News Archive

2017

NHS wheelchairs donated - Fundraising folk evening - Charity of the year - Yorkshire Bank bike library launch - Tour De Yorkshire - Bikes in Sierra Leone - Ashworth Hospital - NHS case study - Award-winning workshops Read more

2016

Heather Peace Concert - Ways To Support MCF - Organise a bike collection day - School bike maintenance - New workshop at HMP Hatfield - Margaret Carey visists HMP Kirkham - Shipley Bikery official opening - Youth mechanics programme Read more

2015

New community project launched - HMP Liverpool 5000th bike refurbished - Ilkley Wharfedale Rotary Club bike collection - MCF bikes in Gambia Read more

2014

Bikes to help students to school in Ghana - 'Colin' at HMP Kirkham's new skills - Funding received Read more

2013

Appeal for NHS wheelchairs for Overseas Aid - Visit to HMP Liverpool - Funding news - MCF bikes reach Uganda Read more

2012

Wheelchairs to Sri Lanka - Garden party fundraising - Bikes to Ugandan orphans Read more

2011

Lord Longford Lifetime Achievement Award presented to David Brown by Sami Chakrabarti Read more

Latest

Fundraiser Touring European Stone Age sites, by MCF bike!

I have been riding MCF refurbished street bikes for several years. I love the fact that the restoration of the 80s vintage cycles I am interested in has given offenders the chance to gain useful and transferable skills which they can use when they complete their sentences. The MCF concept of recycling bikes which may otherwise end as waste whilst simultaneously training interested people is my main reason for my support...plus some of the bikes MCF refit are beautiful!
New Bike Workshop Opens

First trainees start at bike workhop in HMP Wymott
HMP Wymott

HMP Wymott is a Category C Men's prison near Leyland in Lancashire
Volunteer Mechanic - Bradford Bikery

Volunteer Mechanics help support the workshop activities at the Bradford Bikery

MCF Bikery Shipley

The Shipley Bikery is our community project in West Yorkshire. We sell a proportion of the refurbished bikes from our prison workshops, at affordable prices to raise money for the charity.
Refurbished bikes and wheelchairs

Refurbished bikes and wheelchairs are donated, via partner organisations, to people in need in the UK and overseas. A proportion of the bikes are sold through community bikerys or via the online shop to raise funds for the charity.
What we do

Margaret Carey Foundation (MCF) promotes restorative justice in prisons. We set up and support prison workshops that provide trainees with meaningful work. We collect unused and unwanted bicycles and wheelchairs and bring them to the workshops for restoration and recycling. Once refurbished, all the wheelchairs and a proportion of the bikes are donated to people in need in the UK and overseas.
Contact Us

Contact Details for the Charity
Margaret Carey

Margaret Carey, the person behind the name of the charity.
Who we are

The Margaret Carey Foundation works with prisoners to help them gain useful skills and be better prepared for employment upon their release.
Shipley Bikery Opening Hours

The Bikery is open for sales, repairs and servicing from Tuesday - Saturday each week.
Give A Bike

We rely on a regular supply of donated bikes to keep our workshops busy each month.
Bikes in Need York

Bikes in Need in York distribute bikes, refurbished by MCF trainees to people in need in York.
Margaret Carey - becoming a charity patron

An introductory blog from our patron, Margaret Carey talking about her motivation for supporting people in prison

General Funds

Help support our prison and community bike maintenance workshops providing opportunities for training, rehabilitation and developing new skills. Read more

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