At Velocity, we believe being more active such as riding a bike can help us feel healthier and happier. Here’s some films and stories about our work.

Bespoked

The road to mental health recovery can look different for everyone. Some find it helps to share the journey by pedaling together as part of a small group. In this film, we meet a number of groups who have faced different challenges from anxiety to PND and learned ways of coping through Velocity’s tailored outreach programme, Bespoked. This project was delivered from 2019 to 2020 thanks to The European Social Fund.

Aaron’s story

Anxiety and other mental health problems can make leaving the house feel like an insurmountable challenge. In this short film, Aaron shares how he grew his community connections and resilience through cycling with Bespoked.

 
 

Jasmin

The Bespoked project changed lives. In this short film, lives. In this short film, we hear from Velocity Project Worker, Jasmin and partner organisations about the effect group cycling can have on participants.

Women’s Cycle to Health

Introducing Riding Through the Dark, a film about elite and non-elite cyclists who speak about their experience of riding through mental and physical darkness in the Highlands of Scotland. Featuring athletes from The Adventure Syndicate and women from Velocity’s Cycle to Health project.

This film highlights the heroism of ‘ordinary’ people and the ordinariness of people who can be perceived as heroic. Elite and non-elite cyclists share how group cycling helps them to cope with periods of mental darkness.

Insights from some very inspiring women show how bike journeys can shape journeys of the mind. Featuring participants from Velocity’s Women’s Cycle to Health project and athletes from The Adventure Syndicate including Lee Craigie and Emily Chappell as they complete their record-breaking 36-hour North Coast 500 ride.

Awards and Selections Winner of Community Award at the Scottish Mental Health Arts and Film Festival 2018, People’s Choice Winner at Fort William Mountain Festival 2018, Selected for Inverness Film Festival 2017, Selected for Aviemore Mountain Film Festival 2017, Selected for XpoNorth 2018, Selected for Edinburgh Bicycle Festival 2018, Selected for Berlin Feminist Film Week 2018

 
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Velocity

An older film which shows the origins of our values and purpose.