Notes from Wheelers Meeting & AGM held on 9 April 2003
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| Position | Member | Nominator | Seconder |
| Co-ordinator: | Owen Pearson | Saul Albert | Alix Stredwick |
| Secretary: | Tom Brenan | Owen Pearson | Alix Stredwick |
| Treasurer: | Alex Brenan | Alix Stredwick | Owen Pearson |
| Press Officer: | Alix Stredwick | Alex Brenan | Colin Waters |
| Campaigns Officer: | Colin Waters | Owen Pearson | Mark Pearson |
| Events Officer: | Gary Cummins | Owen Pearson | Alix Stredwick |
| Newsletter Editor: | Alix Stredwick | Alex Brenan | Stephen Bradley |
Finances
The current balance is £1,404. This figure includes the sum of £1,034 collected for the CC T-shirts. The £1,200 funding from LBTH has still to paid in.
To fully comply with the application requirements of some funding bodies the following constitution amendments were agreed:
ACTION: Owen to update constitution document.
Alix reported success with the Community Chest (Neighbourhood Renewal Unit) application with us being awarded £4,456 to go towards the workshop, buddying scheme and cycle training!
The DfT Cycle Projects Fund application has now been submitted with notification of any award due in June.
Alix noted the possibility of applying to the Local Network Fund for projects involving young people and children. This could be in conjuction with groups such as the Family Welfare Association or Youth Action.
ACTION: Alix to submit Awards for All application.
Saul reported that the first workshop on 29 March had gone well. John Biggs attended, had his bike checked over and chatted for a while about the transport issues of the day.
Next workshop on 29 April, 11-3pm.
All the cheques received have now been cashed and so we can now pay the printers the required £1,034.
ACTION: Steve and Alix to liaise with the company with regard to getting the job finished.
An enquiry about cycle training has led to our first participant in this scheme. We will be providing two hours training with the London School of Cycling to a woman from Poplar.
As decided at the March meeting this scheme will be formally launched at the beginning of May. With agreement from our new trainee we would use them in the publicity launch. As well as a press release, a new set of promotional postcards will be made for the scheme as well as a poster. Health centres, GP's surgeries, libraries, colleges will be targeted.
ACTION:
1. Colin to organise a promotional material distribution list giving location and volunteer to deliver the postacrds.
2. Alix to draft a press release.
3. Gary to design postcard.
4. Owen to ask trainee if she would be involved in launch.
Agreed to hold a meeting at the Coborn Arms, Coborn Road E3 at 7.30pm on Wednesday, 23 April to organise Bike Week events. (This is the same evening and pub scheduled for the monthly social get together from 9pm.)
ACTION: Owen to send email around asking for volunteers to attend.
Bethnal Green road railings: These have recently been installed and are not welcomed by pedestrians and cyclists alike. Tom Brenan has been in correspondence with the LBTH engineer, Peter Thompson to establish why they have been erected and whether the project can be altered and the railings removed. It was agreed that removal would be unlikely as with works now complete the project would undergo several months of testing. It was suggested that a letter campaign could be started to raise this issue and to show the anti-railings feelings amongst cyclists. It was also thought it would be best to keep in contact with the engineer to enable positive liaison to take place for future projects.
ACTION: Tom to draft campaign letter.
The meeting closed late at 9.00pm and most headed off to The Grapes, Narrow Street.
Next meeting: 7.00pm, 14 May, at Limehouse Town Hall.