Social Prescribing through Beryl
Beryl are offering free use of electric bikes throughout Plymouth. This offer is for people who are provided with social prescribing by health professionals who refer patients for support within their community.
You can access this offer by visiting one of your local wellbeing hubs to find out more information. See the full list below:
E-bikes and your health
Cycling has been proven to positively impact your health and wellbeing, keeping our bodies moving is really important and e-bikes are a great way to do this. They provide people with access to low impact physical activity whether they are used for leisure or travel purposes.
Hear from Rob and David about how cycling has had a positive impact on their lives since recovering from cancer.
Hear from Mike and Karen who were both diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes and how using a e-bike has transformed their lives.
Offer Information
Once you have accessed your free minutes via Plymouth's wellbeing hubs you will be issued an informational leaflet to help you understand how to use the e-bikes. You can view an example copy of the information below.
Privacy Policy
We want to assess the health benefits of using the electric bikes. To do that, we would like to ask you some questions before and after you use them. Please refer to the leaflet to find out how to contact our monitoring partner Stantec.
You can read the privacy policy on the Plymouth City Council website.