Charlie Tanner

...eco warrior

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Barrow Bikes

I have been reading today about a man who has come up with a brilliant idea about how to make a windowbox that HANGS ON THE HANDLEBARS on the front of your bike. It means that you can GROW STUFF WHILE YOU CYCLE ABOUT.

This has given me an idea for an invention. I am wondering if it is possible to turn wheelbarrows into BARROW BIKES. The plan would be that they have three wheels – one at the front and two at the back – handlebars like on a bike and a piece cut out in the middle where you sit on a saddle with pedals. Then you cycle about on the said BARROW BIKE collecting litter as you go or, you could grow plants and cycle around SURROUNDED BY A FLOWERBED OR POTATOES.

To launch this great idea I am going to write to President Obama, The Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Queen to suggest they SET AN EXAMPLE and TURN UP AT THEIR NEXT OFFICIAL FUNCTION ON BARROW BIKES. I thought the Queen would look good cycling up and down THE MALL with SWEET PEAS, President Obama with RUNNER BEANS and Gordon Brown with TURNIPS. I’ll let you know how I get on.