Bikes for Refugees & Adelaide Community Bicycle Workshop are now operating out of sheds located behind St Matthew’s Church, 146 Kensington Road, Marryatville. Access the carpark and workshop from The Crescent.
The award-winning charity, which has already provided more than 17,000 bikes to refugees and other people in need, was previously located in Franklin Street before the site was sold to developers.
Cr Christel Mex of the City of Norwood Payneham & St Peters and Bishop Tim Harris of St Matthew’s Church Marryatville officially opened the new workshop on Friday 14th November. The Hon. Mira el Dannawi MLC also spoke during the formalities, praising the efforts of Bikes For Refugees in providing refugees with a means of transport and a sense of inclusion in the Adelaide community.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday 11am – 4.30pm
Wednesday 11am – 4.30pm
Friday 11am – 4.30pm
Saturday 10am – 1pm
Contact via:
Email: acbwsa@gmail.com
Mobile Ph: 0406 918 787
🚲Visitors are welcome during opening hours – if possible, please call or SMS first.
🚲Please contact the workshop FIRST (phone or email) if you wish to donate bikes or bike parts. The team will be able to quickly determine over the phone whether they can use the items you wish to donate. If they can’t use your unwanted bikes/parts they will be able to provide you with alternative options for recycling.
🚲Bike sales to the public should recommence soon – stay up to date via their Facebook page.
🚲The community workshop will be available, by appointment only, to people with bike mechanic skills who need specialist tools or who are looking to buy second-hand parts.
🚲Skilled volunteers needed to repair bikes – contact Mike Brisco 0435021681 if you can help.
🚲View the workshop’s website here and for further information on the charity, click here.
