Minutes of the June 2005 Meeting

19.00
Wednesday
08-06-05

Blackfriars Settlement
1-5 Rushworth Street
London
SE1 0RB

Attendees: Barry Mason (Co-ordinator), Adam Madison, Ten, Sue Richards, Gary
Jones, Colin Hartridge-Price, Cheryl, Andrew Rodgers.
Apologies: Rebecca Lack, Alastair Hanton, Eleanor Purser, Kit Reynolds.

1. Introductions and minutes of the May meeting.

Introductions were made and the minutes of the May meeting were approved.

2. T-shirts

The T-shirts have been produced and will appear tonight at the pub after the
meeting.

3. Current Projects

Cycle Saturation: The programme is ongoing and plans are being made for the
future including looking for sources of new funding and grants.
Burgess Park Bike Track: New landscaping is under way and an event is set to
take place on 12-06. Sue Richards will attend to take pictures for the
press.
Transport for London funding bids: Two of the bids have been approved and
there is the possibility of another £10,000 being made available. We are
working with the Primary Care Trust to discuss possible projects.

4. Planning and Campaigns Group.

No meeting took place although we are still looking at the ongoing
developments at Canada Water.

5. Bike Week

No feedback has been received on the training sessions but it would appear
possible that there has been no bookings for these.

The stall outside Evans Cycles on London Bridge will take place on Thursday
before the afterworker this week and then every weekday evening next week.
A brief review of the Bike Week programme took place.

6. New Constitution

Southwark Cyclists are set to be the first LCC group to adopt a new
constitution which incorporates a child protection policy. Please pay
attention to the discussions taking place on the e-list and feel free to
raise your own points and make any comments you feel important.

7. Newsletter

Please make submissions to Sue Richards.

8. Finances

Hugh Bolton presented the financial statement. We are in a  good financial
position.

9. London Borough of Southwark.

Southwark's cycling officer was not present.
The draft Cycling Plan has been published, signed off and will now be sent
out to all local stakeholders for consultation.

10. Rides

All of the Bike Week rides are taking place.

11. Any Other Business

Herne Hill Velodrome
This is to be re-opened and will be run by an independent sports company.

Greenwich Cyclists Celidh is now being organised. Please see the Greenwich
Cyclists site for details and keep your eyes open for an announcement later
in the year when the tickets go on sale.


Minuted by Andrew Rodgers