newcycling agm 25 march 2014 full (committee)
TRANSCRIPT
Overall aim Welcome to our AGM 2014
“Shifting up a gear”
Tuesday 25 March6:00pm kick off
Write your own #Space4Cycling message and get your picture taken
AGENDA
18:00 1. Chair’s welcome 18:05 2. Minutes of last AGM 18:10 3. Reports (for information) 18:20 4. Management Committee 2014/15
Appointing the committee membersIntroduction of the new committee members
18:30 5. Updates from elsewhere
Chris Peck (CTC): Space for cyclingLizzie Reather (Leeds Cycling Campaign)Sally Hinchcliffe (Cycling Embassy of Great Britain)Tbc (Labour) and Cllr Stephen Psallidas (Liberal) – Political viewpoint
19:30 6. Campaign priorities and next steps 20:00 7. Conclusion and social! Onwards for drinks at The Tyne…
Journey so far….
Consistently strived to engage politicians and press for change while developing a better
understanding of the local and national contexts
2010 – creation of the Newcastle Cycling Campaign (petition)
2011 – putting cycling on the political agenda: Manifesto, Cycling Strategy
2012 – making a case for a better and safer built environment: SCR
2013 – developing and communicating our message
2014 – Where next?
Mobilising members and getting everyone involved
“Shifting up a gear”
How to get involved
Use Cyclescape.org to enter your hotpots
register log an issue contribute to discussions
How to get involved
Be our delegate for the national cycle campaigners conference / workshop
Saturday 3 May Leeds organised by Space4Cycling
How to get involved
Attend a bike rally
possible date Saturday 17 March in run-up to elections coincides with London’s ride show strength of feeling organised by other groups supported by us
How to get involved
Write to your councillors for May elections
using Cyclescape hotpots letter template candidates’ commitment
How to get involved
Tell us your story and we publish it on the website
building a community sharing experiences finding solutions refining our message
How to get involved
Attend a cycle infrastructure safari
this summer meet Committee members discuss road designs
How to get involved
Attend other events
Green Festival Skyride
Campaign Plan 2014
March – AGM “Shifting up a gear” – building a community
April get on Cyclescape to map hotspotsCommittee: obtain position statements from councillors and candidatesCommittee: analysis of members survey, over a hundred replies to date
May bike rally organised with other groups be a delegate at the national campaigners meeting in Leeds letter writing for local election, based on position statements and hotpots recorded on Cyclescape and members survey
June to Sep cycle infrastructure safaris of the 7 SCRs and city centre
Oct to Jan tell your bike story
March 2015 – AGM assesses plan progress and set new priorities
Come along to a regular meeting
or safari and meet the
Committee(new format is
under discussion)
Use Cyclescape
Engage with your politicians
We publish your stories online
Other events, Skyride, Green
Festival