70 mile sportive and 15 mile family fun ride
for more details see the flyer
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Notice to members CycleSheffield AGM
Notice to members
CycleSheffield AGM
Thu 12 June 2014
Start 7 pm social time in the bar
AGM Start 8 pm
Rutland Arms, Brown St, S1 2BS
Please come along to hear what we’ve done this last year & how we’ve spent your money
and what we’re intending to do over the next year.
We will also be looking for members to join us on the committee.
Agenda
- Apologies & introductions
- Minutes of last AGM
- Reports from the Officers – what we’ve done and what we may do
- Approval of CycleSheffield Constitution – we don’t have one, but need one if we want to develop as an organisation, e.g. charitable status. The
constitution
we are asking members to approve is here https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q_VAxJtUqcBOA2sY60npvjzzjOxkqcFmy7OO6K3fyGw/edit?usp=sharing NB we have incorporated our resolution of grievances procedure
(http://www.cyclesheffield.org.uk/campaignsandcoreprinciples/acceptable-use-dispute-policies/ )
into this
. - Election of 2014/15 officers & committee members . If the constitution is accepted then we need a Secretary, a Treasurer, a Membership Secretary and a Trustee PLUS 5 other committee members who can do things like research, managing our IT, publicity, manage our campaigns and events schedule – we don’t have specific named roles but will write job descriptions to suit volunteers strengths. A Chair can be elected from within the committee. Nominations to me mick.nott@googlemail.com as and when up to Wed 11 June – you can even put yourself forward at the meeting (and we promise not to twist your arm if you attend!)
- Financial statement see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KE84UgeerNeRA1KkS5WEzBzCNVhceOycPjrVGgytRb4/edit?usp=sharing
- Confirmation of membership fee – we do not intend to raise subs this year but we are going to ask members to voluntarily increase their sub for 1/9/2014 to 31/8/2015 and review subs during the next FY.
- AOB & date of next AGM
Everyone is welcome and if you do want to run for a committee position or suggest a formal motion, email me at chair@cyclesheffield.org.uk Looking forward to seeing you there.
Robin Railly is doing the 140 mile Sea to Sea on 24th May for Sustrans
Robin Railly is doing the 140 mile Sea to Sea on 24th May for Sustrans, from Whitehaven to Tynemouth.
If you want to give a few quid to support Sustrans and all their good works, please go to Robins donation site.
http://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/RobinRailly
Any money collected goes directly to Sustrans.
Sheffield Esteli Twin Towns ride – June 1st
Sheffield Esteli Twin Towns group joins the South Yorkshire Summer cycling mania on Sunday June 1st with their Derbyshire cycle ride .
This year they have added a new short route of under 10miles , particularly aimed at families, those getting a bit older and those people that don’t regularly cycle an are daunted by 20 miles . The route is mainly off road and is mainly on a sustrans cycle route ! There is also a chidrens Treasure Hunt in Endclifee Park
Read more about the different rides on the attached flyer , display it on your notice boards and and forward it to your family and friends .
The weather is bound to be good !!
SES Bike Ride Registration 2014 (1)
Ros Wollen
Ride with Look North's Harry & Amy this Friday in Sheffield
CycleSheffield has been invited to take part in final stages of the ‘Look North’ Tour de France tandem ride which is going on all this week with presenters Harry Gration and Amy Garcia cycling the very tough first two stages of the TdF.
http://www.justgiving.com/tandemtour
So please come along and ride with Harry and Amy as they roll into Sheffield. Two opportunities:
Meetup 12:30 on Penistone Road outside Hillsborough Football Ground to ride out and meet them coming in from Grenoside, then follow the route to Meadowhall, arriving there around 3pm,
Meet again at 5:30 at Meadowhall (location tba) for the final short ride to the English Institute for Sport
This is a great opportunity for Sheffield cyclists to be seen and we’ll probably have a chance to talk about how we are working to develop cycling in the city so it feels important to get a good turnout.
If you want to come let me know which section/s by email to chris@chrisrust.net
include your mobile No and I’ll try to set up a text notification system for the day
but it’s important to be checking your email for progress or know somebody who is, especially where to meet at Meadowhall. We may not know that until after 4pm.
Please make the effort, a decent sized gang of us will make a real difference.
thanks
Chris Rust
SINGING & CYCLING IN HARMONY!
Here is a request from Ruth Linden of Sheffield Harmony www.sheffieldharmony.org. She is planning a singing and cycling event for the Tour de France cultural programme and is looking for cyclists who would like to take part.
If you are interested will you contact her as soon as possible as she needs to get her proposal in to the programme by 5pm on 8th Feb, that’s this Saturday evening.
Contact Ruth at forestdean@sky.com
SINGING & CYCLING IN HARMONY!
A joyous musical celebration on wheels
Sheffield Harmony is bidding to run a singing workshop(s) as part of the cultural festival supporting the Tour de France. Participants will learn a cycling / celebration themed song, specially arranged to be sung in four part harmony, a cappella (no accompaniment) in barbershop style.
The workshop will culminate in a glorious performance on wheels!
CONCEPT
- to celebrate & promote singing in harmony
- to celebrate & promote social cycling
- accessibility, participation, fun, social harmony, creativity, green credentials, sustainability, new skills, new experiences, broadening horizons
* ALL participants will be invited to join the initial singing workshops
* Those participants who are comfortable to do so will perform the musical number on wheels, unusual bikes very welcome
* Those participants who prefer a pair of shoes will provide back-up accompaniment from a fixed position
* It would be great if some singers who may not be able to cycle solo could take part on a tandem
* celebration performance to be videoed for varied future promotional purposes for all involved
DATES
27th-30th March
Proposal:
a) half-day singing workshops to learn songs – indoor event for cycling and non-cycling participants
b) 2/3 hour cycling experience opportunity for ‘non’ cyclists singers to prepare for ‘singing and cycling in harmony’ finale
c) 1 hour (?) ‘Singing & Cycling in Harmony’ performance for all
5th/6th July
Proposal – repeat of ‘Singing & Cycling in Harmony’ performance for all
Would you be interested?
Ruth is looking for cyclists who would like to take part, especially if you would be willing to support less confident cyclists in the preparations, and she would particularly like to hear from Tandem pilots who would be willing to take on a singing co-pilot from Sheffield Harmony for the event. One aim of the event is to raise awareness of different kinds of bikes and approaches to cycling and emphasise accessibility.
Sheffield Friday Night Ride #spaceforcycling
Sheffield FNR Fri 24 January
The Ring Cycle Start Sheffield Tap. Time 7pm
CycleSheffield is hosting a meeting of cycle campaign groups from across the country on Saturday 25 January. The campaign is Space for Cycling. Some delegates from across the country will be in town on the Friday night and we have had requests for a FridayNightRide from some of the delegates. (We did a welcome to SHF ride for the CycleNation conference in 2011 and people still talk about it).
For more information head over the the Friday Night Ride website
http://www.sfnr.org.uk/thye-next-sheffield-fnr/
Looking Forward to 2014!
Happy New Year!!
A lot to look forward to this year, folks. Tour de France!!! and we are pleased to let you know that SkyRides will be starting in Sheffield in summer 2014. We know the target is to put on 50 local rides. We have been invited to talk with British Cycling about the programme and the recruitment of ride leaders this month. So more details on the email list and at our meetings
January. The next meeting of the national Space for Cycling campaign is in Sheffield on Saturday 25 January. Cycle campaign groups from across the country will be sending delegates. More details at our next meeting Mon 13 Jan 2014
The CTC is holding its Local Liaison Volunteers/Right to Ride reps meeting in Sheffield the day before as some people will be attending both meetings.
We’ll be putting on a Sheffield FridayNightRide around our fair city on Fri 24 Jan and may get out to Darnall to look at the only example of where cycling infrastructure was ‘integrated’ with housing on the Greenland estate.
Do you have one night’s accommodation to offer?
Some delegates to the above meetings may like the offer of accommodation for the night of Fri 24 Jan. For example, I am offering 1 dble rm, not en-suite, B&B. If you are willing to put somebody up that evening please let me know. Get in touch with me at mick.nott@googlemail.com
February. The Council’s Scrutiny Committee should be publishing its report on cycling in Sheffield. There will be much campaigning work to follow up with this; can Sheffield City Council get its act together and see that cycling links its ambitions for clean air, healthier and happier citizens, easing traffic congestion, making travel safer for all, and having quality public spaces, as well as its ambitions for promoting the city as a centre for green tourism?
Start to plan Bike Week, finalise our budget for next financial year, and continue with Space for Cycling campaign work.
CycleSheffield meeting Mon 3 Feb
March. Work on our campaigns and invitation to Jack Scott, Cllr i/c Air Quality Action Plan to attend our meeting to talk about the action point, Promoting smarter travel choices
CycleSheffield meeting Mon 3 Mar
April. Work on our campaigns, eg taking current & prospective councillors out for bike rides to see what cycling in Sheffield is like, asking local parties and councillors to say what demands from our Space for Cycling campaign they endorse.
Will it be this month or next that SkyRides start?
CycleSheffield meeting Mon 7 April
May. Local elections on May 22, let’s get the cyclists’ vote out.
CycleSheffield Way of the Roses Ride from Morecambe to Bridlington first week of May.
CycleSheffield meeting Mon 12 May
June. No doubt CycleSheffield will be putting on rides and events for Bike Week.
It will be the Cycle Sheffield AGM during June with our annual report and deciding our constitution, eg at what age should a member be entitled to vote? 16? 18? – and a buffet!
July. We’ve only got the Tour de France in Sheffield!!! More plans and events to follow
CycleSheffield meeting 7 Jul or maybe the 14 Jul (Stage 3 of the TdF is on 7 July and will be from Cambridge to London – anybody else want to get to see the finish?)
August. No meeting – just get on with cycling and campaigning.
September. CycleNation conference and so on – too far ahead to think about details!
How about ‘Biking to New York’ this Saturday?
Rotherham United Community Sports Trust, Cycle Rotherham, RMBC, Pedal ready and Stonham/Home Group Volunteers have come together to promote cycling in the town, and more particularly, to encourage biking to Saturday home matches.
Surveyed bike parking, and free bike check and repairs will be available.
Do yourself and the Millers a favour.
Biking to New York is good for your health, and your pocket.
And is very good for Rotherham United in reducing match day congestion, and helping to promote a positive image of your club.(Taken from the Millers site)
A few smiling cyclists helping to hand out some flyers, between 14.00 and 15.00, would be really very welcome. Cheers For any more info please contact: Paul Truin. Volunteer Coordinator Stonham/Home Group Rotherham. 07843596321
Farewell ride for the cycling paramedic – Friday 25th at 6pm
Its seems that the final shift of our cycling paramedic will be on Friday 25th October.
In recognition off all the hard work that Jonathan has put in over the years we thought we should ride back with him to the Middlewood road ambulance station for the very last time.
Meet up at the town hall just before 6pm to ride back with him.
