Freewheelers EVS needs over £30,000 each year to run the bikes and provide its service to the NHS. We are a registered charity and depend entirely on collections at events such as bike shows and donations from companies, clubs and individuals.

Freewheelers Collections

Throughout the year Freewheelers holds a number of collections at bike shows, street fairs and other community events. These collections are an important source of funding as they account for 50% of the money we raise. Here is a list of the collections that we are holding this year. If you want to help us by coming along to shake a bucket you would be most welcome! Take a look at the collections on our events page or get in touch through our contact page.

At most of our collections we feature a Tombola, which is a popular money raiser. If you would like to donate prizes for the Tombola, please get in touch.

eBay Auctions

Freewheelers EVS is now raising money through the auction site eBay. There are a number of ways that you can help us.

• First, you can bid for items that we are selling on eBay. See our auction page for a list of items currently being auctioned.
• Second, you can donate items to Freewheelers for us to auction. Freewheelers has a special charity account on eBay which ensures that we receive 100% of the money received for any item that we auction. If you live in the Bath, Bristol or Somerset area, we would even be happy to collect your item. Simply get in touch through the contact page and we will arrange for one of our members to visit you and collect the item.
• Third, if you have any money just lying about in your PayPal account, then use the button on the right-side of this page to make a donation to Freewheelers, or simply make a PayPal payment to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Finally you can sell your own items on eBay and automatically donate all, or a percentage of the auction proceeds to Freewheelers. If you already have an eBay account then selling on our behalf is easy. You will need to register with eBay for Charity and then add "Freewheelers Emergency Voluntary Service" to your list of favourite charities. Then, whenever you list an item for sale on eBay you can choose to donate between 10% and 100% of the proceeds to Freewheelers. An added benefit of this approach is that MissionFish can recover the tax on your donation through Gift Aid, so giving us an extra 28%. To get started visit Freewheelers eBay for Charity page and click "Sell".

If you have any questions about using eBay to benefit Freewheelers then please don't hesitate to get in touch.

How you can raise money for Freewheelers

A number of fundraising events are run by other people for the benefit of Freewheelers EVS. A good example is the Christian Motorcyclists' Association who run a bike show each year to raise money for us.

If your group wishes to hold a fundraising event for Freewheelers EVS and would like us to attend with one of our bikes, please get in contact as early as possible using the form on our contacts page or phone one of the charity's officers. Subject to operational constraints we will normally be happy to supply a bike and rider. We can help to promote your group and your event by putting links on our website.

If you want to hold a sponsored event for Freewheelers, or are taking part in an organised event such as a marathon, then you can raise funds for Freewheelers by setting up your own JustGiving page. Simply click the button on the right or go to justgiving.com/freewheelers and follow the instructions. JustGiving will handle all your sponsorship and arrange for it to be paid directly to Freewheelers - leaving you free to concentrate on your training for the big event!

BT's MyDonate service also offers sponsorship pages. The benefit to Freewheelers is that we get slightly more money because BT's administration fees are much lower than JustGiving. On the flip side however, more of your sponsors will have heard of JustGiving and many will have used it to sponsor other people, so you may attract more donors than you would with the newer MyDonate.