Welcome to Bike Club

Dr McBride

Chief Medical Officer for Department of Health, Social

Services & Public Safety

Kevin Mayne

Chief Executive, CTC

CTC – the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation

CTC• Founded1878• Leading cycling training and

development - Devised Cycling Proficiency in 1936

• Campaigning on cyclists’ issues• Promoting the benefits of cycling• Local groups - CTC Northern

Ireland• Community development projects

Problem?

Existing cycling programmes

• Children who are not being reached: – Outside middle classes– Girls– Disabled– Teenagers– NEET– Excluded from school

• Resources not being used:– Out of hours

activities– Youth services,

clubs– Informal education– Award schemes– Parenting schemes– Informal sport

SolutionExtended use of cycling to deliver Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland

Cycling for new children, in new environments

Distinctive offer for socially excluded communities

Non-sporting community Bike Clubs in the youth and community sector

Engaging a wider family audience using the school or club as hub

Cycling as an out of hours focused activity

Joint working with local authority teams and partners

The Bike Club Consortium•ContinYou•UK Youth•CTC Charitable Trust

• The leading national youth work charity with 750,000 young people, 40 local member groups in England and 3 national members – Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

• Youth Achievement Awards, Foundations

• Peer Education and Mentoring• National Activity Centre at Avon

Tyrrell• Programmes that support specific

groups, like young mothers and young drivers

ContinYou is a national learning charity that aims to open up opportunities for learning through:

• working directly with individuals, schools, families and communities

• developing innovative provision that demonstrates effective practice

• sharing knowledge about ‘what works’ with others

• acting as advocates for accessible learning• Innovative programmes, resources, training and

consultancy in the fields of: community-based learning; health improvement; regeneration; lifelong learning

In Northern IrelandAlso working closely with:• Belfast City Council• Youth Action NI

FundingCycling England School Champions and Active Recreation8 Bike Club Development Officers 18 towns and cities

Asda Pedal Power6 further Bike Club Development Officers All nations of the UK including NI

Sarah TrokeUK Bike Club Manager – CTC

And the team…

Bike Club

The concept – to provide learning opportunities for children and young people aged 10-20 and their families

through cycling activities

Where is Bike Club?

What has happened so far?

Cycling England Funded Sites (began Sep 2009):

• Recruitment• 18 towns and cities• Networking with local and regional

partners• 171 groups applied to be Bike Clubs; 108

successful, 48 in process. 66% from “target groups”

• £191k in grants issued

What has happened so far?

Asda Funded Sites (Apr 10-Dec 12):• 6 additional positions:

- Glasgow - Edinburgh- Cardiff- London - Belfast City- Newcastle & Gateshead

What has happened so far?

• Tim Edgar• Partner Belfast City Council• Community cycle projects and

organisations• Networking and planning

groups• Consultations with young

people• Events e.g. Santa Cycle 5th Dec

Titanic Quarter to Comber

Target• Over 500 Bike Clubs across the UK

including:– after-school clubs– community youth clubs– family projects– youth lead projects– under-representation: excluded from formal

education, girls & young women; BME; disabled

– with at least 37 clubs in Northern Ireland

Examples of Bike Club activity

Types of Bike Club activity

Training, off-road, BMX, expedition, maintenance, etc.

Examples with photos

Bikeability Training – Boathouse Youth Group Bike Club,

Blackpool

Duke of Edinburgh Expedition – Lawrence Weston Youth Group

Bike Club, Bristol

Family Community Cycle Sessions – Haddenham

Bike Club, Buckinghamshire

Volunteer

Mountain Bike

Leadership training

– Bristol Bike Clubs

Young people

referral project –

ROCI Bike Club,

Darlington

Cycle maintenance sessions – Connexions Bike

Club, Blackpool

Support on the ground• Experienced officer• Small grants programme• Publicity and promotion• Youth Achievement Awards• Partnerships• Training• Sourcing and training volunteers• Registered/qualified cycling instructors and

clubs • Bike Club Membership – including insurance• Sustainability not delivery

Focus for Bike ClubEmpowerment of young people• On the ground consultation• Development of positive role models for

cycling amongst their peers• Devising and implementing programmes• Passing on passion to other family members• Bike Club website – activity listings,

blogging, videos• Accreditation through Youth Achievement

Awards

Youth Achievement Awards

Expansion of Bike Club

• Bike Club toolkit, September 2011• Bike Club membership for anyone• Access to online resources and

networks• Potential for further partnership working• Identification of new sources of funding

What next for Bike Club in Northern Ireland?

• Series of local networking events for on the ground workers

• Invite organisations to apply to Bike Club Small Grant programme

• Clubs on the ground in New Year• Further identification of local

partners for new clubs• Potential for wider partnerships

Communication with Bike Club

• Discuss your ideas with your Bike Club Development Officers

tim.edgar@bikeclub.org.uk07500 069357

OR•Bike Club Manager - UK: sarah.troke@ctc.org.uk 01483 0238332•Call Bike Club head office on 0844 736 8450•Email us at info@bikeclub.org.uk•Online at bikeclub.org.uk•Twitter at @BikeClub•Facebook page

Questions for you…a) How can Bike Club help your aims and targets?b) How can Bike Club best engage the young people

and their families that you work with or represent as an organisation?

c) Who is missing from this table who would be a key contact/organisation for Bike Club to work with?

d) What will you go away and do now you know more about Bike Club? – Pledge

Thank you & Questions

Develop “Young Guns” with Bike Club to include a whole family approach

Asda Community Colleagues to promote Bike Club in West Belfast

To provide Bike Club with contacts for Neighbourhood Policing and CASE

Officers

Offer on-road cycle training through Bike Club

Support Tim to set up successful and sustainable Bike Clubs in particular

areas of the city

Support the development of cycling as an alternative to anti-social behaviour

Build a partnership between Bike Club and Tri Cycle – national standard on

road instruction

Offer on-road cycle training through Bike Club

Develop Bring a Friend Free programme to skatepark facility to encourage BMX

cycling

Make links between Bike Club and the extended schools programme

Set up a Bike Club with my young people

Promote Bike Club to colleagues