping residents in the Malvern area since 2009 to see just how wonderful Ebikes are for making everyday trips easy, pleasant and healthy. We have done this by providing good e-bikes for short term loans. With this grant we can now start to help people use ebikes to get to work and they can hire an ebike for longer periods.”
For the past 12 years, the MHDC has had a two-week ebike loan scheme (yes, 12…that is impressive!) Now, a larger fleet of e-bikes is on offer for those who qualify for a subsidized fee of £15-a-week.
Coun. Daniel Walton, Malvern Hills District Council’s Portfolio Holder for Economic Development and Tourism, said: “There are many well-known benefits to e-bikes, from environmental to health, but for us, this is a great opportunity to work with Malvern Hills Car Clubs and offer an affordable transport solution to help people access work and training. As well as improving transport options for people in the district it also supports our Destination Zero commitment to cut carbon emissions and encourage the use of more sustainable modes of transport.”
Regions across Canada, take note! This is inspirational!
