Southwark Cyclists
Notes of Meeting held on Wednesday, 9th June 2004

Main topics discussed were:

Forthcoming Bike Week

Present:
Barry Mason, Rebecca Lack, Astrid Fuehrer, Judith
Birch, Michael Wolf, Margaret Bird, Tenyen, Linda
Craig, Simon Wilks, Peter Corkhill, John Hearns,
Gareth Scarlett, Sue Richards

1. INTRODUCTIONS AND PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes from the last meeting were agreed.

2) BIKE WEEK
A leaflet has been produced by PC which needs a little editing, and the various events were discussed. Volunteers were requested to help hand out leaflets to cyclists at various points on Thursday after work and Friday for cyclists going to work. BM arranging for a banner to be produced which will be erected before each event to advertise it, eg at the Southwark Needle for afterworker rides. Evans at London Bridge have kindly agreed to provide us with a table to use for leaflets, and will store the banner each evening. Volunteers were called for to help out at the
Burgess Park Bike Track opening.

Breakfast at Tate Modern: It appears that there will be a lot of press at this event and MPs will be cycling off to Westminster to work. Simon Hughes has said that he won't be cycling to Westminster as he wants to "hang out with his mates from Southwark Cyclists"! BM has requested that cyclists do not follow the MPs into Westminster because of security
fears of random people gaining access to parliament. There was still no confirmation that cycles would be allowed into the Turbine Hall for a photoshoot for fear of possible damage to sculptures. The Curry Breakfast has sadly been abandoned by PC for this week and will hopefully be picked up later in the summer.

3. FUNDRAISING AND FUTURE PROJECTS
BM suggested that we use the example of the progress and success of Burgess Park Bike track to apply for future funding. It was agreed that we base more funding applications onto
the new track.

Other projects: Ten suggested that we should adopt a project/cause celebre, ie a non-cycle friendly junction, to try and get interest and therefore some action. For example, a cyclist has complained via the email distribution list about the problem at Love Walk/Rye Lane. Ten to trace and ask him/her to attend the next monthly meeting and discuss their complaint. It was suggested that we follow this pattern for future complainants but this will be discussed in
more detail at the next meeting.

4) PLANNING ISSUES
Nobody in attendance to report back, but Canada Water bike park is apparently still "on track".

Canada Watersports Centre has said it wants to put up security fencing around their premises which would block off the cycle path around Greenland Dock. They have apparently had problems would vandalism to boats and equipment etc. BM took this up with the GLA who have agreed that if the Watersports Centre was allowed to erect a fence, it would encourage all the property owners in the area to do likewise, thereby completely blocking off the cycle path. It looks like they will now only close that path off during special events. Herne Hill Velodrome - Southwark Council have guaranteed to cover the running costs for the next two years, and the Velodrome Trust will be looking at applying for lottery funding for next year. Only one Southwark Cyclist went to the Friends AGM.

5) NEWSLETTER
Evans of London Bridge are interested in sponsoring 6 months' costs of p&p. There were mixed views about this (ie asking other cycle shops to hold the newsletter with an Evans ad on it) and it was agreed to abandon the idea for the time being. The next deadline for newsletters is 16th July.

6) RIDES
PC has produced a new list which is on the website. It was suggested that we have rides and a stall at various festivals such as Rotherhithe, which would be a family ride around the area, and possibly an afterworker ride plus picnic to an event at the Greenwich & Docklands festival.

7) SOUTHWARK'S CYCLING OFFICER
Not in attendance.

8) AOB
Nunhead and Peckham Community Council are having a transport-based meeting on 28th June and the presence of a Southwark Cyclists management team member is
important - BM unable to attend. He asked whether anybody else would be able to.

Next meeting to be held on Wednesday, 14th July
2004 at Blackfriars Settlement, 1-5 Rushworth Street,
SE1. at 7pm.