Building Better Lives

About CWA Napier

We are a volunteer-led initiative dedicated to enhancing the wellbeing of older adults & those living with disability or social isolation, by providing free rides in comfortable electric triobikes, our ‘couch on wheels’ or in our wheelchair carrying trishaw.

CWA Napier has four trishaws currently, each trishaw name adds to our story:

• Maggie, our first triobike where                          “Shared Smiles Begin”
• Nola who rode with us and created                     ”Moments That Matter”
• Olé, created Cycling Without Age, by a single act of kindness in Copenhagen 13 years ago and is “The Heart Behind Every Ride”
• Joy where everyone is included                           ”Every Journey Possible”
  Our fleet is not just a set of vehicles, it is one connected story and works together to create a seamless riding experience: welcoming, including, connecting, sharing, reflecting and supporting. Each name, each ride and each moment is part of a larger story, changing lives one ride at a time because ........

We enhance our community: We strengthen our community links by creating intergenerational relationships, forming new connections and fostering respect for others.

We enrich and build better lives: By delivering beneficial opportunities to relive memories, through storytelling of these reminiscences and by generating new friendships.

Without age: We make it possible, regardless of age or ability for passengers to enjoy a ride in their community, be in nature and feel the “Wind in their hair” again.

Contact us to:

• arrange one-on-one rides, or
• organise care/rest home dedicated times or
• reserve times for agency, associations etc activities/events.

History

Cycling Without Age (CWA), began in 2012 by Olé Kassow in Copenhagen, Denmark. Olé wanted to help elders get back on their bicycles but had to find an answer to their limited mobility. His solution was a trishaw in which he offered rides to his local nursing home residents.

CWA is now an international program in 41+ countries. Our Napier Chapter, created in 2022 by Alan White and Liz Barrett are excited to be a part of this global community.

Alan, on his return home following his solo cycle tour of USA Route 66, wanted to ‘give back’ to his community. He felt, like Olé, that a local chapter would be a great way for the elderly community to feel the wind in their hair again and enjoy his love of cycling. Alan is our Captain and Pilot Trainer.

Liz has been a volunteer in many places around the world and joined Alan in forming the Trust. Liz provides the accounting, administration, recruiting and fundraising needs of the Trust, using her expertise gained from her previous international career. Liz is your contact for bookings and donations.