Steve Daly’s daughter, Jess, was due to run the 2020 London Marathon to raise money for Cure Leukemia, when the pandemic hit. The Daly family in Leicestershire started brainstorming ways to raise money for Jess’ JustGiving campaign, and Burbage Charity Bikes was born.  

Steve, a retired IT manager and HGV driver, said: ‘We were thinking of other ways to fundraise and came up with refurbishing and then selling donated bikes. I would describe it as a crazy dad idea to begin with. But we put it on the local Facebook page and said we wanted to raise £2600, £100 per mile of the marathon. It’s just grown from there.’ 

All bikes are donated to the project and no bike is turned away, with 100% of the money going to charity. Burbage Charity Bikes caters for all, their wide stock containing all from children’s balance bikes to carbon fibre adult’s road bikes.  

Operating since April 2020, Burbage Charity Bikes has so far sold around 3000 bikes and has raised more than £200,000 for charity. Bike sales are held twice a month at the village Methodist Church, alongside various community events throughout the year. Bikes start from around £25, with each bike sold for around a third of the price of a new bike.   

Burbage Charity Bikes has so far sold around 3000 bikes and has raised more than £200,000 for charity.

The team sells any donated bikes which cannot be brought back to life to an organisation in Africa, which uses parts such as saddles and pedals to create refurbished bikes. 

For the next 12 months, Breast Cancer UK will be the project’s charity partner, for whom they aim to raise around £30,000.  

Steve stated that; ‘When we started looking for a new charity to support, we found Breast Cancer UK. It ticked a huge number of our boxes. We are really excited to be in partnership with them as we share so many of the same values.’  

This October, as a part of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Breast Cancer UK is encouraging people to reduce their risk of breast cancer by keeping active, whilst raising money for the charity. Studies have shown that increasing levels of physical activity can reduce the risk of breast cancer by around 20%.  

Studies have shown that increasing levels of physical activity can reduce the risk of breast cancer by around 20%.  

To donate a bike to Burbage Charity Bikes and find out bike sale details, follow their Facebook page, and donate to Burbage Charity Bike’s fundraiser here. To learn more about Breast Cancer UK and to raise money during Breast Cancer Awareness month, check out their fundraising page.  

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