Cycling empowers our clients to travel freely and independently, and get to know the city. It enables them to get to work, access education, attend appointments or pursue leisure activities. Sanctuary Wheels, our recycled bike project, provides asylum seekers and refugees with reconditioned bikes (as well as helmet, new lights and locks).
If you would like to support the bike project by donating a bike then click here for more information.
Who is this for?
Asylum seekers and refugees who live in Oxfordshire and are able to ride a bicycle.
What can we offer?
- Access to bicycles
- Repairs to bicycles
Do you need a bike?
To refer yourself or a family member, please email welcome@asylum-welcome.org, phone us on 01865 819666 or speak to the Welcome Desk. We are open Mondays to Fridays, between 10am and 4pm.
Please note – there is a waiting list for bikes. We will help you as soon as we can!
Referrals
If you are an organisation needing to make a professional referral please visit our Referrals page here – thank you.
Sanctuary Wheels
Sanctuary Wheels is a partnership project involving Asylum Welcome and Active Oxfordshire, working with Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service, Cyclox and many community organisations across the county, to provide bikes, lights, locks, helmets and translated tuition for hundreds of refugees across Oxfordshire.
We are grateful to our partners for their tremendous support. Read more about our first year here.
