We've got on our bikes and created a project designed to get young homeless people into work.

Our Bike It enterprise sees young people from the Young People's Services supported accommodation hostel refurbish second-hand and discarded bikes and then sell them on.

Some of the bikes have been donated by Premier Waste and some have come from local police.

The enterprise is in its early stages but has already refurbished 13 bikes which were donated to Oakley Garden School last week.

Bike It has attracted national attention and is one of the winners of the Spark Award which will see it receive top class business advice and additional funding.  Spark is a programme designed to build and inspire organisations to tackle homelessness through social enterprise. 

Young People's Services project worker George Simpson is managing the project and working with young people to help them repair the bikes.  He said:

"Bike It is a great way to teach skills employers need and as Bike It expands we want our young people to learn things like stock control and administration."

Visit Young People's Services for more information about how Your Homes Newcastle helps young people in Newcastle find accommodation and supports young people to live independently.