Tower Hamlets Wheelers AGM 2007
Venue: St Margaret's Hall.
Wednesday 11 April 2007 7:00pm
Attendees
Chair: Mr Jones
Secretary: Steve Collins
Treasurer: Dave Alison
Campaigns: Colin Waters
Events: Mr Jones
Media: Kerry Noble
Newsletter: Ralph Withers
Bike Buddy Scheme: Caroline Fenton
Gale, Jim Blakemore Bikeworks, Rob Lister, Kerry Nice.
Apologies
Owen Pearson, Carol Gray
Introductions.
Minutes of last meeting approved
Keith chairs meeting, and introduction of members present and brief talk on history of St Margaret's and building.
St Margaret's - Thank you for loan of room
Limehouse Town Hall - Thank you for loan of room
Thank you for for all involved Contributors
Points raised.
- Make more obvious Borough Membership when people join LCC. LCC to be contacted.
Reports:
Bike Buddy scheme - Caroline Fenton
Bike Buddy coordinator & Maintenance Workshop: Mixture off people self funding & funded for bike buddy scheme.
Most workshop tools have been needed.
Workshop on Grove Lane Vicky Park good going event. Very Good.
Dr Bike at Bikeathon for Leukemia research. 4 people Volunteered.
Campaigns - Colin Waters
Confirmed he would be stepping down as campaigns officer, with immediate effect.
Joint police Ventures Earlier in the year, at cyclist education events, on Hackney Road, columbia Market & Tesco Bethnal Green road.
Newsletter Handouts 10,000.
Colin announces moving to Lambeth borough.
Finances - Treasurer David Alison
Spent £6100 mostly on Bike Buddy Scheme
Earned £5000
Some Cycle trips small profit.
Looking for funding 2007 from various bodies.
Newsletter - Ralph Withers
Going very well. Slight profit. LCC will do some printing. Only 400 need printing for this.
Media - Kerry Noble
Events - Keith Jones
Spitalfields environmental event
City for Trees king Edward memorial Park
Successfull. Not enough people outside counters to help out.
Many attendees are from workshop users.
Intending to do more mealer events.
No expenditure.
Apologies mid summer weekend.
Bikeathon, Eco Fare Spitalfields, more volunteers needed.
Noted nowhere in Tower hamlets where all events are advertised.
Rides and socials - Steve Collins
Thankyou to all those people, that led rides last year, and put the work and effort into their routes.
New ways to inform people about rides need to be devised.
Steve Collins takes chair for Elections
Elections
THW Coordinator: Owen Pearson
Proposed: Steve Collins
Seconded: Ralph Withers
Vote: Unanimous
Treasurer: Dave Allison
Proposed: Kerry Noble
Seconded: Colin waters
Vote: Unanimous
Steve Collins stands down as Secretary
Mr Jones takes Chair of Elections
Secretary: Steve Collins
Proposed: Ralph Withers
Seconded: Colin Waters
Vote: Unanimous
Steve Collins takes Chair of Elections
Mr Jones stands down as Events Coordinator.
Media: Kerry Noble
Proposed: Mr Jones
Seconded: David Alison
Vote: Unanimous
Events Coordinator: Mr Jones
Proposed: Colin Waters
Seconded: Caroline Fenton
Vote: Unanimous
Campaigns: Robert Lister
Proposed: Caroline Fenton
Seconded: Dave Alison
Vote: Unanimous
Newsletter: Ralph Withers
Proposed: Kerry Noble
Seconded: Dave Alison
Vote: Unanimous
Special Projects & Newsletter Distribution: David Tuckwell
Proposed: Colin waters
Seconded: Ralph Withers
Speaker Jim Blakemoor from Bikeworks
Talk on setting up and what Bikeworks is about.
Summary:
Community cycling non profit social enterprise.
Last 6 months secured premises in Mile End park, a BMX Skateboard park preposed to go next to location. Pushing for this to go ahead.
To cover Disability cycling (pedal Power affiliated themselves to Bike works) after they where booted out of Eastway for olympic site to be built.
Just got contract for cycle training, and has had to push the council to allow this.
Looking toward working with THW too.
Sales repair service, work for long term unemployed.
Will have charity status to generate funding as well.
Pilot bicycle recycling projects.
Set up a cycle training Data base.
Owen wheelers Coordinator is on bBkeworks committee as is Jo Roach from Pedal Power.
Other business:
Wheelers branding to use new logo. Embroiderer on Whitechapel road, ask Jim for contact.
Will arrange a special meeting for bike week.
No further business the meeting closed.
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