A lack of mobility will no longer be an obstacle to getting on a bike for Parkes' elderly community or anyone else after a volunteer group has formed to bring a trishaw to the shire.
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A trishaw is a light three-wheeled vehicle with pedals, a type of tricycle designed to carry passengers.
A community committee has formed to raise the finances to purchase a trishaw which will be used to take the residents from local aged care and residential homes on a leisurely ride and, as committee representative Peter Guppy put it, "to get some wind in their hair".
The committee is joining the Cycling Without Age (CWA) movement, a worldwide not-for-profit organisation which originated in Denmark in 2012 that connects people who are no longer able to ride themselves with their community and the outdoors by giving them free rides on trishaws piloted by volunteer cyclists.
The program promotes inclusion and positive interaction between aged residents and community members and their environment.
"It is a 100 per cent volunteer organisation that takes the elderly and less-abled citizens out for free bike rides," Peter said.
"This program has grown rapidly throughout the world and is now represented in 37 countries with more than 1100 chapter locations.
"The elderly often experience a loss of mobility leading to social isolation, loneliness and depression.
"Cycling Without Age provides the elderly and less-abled with an opportunity to remain an active part of society and to experience life beyond the confines of their residence or nursing home.
"The idea of Cycling Without Age is simple and the effects are profound."
There are also plans for the trishaw to visit the neighbouring towns of Forbes and Cowra - on Sunday the Forbes Rotary Club will host a visit from 10am at the Jemalong Residential Village, and a main street demonstration will take place in Cowra on Monday, April 12 from 10am-2pm.