Momentum Broker Solutions are pleased to support local cause Burbage Charity Bikes with the upkeep of their truck.
The initiative started four years ago with Jess Daly, daughter of Steve, who wanted to raise money for Cure Leukaemia in support of her teenage neighbour by running the London Marathon. When the event was cancelled due to a COVID-19 lockdown, Steve came up with a “crazy Dad idea”.
“ if people would be prepared to donate bikes to us, we’ll refurbish them at our expense and then we’ll put the bikes out for sale with 100% of every bike going straight to Cure Leukaemia. The idea was to try and raise £2620 so Jess would’ve been running for £100 per mile”.
Four years later, and the charity scheme has gone on to raise over £177,000 – over 6000% of their initial target.
Steve, who holds an HGV licence, drives the truck to locations around Leicestershire weekly to hold their sales. Carried in the back are refurbished pushbikes which have had their tyres and chains changed. For any bike that isn’t salvageable for sale, they are sold in bulk to a bike repair scheme in Zambia.
Ben Pollard, Head of Marketing and Communications at Cure Leukaemia, thanked them for their ongoing support.
“The Daly family continue to go above and beyond for Cure Leukaemia, and we are so grateful for their continued support. What started off as a small project in Steve’s backyard has turned into something that we don’t think anyone could have predicted with a huge amount raised for the charity.
“The funds raised by the family are directly helping blood cancer patients across the UK access pioneering treatments through clinical trials accelerated by Cure Leukaemia Research Nurses”.
The running costs of the truck – tax, MOT, and six-weekly checks – are now covered thanks to Momentum’s support with the maintenance. Howard Pepper, Managing Director, lives locally and heard about the charity by word of mouth.
“We are proud to empower our local community by supporting brilliant causes any way we can. The hard work and dedication of the Daly family is plain to see, so being able to provide funds to run the truck was an easy decision”.
Burbage Charity Bikes are always looking for donations, so if you have a spare bike – whatever its condition – then get in touch with Steve Daly through their Facebook page. You can also find out their weekly sale location too.
If you can’t buy a bike but would like to support their cause, you can donate through their JustGiving link. In June 2022 and 2023, the Burbage Charity Bikes team joined 150 Cure Leukaemia cyclists and rode 500km from London to Paris in four days.
