Bike Te Atatu Film Night – Friday 23 October

Sep 23, 2015
Bike Te Atatu Film Night – Friday 23 October

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How cool are Bike Te Atatu? Just a couple of weekends ago they had a working bee, at which they busily rehabbed and decorated old bikes to transform them into ‘community bikes’. Out of nine donated bikes and various parts, they constructed six usable and colourful rides, which will be available for people to try out during the local Pop the Top festival in late October.

The vision is to eventually create a whole fleet of visible community bikes, free to good homes in the ‘hood! (The only condition: if you find you’re not using the bike, it’s time to pass it on to someone else who can, so everyone can see the bikes on the move around the Peninsula).

We absolutely love this pay it forward ethic, which seems really common in the biking world (see also the legendary Teau, and Bikes for Refugees, both of whom are always keen for bikes and fix-it assistance).

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Yes, we’re getting to the bit about the films, but check out this great bike makeover first:

 

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And now, for their next trick: Bike Te Atatu is having a bike-themed short film night at the local Community Centre, also as part of Pop the Top. Anyone’s welcome to pop along – not just to see some really fitting bicycle shorts (ho ho), but also because it’s a chance to see a sweet, sweet bike burb in action. We love these guys!

When Friday 23 October, 6.30pm

Where The Dotterel Room, in the Te Atatu Peninsula Community Centre (the flash new building with the library)

For more info about the film night, including teasers about what films will be shown, keep an eye on this page. Find out more about Bike Te Atatu on Facebook, and on their website.

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