1. Overall aim
Welcome to our AGM 2014
“Shifting up a gear”
Tuesday 25 March
6:00pm kick off
Write your own
#Space4Cycling message
and get your picture taken

2. 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 members
Introduction of the new committee members
18:30 5. Updates from elsewhere
Chris Peck (CTC): Space for cycling
Lizzie 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…

3. 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”

4. How to get involved
Use Cyclescape.org to enter your hotpots
 register
 log an issue
 contribute to discussions

5. How to get involved
Be our delegate for the national cycle campaigners conference / workshop
 Saturday 3 May
 Leeds
 organised by Space4Cycling

6. 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

7. How to get involved
Write to your councillors for May elections
 using Cyclescape hotpots
 letter template
 candidates’ commitment

8. 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

9. How to get involved
Attend a cycle infrastructure safari
 this summer
 meet Committee members
 discuss road designs

10. How to get involved
Attend other events
 Green Festival
 Skyride

12. Campaign Plan 2014
March – AGM “Shifting up a gear” – building a community
April
 get on Cyclescape to map hotspots
Committee: obtain position statements from councillors and candidates
Committee: 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