To keep our community workshop and our co-op running, Broken Spoke has a team of volunteers with a passion for bikes, learning and sharing knowledge. We currently don’t have any vacant volunteer roles, if you’re interested in becoming involved, do check back here regularly to check for vacancies. In the meantime, find out more below about the different roles volunteers play in our co-op:
Help create a welcoming and friendly workshop environment. Responsibilities include welcoming customers, helping them get set up in the workshop with bike stand, apron, tea and coffee and ensuring there are always good tunes on. Click here for details.
Work one-on-one with customers during our open workshop sessions to assist them in bike maintenance tasks and create a supportive and encouraging atmosphere. Click here for details.
Increase our programme of awesome non-workshop activities and ensure we have a presence at relevant local events. Click here for details.
Help refurbish and tune-up second-hand bikes for sale. Click here for details.
Improve the quality of the learning experience in our mechanics courses by enabling more one-on-one coaching and supporting the tutor. Click here for details.
Help make our workshop, events and activities inclusive and accessible to all by attempting to break down the barriers which prevent women and people of transgender from engaging in cycling and mechanics. Click here for details.
Help make the Broken Spoke workshop even more amazing. Tasks range from researching and recommending parts, tools and techinques to making workshop improvements and renovations. Click here for details.
Communicate the events and mission of the Broken Spoke via all the media and channels available, e.g. print, digital, social, metaphysical. Click here for details.
ALREADY A VOLUNTEER?
Sign up for open workshop sessions
Upcoming events for volunteers
Past events for volunteers
Friday, 2 September, 6 pm
Workshop Team meeting
Friday, 15 July, 6 pm
Social: Meet at the workshop for a leisurely ride ending in a (maybe not so nearby) pub.
Friday, 10 June, 6 pm
Social: Meet at the workshop for a trip (and maybe a ride) to the pub.
Friday, 27 May, 6 – 9 pm
Special skill share session: This one is a special on Sturmey Archer AW hubs and attendance is limited to 6 people.
Friday, 20 May, 6 – 9 pm
Skill share session
Friday, 15 April, 6 – 9 pm
Skill share session
Friday, 18 March, 6 – 9 pm
Skill share session
Friday, 26 February, 6 – 7:30 pm
Workshop Team meeting: Get more involved and collaborate with fellow volunteers to make our workshop the best learning and doing space it can be!
Friday, 19 February, 6 – 9 pm
Skill share session
Monday, 8 February, 6:30 – 8 pm
Workshop Team meeting
Friday, 15 January, 6 – 9 pm
Skill share session: Come down to the workshop to learn and practice bike mechanics and get to know your fellow volunteers. We’ll head to the pub afterwards.
Monday, 11 January, 6 – 7:30 pm
Workshop Team meeting
Christmas party
Friday, 27 November, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share: Come on down to the workshop to work on donated and abandoned bikes, share what you know, pick up new skills and help us get these steeds back on the road!
Monday, 23 November, 6pm
Broken Spoke’s annual Volunteer Feast: Bring a dish, meet your fellow volunteers, share experiences and discuss our plans for the year ahead.
Friday, 6 November, 6 – 7:30 pm
Workshop Team relaunch meeting
Friday, 2 October, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 25 September, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 18 September, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 11 September, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 4 September, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 28 August, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 14 August, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 7 August, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 10 July, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 3 July, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 26 June, ~ 6:00 pm
Volunteers’ potluck picnic: let’s have a leisurely pedal from the workshop to Port Meadow for a summery potluck picnic. Bring a dish, a friend and lots of sunshine!
Friday, 19 June, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share on cycle training by Sam and Kiro.
Friday, 12 June, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Bike refurbishment skill share
Friday, 29 May, ~ 7:00 pm
Get-together after Critical Mass
Friday, 22 May, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, Communicating bike mechanics to workshop customers – ideas session facilitated by Johnny
Friday, 15 May, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, refurbishing donated bikes with Sam
Friday, 8 May, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, join us in creating a safer spaces policy for Broken Spoke. Through this we want to foster a supportive, non-threatening environment in the workshop that encourages open-mindedness, respect, a willingness to learn from others, as well as physical and mental safety.
Friday, 1 May, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, explore brakes with Meike
Friday, 24 April, ~ 7:00 pm
Get-together after Critical Mass
Friday, 27 March, ~ 7:00 pm
Get-together after Critical Mass
Friday, 20 March, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, freestyle – work on your own project, give your bike some TLC or get some practice done on one of ours
Friday, 13 March, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, refurbishing stripping donated bikes with Elle
Friday, 6 March, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, freestyle – watch Johnny use a bearing puller and install a new headset on his Peugeot, give your own bike some TLC or work on your own project!
Friday, 27 February, ~ 7:00 pm
Get-together after Critical Mass
Friday, 20 February, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on hub gears by Tom (limited numbers of spaces – sorry, all spots taken!)
Friday, 13 February, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on bottom brackets by Meike
Friday, 6 February, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session, refurbishing donated bikes with Sam
Friday, 23 January, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on indexing gears by Elle and Meike
Friday, 16 January, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on wheel trueing by Tom
Friday, 9 January, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session: refurbishing donated bikes with Elle.
Skill share session on safety checks and frame damage assessment by Tom
Saturday, 13 December, from 7:00 pm
Christmas party at The Punter
Friday, 12 December, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on wheel hubs by Mike
Friday, 28 November, ~ 7:00 pm
Get-together after Critical Mass at The Royal Blenheim The Red Lion
Friday, 21 November, 5:45 – 8:45 pm
Skill share session on rim brakes by Tim and Meike
Friday, 14 November, 6:00 – 8:30 pm
Broken Spoke Volunteer Feast – a pot-luck-picnic-dinner where we came together to meet our fellow Broken Spokers outside the workshop and talked about our plans to jazz up volunteering at Broken Spoke.
