Re-Cycle has received a further 40 bicycles from Greater Anglia.

Re-Cycle are a charity who take used bicycles and gives them to rural communities in Africa.

The bicycles donated were abandoned across Greater Anglia’s stations, some of which were from Norwich and Cambridge.

To check whether a bicycle has been abandoned, Greater Anglia uses a tagging system. Notices are attached to bikes on stations and owners are asked to remove the tags from their bicycles to show staff that they are being used.

Bicycles left with these tags on for an extended period of time are taken out of the station storage and donated.

Greater Anglia has worked with the Colchester based charity for a number of years, donating over 1000 bikes to help communities gain independence.

Krzysztof Drozd, Greater Anglia Station Cleaning & Waste Manager, said: “We are very pleased to support Re-Cycle by donating these abandoned bikes from various station across our network.

“People living in rural Africa can walk for miles a day to collect water, or to get to school or work. A bike can change someone’s life, and we are pleased to be able to help Re-Cycle with their mission to help people in Africa access sustainable bike transport.

“We would like to remind passengers that our cycle storage facilities are for short term use only and people should not leave cycles for longer periods of time. We would also advise cyclists to use good quality locks while securing their bikes.”

Claire Kettle, Re-Cycle’s Director says “We are delighted to have built a strong partnership with Greater Anglia over several years and are very grateful for all of the abandoned bicycles donated to Re-Cycle. These bikes help give independence to so many people in Africa with no other transport options and our reuse and repurpose ethic means that fewer bikes are sent to landfill in the UK.”