89-year-old pensioner has bike stolen; local cycling club donates replacement (plus a lock)

Berkhamsted Cycling Club provides replacement bike for 89-year-old Mary Hampton

Mary Hampton with her new folding bike

(Image credit: Sue Hampton)
By Henry Robertshaw
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If you need a feel-good story to brighten up your return to work this morning, then how about the story of 89-year-old Mary Hampton, who was the happy recipient of a new bike supplied by her local cycling club, after her old bike was stolen from outside a supermarket.

The initial theft occurred on Thursday, April 6, when Mrs Hampton parked her Raleigh Shopper bike outside her local Waitrose, leaving it unlocked just as she had done for her previous 85 years of cycling.

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Henry Robertshaw

Henry Robertshaw began his time at Cycling Weekly working with the tech team, writing reviews, buying guides and appearing in videos advising on how to dress for the seasons. He later moved over to the news team, where his work focused on the professional peloton as well as legislation and provision for cycling. He's since moved his career in a new direction, with a role at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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