Sustainable business
Free bike workshops
In FY15 over 20,000 children and parents attended free Kids' Bike Workshops in store to learn the basics of how to look after their bike, with 96% of parents likely to recommend the summer workshop to others. In FY16, together with the Easter holiday, stores will run the workshop in the summer and during the October half-term week.
Building on the success of these workshops, Halfords now also partners with the Scouts Association, with over 9,000 children being taught bike maintenance as part of the Cub Cyclist Activity badge. In addition, Halfords now runs tailored workshops in schools, focused on year-six pupils as they progress through Bikeability (formerly called cycling proficiency) with over 12,000 attending during the year.
In February 2015, Halfords launched a partnership with Breeze, British Cycling's women's network. The partnership will involve promotion of the network and its benefits, bike mechanic support at key Breeze events and workshops teaching women some elements of bike maintenance.