£78
raised of £500 target

The Great Escape 2025 · 9 May 2025 · Start fundraising for this event

No donation is too small (or too big!) and 100% of your donation goes towards our training programmes, giving prison leavers the skills to become professionally qualified bike mechanics.

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XO Bikes is the first venture from Onwards & Upwards, a charity set up to break the cycle of re-offending.They train and hire people leaving prison, giving them the skills to become professional bike mechanics.

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About the campaign

No donation is too small (or too big!) and 100% of your donation goes towards our training programmes, giving prison leavers the skills to become professionally qualified bike mechanics.

About the charity

Onwards and Upwards

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We create initiatives providing employment to ex-offenders, the first of which is XO Bikes. We provide training inside, employment outside & pastoral support on all sides. Over 400 studies show that employment is the single most important factor in reducing reoffending rates.

Donation summary

Total
£77.25
Online
£77.25
Offline
£0.00

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