Leicestershire County Council - Leicestershire Bike Bank Scheme

Families and residents across Leicestershire can now donate your old or unwanted bicycles to Leicestershire County Council's new Leicestershire Bike Bank.

Choose How You Move are collecting bicycles in any condition, for ages 7 and upwards - whether broken, unused, or replaced by new bikes over the holidays - from 'donation stations' across the county. Teen and adult bikes are also accepted and will be used for other Choose How You Move initiatives.

Local shops have joined the scheme as 'donation stations', to collect bikes at the beginning of January. The dates, times and locations are as follows:

Friday 2 January 2026

Asda Thurmaston, Barkby Thorpe Lane, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8GN

10am – 12pm

Tesco Extra, Park Road, Loughborough, LE11 2EX

1pm – 3pm

Monday 5 January 2026

Visitor Car Park, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RJ

8am – 9am

12pm – 1pm

4pm – 5pm

Wednesday 7 January 2026

Visitor Car Park, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RJ

8am – 9am

Next HQ, Desford Road, Enderby, LE19 4AT

10am – 12pm

Visitor Car Park, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RJ

12pm – 1pm

Joules HQ, The Barn, Rockingham Road, Market Harborough, LE16 7QD

1pm – 3pm

Visitor Car Park, County Hall, Glenfield, LE3 8RJ

4pm – 5pm

Donation stations at other sites, such as bike shops, will pop up from December 2025 to January 2026. You can find a full list of bike donation stations by searching for the Leicestershire Bike Bank.

The Choose How You Move website has further information if people cannot reach the donation stations. For arranging a home collection, donators can complete an e-form | Active Together. Please note that slots will be limited.

Children's bicycles will be refurbished and then used for Active Together's 'Set, Pedal - Go!' project from next Spring, lending bikes to school children who don't have their own so they can learn essential cycling skills alongside their classmates.

By donating old or unwanted bikes, residents can give them an extra lease of life, reduce waste, and make cycling accessible for all children in Leicestershire.