A MUSSELBURGH resident was “honoured” to meet King Charles III during a visit to Kinneil House at Bo’ness, Falkirk, last week.
The 74-year-old monarch met representatives from various charities, including Adrian McDowell, chair of Cycling Without Age, Scotland, who lives in the Honest Toun.
The visit was part of King Charles’ week-long visit to Scotland to attend a number of events in Holyrood Week.
Mr McDowell, who lives on Promenade, said: “I had the honour and pleasure of meeting King Charles, who put us all at our ease with his great sense of humour.
“I mentioned to him that Christine Bell, our CEO, introduced our trishaws to Scotland and he was very interested.”
Cycling Without Age is a movement started in 2012 in Denmark by Ole Kassow and Dorthe Pederson. Ole wanted to help the elderly get back on their bicycles but he had to find a solution to their limited mobility.
Trishaws are three-wheeled pedal-powered machines with a pilot (rider) behind and a passenger seat up front for views of the community and nature.
CWA seeks to “enhance and enrich” lives by giving elderly and disabled people access to the outdoors through trishaw rides.
Mr McDowell added: “There are now over 60 chapters (branches) across Scotland, including a very successful chapter in Musselburgh.
“The specially adapted trishaws are used to take out people who are lonely, isolated or living with dementia. So far, 51,675 passengers have been carried. Our motto is: ‘Feel the wind in your hair’!”
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