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