A “Community Bike Tune-Up and Swap” event will take place on the New London Town Green on Saturday, May 4, from noon to 3 PM. Sponsored by the Kearsarge Valley Transition Initiative, the event will include two brief “Do-It-Yourself Basics” workshops from 12:30 to 12:45 PM and from 1:30 to 1:45 PM

Throughout the day knowledgeable neighbors will be available to provide tune-up tips and suggestions, and professional repair expertise and new biking gear will be available from the Village Sports shop. The event is free and open to the public.

Residents are encouraged to bring extra or outgrown adult or children’s bikes in good working condition to the “swap” anytime between noon and 3 PM. A limited supply of free bike helmets (kid’s sizes), pamphlets on bike safety. and highway reflectors for bikes and shoes will be distributed by the New London Police Department. Live music will be provided by popular local musician Ben Dobrowski.

If you are in need of a bike or you have a bike for donation that you would like to have picked up, please contact Candis Whitney at 877-0031 or CandisWhitney@nullgmail.com. In-person donations will receive a coupon to Pizza Chef, Hole in the Fence, or Arctic Dreams, all located across from the Town Green. This event will take place rain or shine and a few pop-up tents will be available in the event of precipitation.

The Kearsarge Valley Transition Initiative encourages the nine towns in the Kearsarge Valley to develop a greater reliance on local resources – food, energy, and human resources in particular – to address the impacts of global issues such as economic insecurity, environmental instabilities, and dependence on non-renewable energy. Its members include Colby-Sawyer College students, faculty, and staff, as well as residents from surrounding communities.

For more information, or to RSVP, visit MeetUp.com/Transition-Kearsarge/events/102219452/ or KearsargeTransition.wordpress.com