• According to Mr. Hayter, it had made people “feel a part of the city”.
• Giving ethnic minority youngsters the chance to cycle is crucial to achieving our goals.
• Liverpool is wonderful. People assist me. They always assist when I ask.

The coordinator of a programme to encourage individuals from all backgrounds to take up cycling has stated that he wants to “eliminate barriers” from the sport.

In order to promote “fair access” to the activity, Ibe Hayter founded Cycle of Life in Toxteth to offer riding sessions and bicycle repair classes.

Children, asylum seekers, and Muslim mothers have all received cycling instruction under the programme since its establishment in 2020.

According to Mr. Hayter, it had made people “feel a part of the city.”

Mr. Hayter works with community members, many of whom have never cycled before, as well as kids from low-income households in order to teach them how to ride safely and maintain their bicycles.

Giving ethnic minority youngsters the chance to cycle is crucial to achieving our goals, he said.

“Once they get a chance to try it out, they fall in love with it. They simply have so much freedom and independence as a result.”

Additionally, Mr. Hayter collaborated with Liverpool City Council to create a cycling programme for the city’s unaccompanied asylum seekers.

Yasser Hadi Aldifayri, 18, a native of Kuwait, said the programme helped him meet new people and learn slang and cycling-specific jargon.

It’s now simple for me to fix my bike because of all the things they’ve taught us about the various components of the bike, such as the seat, wheel, and chain.

Liverpool is wonderful. People assist me. They always assist when I ask.

“This programme is very much about the young people feeling like they are a part of the city, getting to know their peers, and forming friendships that go beyond the course,” says the coordinator.

The Kuumba Imani Millennium Centre in Princes Road is home to Cycle of Life, which also offers a programme aimed at promoting cycling among Muslim women.
There is a stigma that needs to be removed, according to volunteer Shazia Chaudray, who also organises Women on Bikes.

I’m attempting to dispel that stigma and inspire [Muslim] women to go cycling and pick up new skills, she said.

She remarked, “When I see them gaining greater self-assurance, this pushes me to keep going.”

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