Inside Out Trust encourages prisons to work on projects that benefit the inmates and benefit the most disadvantaged people in the world. They all deliver real skills to help prisoners' resettlement. They all meet real need. Inside Out Trust ensures prisoners get feedback on the impact of their work.

Much of the work is about recycling and refurbishing goods that others throw away, which includes bicycles. The bikes are completely stripped down, any faulty parts replaced or repaired, then they are all put back together and re-sprayed. Some workshops build up links with their local communities where they distribute bikes, as well as producing bikes for international charities, who then send them to places such as South Africa, Iraq, Romania and Sudan, where they greatly benefit the lives of many people.

Bike repair is organised regionally. The project prefers to pick up unwanted bikes by the vanload as otherwise it isn't economical. As well as donated bikes, many of the regions are also always looking out for new beneficiaries i.e. community groups etc.

Head (admin) office is based at Hurstpierpoint, but has no storage facilities so are unable to take any deliveries of donated bikes. People should contact regional offices if they have bikes to donate, or wish to arrange to become beneficiaries:

Head (Admin) Office

Inside Out Trust, Hilton House, 55-57a High Street, Hurstpierpoint,
West Sussex, BN6 9TT

Tel: 01273 833050
Fax: 01273 833744
www.inside-out.org.uk

Yorkshire & North West Office

Room 3, Unit 1, Listerhills Park of Science & Commerce, Campus Road
Bradford, BD7 1HR

Tel/Fax: 01274 395241 or 01274 395238

David Brown - Regional Coordinator
Carmel Dylak - Administrator

North East Office

Unit 1, Golden Lion Yard, Market Place, Leyburn, Wensleydale, DL8 5AS

Tel. 01969 623265
Fax: 01969 623274

Lynette Wilde - Regional Coordinator

East Office

Chestnuts Farm, Eye, Suffolk, IP23 7HL

Tel: 01379 871360 / 871323
Fax: 01379 871360

Simon Gee - Regional Coordinator
Sheila Taylor - Administrator

Midlands & Wales Office

Office 10, Swan House, 11 Guild Street, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, CV37 6RE

Tel: 01789 414419
Fax: 01789 414843

Harriet Bartley - Regional Coordinator
Margaret Anderson - Administrator

South West Office

Office Unit 1, The Farmhouse, off Coombe Lane, Axminster, Devon, EX13 5AS

Tel: 01297 631761

Joe Harrison - Regional Coordinator
Sally Reed - Administrator

London & South East Office

6 Brook House, Turkey Mill, Ashford Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5PP

Tel: 01622 685500
Fax: 01622 685504

Simon Parsons - Regional Coordinator
Sue Leach - Administrator