Reuse - Repair - Recycle
I'd Like To Borrow CIC
What is I’d Like To Borrow (ILTB)?
The I’d Like To Borrow part of our community interest company (CIC) is a tool and equipment borrowing scheme, open to all Buckinghamshire residents, aiming to:
- Strengthen community resources
- Encourage collaborative consumption and peer-to-peer borrowing
- Ensure that everyone has access to the tools they need to be able to carry out household maintenance and household improvement projects without having to rely on expensive tool hire or purchasing pricy tools they only use once
- Reduce carbon emissions and resource consumption
- Reduce waste at landfill sites
We now offer other essential services through our non-profit organisation.
Where is the scheme based?
ILTB is based at Bucks Railway Centre – tools are stored in a secure container – but the scheme is open to anyone who resides in Buckinghamshire. We hope to have several collection points in time. Currently borrowers can contact us to request tools and we will provide access at the site, or offer to deliver tools for a small delivery charge.
How can you use the service?
If you contact us through Whatsapp, we have a catalogue available and you can request to borrow our ‘things’. Items can be collected (or delivered for a fee) and then returned after use. You will need to sign a waiver and your details will be registered with us and stored so that we can keep track of our items.
How can you help?
What are the other subsidiaries that run under the ILTB CIC?
I’d Like To Borrow CIC, has 4 main subsidiaries:
I’d Like To Borrow – The tool and equipment lending service
I’d Like A Bike – A second-hand bike collection and repair service which helps vulnerable people access bikes for work or educational attendance, and exercise
I’d Like A Bus – Community transport services for North Bucks offering transport for local clubs, Schools, etc, as well as bus hire for people who want to organise community events
North Bucks Food Drive – The food donation collection service that collects and delivers for Aylesbury Vineyard’s foodbank service
If you would like to be involved in any of these projects, you would be welcomed.
Donate your things
We will always accept good quality new or second-hand items if there is a need for them. Contact us if you would like to donate your things.
Donate your time
We are on the look out for volunteers to help with this scheme. If you have ANY time spare, no matter how limited or remote, please get in touch.
Donate money to the scheme
We are always grateful for monetary donations as we have ongoing costs (storage, petrol, etc.) and very limited funding.
Donate your skills
Are you a handy person of any kind? Would you be interested in helping us fix things for the scheme? We want to set up a local repair cafe, so please get in touch
Our impact on the local community to date:
Working with:
Got an upcoming garage or shed clearance? We can help! We accept most good quality items so please get in touch.
Please consider donating financially to our community project to ensure we can make it sustainable
Fancy getting involved? We always love welcoming new volunteers and have a variety of technical and non-technical roles.
If you would like to become a general volunteer or get involved in running the service, get in touch.
If you have a knack for fixing bikes and would like to occasionally provide your skills for the I’d Like A Bike scheme, contact us.
Enjoy driving and looking to become a volunteer driver? We’d love to hear from you.