Notes of Meeting meeting held on Wednesday 12 May 2004
Main Topics discussed were:
INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CYCLE STANDS IN SOUTHWARK
CYCLING AS PART OF WALWORTH RD IMPROVEMENTS
BIKE WEEK EVENTS
RACING AT HERNE HILL VELODROME
TRACKS AT CANADA WATER & BIRD IN THE BUSH
BIKE TWEAK WORKSHOP
GLA HUSTINGS
SRA CYCLE POLICY
RESPONSE TO FATALITY ON BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE
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Southwark Cyclists
Minutes from Meeting held 12th May 2004
Present:
Peter Corkill, John Hearns, Barry Mason, Eleanor
Purser, Kit Reynolds, Sue Richards, Gareth Scarlett,
Jacqueline Saunders, Michael Wolf
1) PREVIOUS MINUTES
The minutes from the last meeting and AGM were agreed
but two issues were raised
> The need to clarify who was elected planning officer
– BM to talk to Alistair
> The need to draft a press release about the work to
install cycle stands, agreed at the AGM and still
outstanding
The smooth transfer of the web site to the new hosting
platform was noted and Kit thanked for overseeing this
2) MGMT TEAM
It was agreed to hold a management team meeting to
agree how to use this newly formed team to the best
advantage. It was agreed that proposals would be
shared with all members
3) INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CYCLE STANDS IN SOUTHWARK
Alistair has continued to undertake valuable work,
identifying with Roger’s Stocker (Cycling Officer)
colleague locations for new cycling stands. Help is
needed to complete the reccie of the borough.
BM will ask AH to email around the parts of borough
where local knowledge is needed to complete the survey
and all are asked to help where they can
4) CYCLING AS PART OF WALWORTH RD IMPROVEMENTS
The next meeting is on 18/5/4.
JS will provide email feedback about the current
position
5) BIKE WEEK EVENTS
All events are advertised on the web site. KR will
create an obvious link to the info from the home page.
Help will be needed for all events and this will be
finalised at the next meeting
Specific mention was made of the following
a) BURGESS PARK BIKE TRACK
> Burgess Park bike track will be opened by the Mayor
at 12:30
Southwark Cyclists will be helping to animate the day
and will have a stall publicising Southwark Cyclists
> BM to talk to Russell Williams & Judith Bonner about
activities, primarily focused for kids
BM will lead a bike ride from the Park to the Bike
Fest in Trafalgar Sq at 2pm
> JH to ask TfL for cycle maps and other publicity for
the stall and arrange for them to be delivered to
Southwark Play offices
> JH, SR & BM will help at the event
> BM will ask the Play team for a table/marquee
b) CURRY BREAKFAST
PC is organising a curry breakfast at Brick Lane
around 8am – pick up points Dulwich, Peckham Pulse &
Southwark Needle. More details on the web site
c) After workers
It was agreed to have a stall at the Southwark needle
for 30 minutes before the ride
Evans will be asked to look after the table and to
place a flyer in the window
Programme to be produced by PC and photocopied
illicitly by EP
d) Sunday Velodrome meeting
> PC to send round a note outlining the detailed plans
for this event
> 6 people needed to run the event on the day.
> Volunteers to be recruited at next meeting.
e) Tate breakfast
The idea of the ‘bike is the most efficient form of
transport’ photo-op discussed at the AGM has been
questioned by Ollie Hatch who wants to allow the MPs a
day off (humpf – ed.)
But it will still be a great do.
Helpers need to be there from 7:30 to set up.
Volunteers so far EP, SR, SM, JS
f) Bike bus
TFL concept of organising a weekly bus route from
Dulwich to Clerkenwell discussed. The untold riches
promised for our support of this work later proved a
mirage as TFL pulled the plug a few days later citing
difficulties of obtaining insurance so the discussion
not further summarised in these minutes.
6)RACING AT HERNE HILL
> It was agreed to re-run the successful training and
scratch racing events of last year. To be run on a
Sunday and open to all comers.
> PC to identify when the velodrome is available
> It was agreed that Southwark Cyclists will assume up
front costs with the expectation that they will be
re-couped
7) TRACKS AT CANADA WATER & BIRD IN THE BUSH
No news as yet. Canada Water remains in Roger’s
business plan for this year
Bird in the Bush opportunities to be reviewed post
bike week
8)AFTER WORKERS
Turn out been limited due in part to the weather but
they continue for the moment and the weather’s getting
better so all are encouraged to come along.
Alternate Tues/Thurs, led by Michael starting from the
Southwark Needle at 6pm
9) NEWSLETTER
SR & PC to meet to hand over this job properly with
the aim of producing a new edition shortly
10) BIKE TWEAK
PC proposed running a bike optimising/trouble shooting
workshop to get rid of creaks and ache inducers.
The proposal was welcomed and he was mandated to find
a venue at a cost of up to £75 for a trial run to
establish how popular such an event would be
11) GLA HUSTINGS
> Southwark and Lambeth Cyclists have organised a
mayoral candidates hustings for Thurs 20th at
Southwark college The Cut
> There was a concern that there may have been
insufficient publicity
JS agreed to concept Phil to establish what had been
organised so far and if necessary contact > SAVO and
Alisdair (for Living Streets) to organise more
publicity
> JH to contact SE1
> BM to contact South London Press
Please come if you possibly can
12) AOB
a) SRA policy
> The Strategic Rail Authority have launched a
consultation process around a cycle policy that would
form the basis of their future negotiations with the
Train Operating Companies regarding future provision
for peak and off peak cyclists.
> EP will review and submit a proposed response to
next month’s meeting
> The original document can be reviewed at
http://www.sra.gov.uk/publications/
index_page/cyling_policy/cycling_policy_doc
b) Fatality on Blackfriars bridge
> The continuing danger of this cycle path was noted
following the sad death of another cyclist.
> A comprehensive analysis of the problems of this
particular road configuration was sent around the
e-list by Ralph
> It was agreed that Southwark Cyclists need to
respond
> BM is to contact Ralph to agree an appropriate way
forward
c) SAVO
The aspiration expressed at the AGM to make a funding application to
SAVO was noted along with the observation that nothing had transpired
as yet.
> BM is to email JS the recent exchanges with SAVO for
JS to investigate how to take this forward and it will
be discussed at the next meeting
d) Banner
>It was agreed that a Southwark Cyclist Banner big
enough to be viewed by passing cyclists, pedestrians,
cars etc would be an asset
> A design of our name plus logo was envisaged
> BM was allocated up to £100 to obtain a banner will
the agreement to report back if the costs exceed this
sum
Next meeting: THE CRUCIAL ONE TO AGREE FINAL LOGISTICS
FOR BIKE WEEK – PLEASE COME IF YOU CAN
9th June @ 7pm
Blackfriars Settlement
1-5 Rushworth St
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