49yrs old,Road and mud Cyclist,father and Grandfather.
Trying to get FREE recycled bikes to deserving kids in need......because..
every child should own a bike.
Please dont scrap old bikes.
Many can be rescued and given to a child that may never have owned a bike of their own.
Bikes are gifted for FREE once I have repaired them.
Please contact me if you have old bikes in your shed or garage that you would like to donate.
#cycling
#free
If you gave your children new bikes this Christmas.....please dont throw away their old bikes.
They can be refurbished and gifted to a child who has never owned a bike of their own.
I already have a waiting list for 2021.
#freebikes4kids
#cycling
#community
#recycle
#giving
Please remember I am my Wife's Carer and I run this project from home unpaid.
Just had someone proudly text saying they have thrown a perfectly good bike in a skip because I took too long to collect it (3 days)
I am working as fast as I can...thank you all for your understanding.
A very polite young lad knocked the door with a flat tyre.
Found him a tube and fitted it for him while showing him how to do it.
Tightened the numerous loose bolts on his bike to make it safe to ride and off he went.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
#bmx
#mtb
#charity
Thank you Wales Online for promoting the project.....sorry I was so awkward...hate having my picture taken and as for the video lol 😂
Thanks for your support!
#cycling
#newport
#free
#community
The man repairing bikes for hundreds of children in Wales
Please dont scrap old bikes.
Many can be rescued and given to a child that may never have owned a bike of their own.
Bikes are gifted for FREE once I have repaired them.
Please contact me if you have old bikes in your shed or garage that you would like to donate.
#freebikes4kids
Last night,after only just spotting a teenage lad on his bike... in the dark.... dressed in black....I turned back to give him some Free flashing LED lights I had in the van.
Half expected to be told where to go,but he was really polite and grateful.
#Freebikes4kids
#community
I heard that a young lad in my area had his bike stolen a while ago.
Bigger lads took it from him.
It was a nice bike that he saved up for and he hasnt had a bike since.
This is pretty close to the bike he had taken...cant wait to give it to him later.
#freebikes4kids
#community
If you are in Newport and have lost Christmas presents in todays flooding....let me know.
I do have some smaller bikes,scooters and balance bikes ready to go if needed.
All bikes are FREE to a family in need and I am happy to help.
#freebikes4kids
#cycling
#community
#recycle
Good news....Jaydens bike was found dumped near the local skate park this morning. A neighbour spotted it....looks undamaged.
Thank you all for sharing and making it too hot to handle!
One very happy little man has his bike back.....
#freebikes4kids
#community
#bikes
#cycling
Every child should own a bike.
Please dont scrap old bikes.
They can be refurbished and will mean the world to a child in need.
My childhood memories are full of bikes (see pics) .....all children should have that joy.
#cycling
#freebikes4kids
#community
#giving
#recycle
Im am so happy and grateful to
@marketingQB
and
@PrincipalityBS
for donating this van to the proect.
Yes....thats right.....this amazing van has been donated !!!
Still cant quite believe it.
Thank you so much guys for amazing community support.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#giving
If you are one of those people that has to go to work,as you provide essential services, please contact me if a bike would help you as transport.
I have FREE bikes waiting for NHS staff,Teachers,Care workers and any other essential services.
#cycling
#community
#freebikes
#giving
Well what a day.
Led into a trap by
@silverfox_rs
and will be on The One Show on thursday evening.....still all a bit surreal but brilliant. Message from Chris Hoy too!
Im not good at limelight lol.
Wont say too much.....watch on thursday....oh and never trust
@silverfox_rs
More bikes coming in every day.
If you know of a child that doesnt have a bike....a parent struggling with the cost of Christmas, a local charity or a youth project....contact me.
Every bike is donated....cleaned and repaired...then passed on for FREE.
#cycling
#recycling
#free
Over 3000 bikes repaired and rehomed in the last 5 yrs.
Bikes and helmets donated to more than 20 local Schools.
Dozens of stolen bikes replaced.
Free bikes for NHS staff.
Bikes sent to Uganda.
Many local charities supported.
Local cycling clubs supported.
#Freebikes4kids
I have just recieved the most incredible donation from
@Nrg4Cycling
@jonbeetle
I cant even get it all in one shot...and there is still a box to come!
Tools....Spares....Helmets....over a dozen crankset.....I am lost for words...thank you so much guys!!
#Freebikes4kids
When I was a kid we always had bikes,so did all of our friends.
Since starting this project I have met 12 year old children who have never owned one at all.
The look on their face when they get a recycled bike is one of pure joy.
Every child should own a bike.
#freebikes4kids
Not posted this in a while.
Here is how it all started....an old charity shop bike I bought for just £2.50....repaired and then gave away.
Over 550 bikes later,the project has exceeded my wildest expectations.
Thank you all.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
#recycle
#giving
Just a quick reminder that I am working single handed here at Freebikes4kids whilst also being a full time Carer to my Wife.
Over 2500 bikes have been fixed and rehomed in the last 3 years and I am working through my list as fast as possible.
Thank you for your patience ❤️
Maybe MPs should come out with me this Christmas delivering bikes....see how much people are struggling with the basics....like food and heating.
See the faces of these kids when they get a second hand bike....the joy and tears.
It's hard here in the real world.
#freebikes4kids
20 years ago today I married this beautiful woman.
For the last 10 years she has struggled with poor health and chronic pain due to sudden onset Neurological defecit.
Our lives have changed but I have never loved her more or been more proud.
Happy Anniversary
@Rachchavette
X
If you are a local NHS staff member and would find a bike helpful to get you to work.....let me know.
I have FREE bikes waiting for you.
You are doing an amazing job....keep up the good work and thank you.
#cycling
#recycle
#freebikes
#community
#newport
#giving
I was just out on the drive tidying the van when two local kids went past with their mum.
They were riding the bikes I gave them at Christmas....big smiles on their faces.....job done!
#freebikes4kids
#cycling
#recycle
#community
#giving
So I thought this Jeff Bruce would be here forever. It came in as a frame only and in an awful state.
I built it up as a parts bin single speed just to get the frame off the floor to protect it really.
Last week a guy called Eddie came to collect a bike for his son .....
Things have exploded a bit today.....I have more than 30 people on my waiting list for bikes.
I am working through the list,but more names get added every day.
I am a one man band lol.
I will get to you all I promise.
I wont let anyone down.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
I just want to wish everyone who follows the Freebikes4kids project a happy new year.
If you have donated a bike,or organised a fundraiser,or liked and shared posts......thank you ❤️
You are all a part of the success of this project....onwards to 2024.
#Freebikes4kids
I wish I could help everyone with bikes this side of Christmas but I am doing the maximum amount I can already.
Dozens of Christmas bikes have gone out.
Over 600 bikes have gone out this year and I hope to give even more out on 2021.
#freebikes4kids
#cycling
#community
#recycle
@PuffaJones
@BBCTheOneShow
It was an absolute pleasure! From what I’ve heard and seen you’re making a huge difference to many people’s lives, so keep it going! 👏🏻👏🏻
Did something I never do......just jumped on the bike and went for a ride.....just shorts and T-shirt...no kit no plan...no Strava.
Bit of local woods,gravel roads and some lanes......really enjoyed that.
#cycling
I have just realised that the project has passed the 200 bikes mark.....in just 7 months.
In fact the bike that went this evening makes 202 bikes given to new homes....saved from scrap!
Thank you all for everything.
Lots more to do.
#cycling
#recycle
#giving
#freebikes
#community
So someone has taken it upon themselves to steal my 6 year old grandsons bike.
He is gutted....obviously I can replace it but if you are offered a 20inch Carrera Blast in red let me know.
Taken from Risca area....was his Christmas present.
Sadly the Freebikes4kids cycle storage unit in Oscar Side Business Park Newport was broken into last night, three ready to donate adult bikes were stolen, two Carreras and a B'twin without a seat post and seat.
Bikes that were to be gifted for FREE to children in need.
Sadly someone has created an Instagram account with my logo and called it puffajones76
My insta is Puffajones75
Please do not respond to this account and report it for me.
I would never message people asking for money as most of you know.
Thanks.
Please dont scrap old bikes.
Most can be rescued and given to a child that may never have owned a bike of their own.
Bikes are gifted for FREE once repaired.
Please contact me if you have old bikes in your shed or garage that you would like to donate.
#Freebikes4kids
❤️
My grandaughter Leylah is one of the bravest people I know.....horrible infected abccess....hugely swollen face....general anestetic at 4yrs old.
Absolute hero....never moaned once.
Home now after two days in hospital on a drip .....bless her.
I am getting loads of requests for specialist adapted trikes...
When Freebikes4kids donated this one to Scarlet,she absolutely loved it ❤️
If you know of any unused or outgrown trikes,in any condition,please let me know.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
#bmx
#mtb
#charity
If you are buying new bikes for your children this Christmas, please don't scrap their old,outgrown or broken bikes.
Consider donating them to Freebikes4kids...so that a child less fortunate can experience the joy of a bike.
#freebikes4kids
So...I have been asked to go into the studio at BBC Radio Wales on Sunday evening,to be interviewed about the Freebikes4kids project by legendary broadcaster Roy Noble.
I am excited,grateful and terrified all at once....although I do have a face for radio 😆
3,000 bikes and counting: The one-man mission to get kids on bikes for free 🚲
@PuffaJones
has spent five years fixing and giving away bikes. Here is his incredible story👇
A massive thanks to
@mbrmagazine
for sending me a huge box of parts...tools...clothing...shoes... helmets and more.
I will use the parts to put more bikes back on the road and the clothing will help out local cycling clubs!
#freebikes4kids
#community
#recycle
#cycling
Please help me continue to run the project in 2024.
Each bike has a cost involved to repair it, I have no official funding, so your kindness is what drives the project.
So far you have helped me rehome over 3000 bikes in 5 years.
Thank you for your help!
Think I have found a home for these two......as surprise Christmas presents for two kids who are expecting nothing at all this year due to their circumstances.
Exactly why I started this....
#cycling
#recycle
#free
This lovely donated Trike belonged to Daisy May . She was diagnosed with Rett Syndrome at the age of 2 and a half. She had a wicked sense of humour and the most loving personality . Daisy passed away very unexpectedly and peacefully at home,aged 18 . December 10th 2018 .....
So yesterdays delivery of bikes to Lliswerry Primary has pushed the project over the 1000 bikes rehomed mark.
Thats 1000 bikes fixed up and then gifted to new owners.....
Thank you all for your incredible support.....still lots to do!!
#freebikes4kids
#community
#bikes
#cycling
Please dont scrap old bikes.
Many can be rescued and given to a child that may never have owned a bike of their own.
Bikes are gifted for FREE once I have repaired them.
Please contact me if you have bikes in your shed that you would like to donate.
#cycling
#recycle
#porthour
Thank you DJ
@chrishoy
for your part in the setup on
@BBCTheOneShow
I had no idea ....I was totally in shock.
Great publicity for the project.
Thank you for taking part.
I have never been more proud of my home town. Three weeks ago I started a project to get donated and repaired bikes to children in need.
I have been totally swamped by donations...offers of help and positive comments.
Thank you Newport.
#porthour
So the bikes that went out today have taken the project over the 500 bikes mark.
500 bikes refurbished and rehomed in just over 12 months.
Thank you
@r_bonnici
for the special 500 T-shirts....they are brilliant.
Next stop 1000
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
#recycle
Just found out that one the girls that collected their bike earlier has a little brother.....cant leave him out.
Merida for him and helmets for them both.
Mum on her way back to pick it up!
#cycling
#community
#freebikes4kids
#giving
#recycle
Just had a visit from the Gwent Drug and Alchohol service....with a donation of 2 stunning Rocky Mountain hardtail mtbs.
They were used in a project that is no longer running, so very kindly passed on to Freebikes4kids.
Thank you so much ❤️
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
If you are forced to leave a job (in my case a job of 22 years) to become a Carer to a family member...you will be paid £67.25 a week.
Your new job is 24 hours a day,possibly for the rest of your life.
Carers deserve a proper wage.
Nobody chooses this and it can happen overnight.
In July, we called on Gov’t to raise Carer’s Allowance to address the financial hardship many unpaid carers face
#FairerForCarers
. We're very disappointed to not get a response. Today, we've joined with 74 other orgs to restate our case. Find out more:
I am hearing from more and more hard working families who can't meet their basic living costs.
A child's birthday should be joyful and not the cause of financial stress,debt and anxiety.
All bikes are FREE to a child in need.
#freebikes4kids
#community
#cycling
#charity
For obvious reasons,I am unable to share the story and circumstances of every child who receives a bike from the Freebikes4kids project.
But please be assured that these bikes are going to those most in need and are making a huge difference ❤️
#freebikes4kids
#community
If only this was PE when I was in school.....I was bounced around a rugby field for years 😐
This is amazing.....any welsh schools looking to do the same?....let me know as I can supply FREE bikes!
#freebikes4kids
#community
#recycle
#cycling