Louis de Waal turns 85
22nd July 2022 – Happy 85th birthday to Louis de Waal who enjoyed his special day!!! We celebrated in suitable style by going on a bike ride around the Marina and eating vast quantities of cake!!!
22nd July 2022 – Happy 85th birthday to Louis de Waal who enjoyed his special day!!! We celebrated in suitable style by going on a bike ride around the Marina and eating vast quantities of cake!!!
BEN and our friends from Ciovita and PURA Premium Beverages got together to do our 67 minutes for good!! What an inspiring day! We organized ourselves into teams which assembled bikes, packed accessory bags, sorted spares and spruced up the workshop – all the time strengthening our capacity to change lives through bicycles! We built, sorted, painted and scrubbed to the smooth beats of DJ James. Who would have thought giving back could be such fun! Making new friends and a difference.
20 years ago, our visionary founder, Louis de Waal co-established BEN with the aim of empowering communities and individuals through the bike and cycling. Two decades on, BEN continues to thrive and make an impact in communities by creating social and economic opportunities through cycling and bicycles.
Some of BEN’s achievements over the past 20 years are:
To showcase these achievements, BEN will be hosting several celebration events over the coming month. STAY TUNED…
Open Streets Cape Town Khaltsha Cycles LIFE brand Pedal Power Association Rook Cycles #FridayCityCycle
BEN turns 20! To celebrate this incredible milestone, we’re having a celebration on Thursday 14th July. In partnership with Rotary Club Stellenbosch, PPA safe cycling, False Bay Rugby Club and Open Streets, we’re giving away 20 bikes for each year of BEN!
We’re looking for:
🚲 Nominations: Children’s homes in Cape Town to receive up to five bikes. Follow this link in our bio to nominate: https://forms.gle/mvmmYBKpYCLzw2Pd6
🚲 Catering: We’re looking to offer party packs for 30 children and tea and coffee for adults.
🚲 Cake: For the celebration (approximately catering for 60 people).
For catering, please drop us a message or give us a call to find out more – info@benbikes.org.za or 021 7884174.
MEC Daylin Mitchell, Head of Western Cape Government Transport and Public Works was present to handover 20 bicycles to Grassy Park Baptist Church on Wednesday, 12th November 2021. This is part of the Provincial Sustainable Transport Programme that was initiated by the Department of Transport and Public Works to support the development and implementation of sustainable transport systems in the Western Cape, together with the Mobility Consortium consisting of Pedal Power Association, Qhubeka and Bicycling Empowerment Network.
To hail in Transport month, Open Streets Cape Town is reintroducing the #FridayCityCycle lunchtime ride, which takes place every second Friday from Rook cycles (173 Bree Street, CBD).
This is a short, easy exploration cycle through the city. The intention is to bring people together and out from their offices and homes and where you will meet like-minded people.
Bring your bicycle, a helmet, water and please wear your mask. Rental bikes are available from the start point at RookCycles.
Contact Open Streets at email address info@openstreets.co.za for more details.