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  • Nurse Jane O'Connor is the first winner of six bikes abandoned at Thameslink stations that have been refurbished. From left: Rona Wightman (secretary STACC), Cllr Jacqui Taylor, Jane O’Connor, Daisy Cooper MP and Thameslink MD Tom Moran

    Thameslink helps West Herts NHS nurses win new wheels

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    St Albans City Hospital nurse Jane O’Connor is the first proud winner of a bicycle restored and donated by a partnership between rail operator Thameslink, St Albans City & District Council and St Albans Cycle Campaign (STACC). Jane received her bike at a presentation attended by St Albans MP Daisy Cooper.
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  • TAG Bikes Employment Skills Worker Robert Bierton (right) and members of the workshop take delivery of abandoned station bikes from GTR distribution manager Sarah Collett (far right)

    GTR’s abandoned station bikes transform lives for adults with learning difficulties

    Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR) is using bikes abandoned at its railway stations to help people with learning difficulties acquire new skills and build their independence.
    The company gave TAG Bikes workshop, based in Huntingdon Community Centre, just under 50 bikes left at stations on the Thameslink and Great Northern routes after its distribution manager heard they’d put out an appeal in the l