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NOTES OF HFCYCLISTS MEETING
Held on Tuesday 1 June 2010,
7.15 for 7.30pm
at the home of John Griffiths
122c Edith rd / West Kensington / W14 9AP
020 7371 1290 / 07789 095 748
PRESENT: John Griffiths, Ayse Kardes, Gerry Berridge, Yvonne Simpson, Susie Gretz. Sharon Norris, Petrina Helm, Marta Wojcik. Melanie Miller, John Wright, Mihaly
APOLOGIES: Paul Saunderson, Roger de Freitas, David Marsh.
BIKEWEEK / HFCYCLISTS AT GREENFEST
Bikeweek 19 -27 June.
See www.bikeweek.org.uk
GREENFEST Sunday 20 June 1-5pm - www.greenfest.org.uk
From 1- 5pm on the day the
following people here tonight will be available doing
Hfcyclists stand: Ayse, Marta, Susie
Info stand: Gerry, Melanie, Yvonne
Cycle tryout; John W, Mihaly
Monitoring: Petrina
Other people have already put their names down in these categories. If
you want to be involved and have not been in touch please contact John
G asap. Many of these people will be at the Greenfest earlier in the day
from 10am to help set-up.
It would be good on the hfcyclists stand to try and appeal to potential campaigners to strengthen our campaigning base.
There are posters and and postcards to be picked up.
Marta has offered to go along to LCC offices to pick up material for the Greenfest if necessary.
RIDES, EVENTS, ETC
NOTE The ride to Eltham Palace on the 6 June has been cancelled / postponed due to the disposition of the ride leader Ben Owen from Ealing.
Saturday 5 June Holland Park Environment Day. In Holland Park from 11am
Sunday 6 June Chiswick Car
boot sale from 8am to 1pm
Susie taking posters along.
Sunday 6 June Camden Green
Fair in Regents Park. 12 - 7pm
http://www.camdengreenfair.org.uk/2010.html
If you are going and want to meet up with others suggest meeting John
G there at 3pm at the BikeFest by the LCC stall. John on 07789 095 748
Sunday 13 June
Susie will be leading a ride heading west at along the Canal. Meet at
Susie's place at 10.30am for coffee. Susie at 4a Eynham rd, W12 0HA, a
turning off North Pole rd.
020 8749 1969 / 07824 789 398
susannagretz@mypostoffice.co.uk.
Please let Susie know if you
expect to be coming by the day before.
It would be good if someone would lead a ride during Bikeweek in the days
following the Greenfest.
SKYRIDES
July 18, there will be a Skyride around the borough of Ealing. There will also be a feeder ride in from Ravenscourt park organised by the LCC. Paul and Marta have said they will be involved in leading / marshalling this feeder ride. If you want to be involved in helping with the ride [as opposed to just being on it] please contact Gerhard Weiss at the LCC on 020 7234 9310 ext 211 or gerhard@lcc.org.uk
See http://www.goskyride.com/city/details.aspx?eventid=309&cityid=12
Central London Skyride is on Sunday 5 September.
CYCLING CHALLENGE
The LCC has signed up for TfL's London Cycle Challenge. The challenge
is for organizations to clock up as many miles as possible throughout
June. You log on and enter the number of miles cycled per day. There is
no reason why this should be limited to the office as the LCC consists
first and foremost of local groups. So it would be great if local activists
could sign up too.
Please follow this link [copy and paste if necessary] http://cyclechallenge.tfl.gov.uk/join_one.php?team=350
for activists to sign up.
Part of the form is what's called a tag, which can determine a particular
department of an organization. You can enter hfcyclists here.
Organisations are grouped into those with 2 10, 11-50, 51-100, 100+ entrants
BEAT THE THIEF
LCC is having a campaign to reduce cycle theft. John W recommended watching
the video clip http://www.lcc.org.uk/ . LCC have some tags to give out
to cyclists or hang on their bikes. Marta will pick some up with other
LCC material for the GREENFEST, or they may be delivered to us before
that.
People needed to go on tagging sprees. Please form little tagging bands if you wish.
DU CANE RD
Road safety improvements from Slobodan Vuckovic, Project Engineer at LBHF
The Council has secured funding to review the effectiveness of the existing traffic calming measures along Du Cane Road, as well as to promote sustainable modes of transport by providing safe cycle routes and a pedestrian friendly environment.
Prior to any scheme design we would like to hear from you, residents and businesses in the area and users of the road, whether on foot, bicycle, bus or car. What do you consider that is needed to be addressed and what else could be done or improved to make Du Cane Road safer for residents and road users? Your comments, concerns and suggestions will be considered as part of any proposed design subject to available funds.
Send Slobodan an email with your thoughts to slobodan.vuckovic@lbhf.gov.uk, and copy John Griffiths in using email below. Slobodan on 020 8753 3360
OTHER LBHF PROJECTS
John G spoke to Chris Bainbridge and others at LBHF before the meeting about progress on various matters.
Matt Veale reported that work on a dropped kerb at Shepherds Bush Green should be going ahead in couple of months.
Kylee Simpson on Hammersmith
Bridge Approach. There will be a safety audit on the present scheme in
a couple of weeks time.
Kylee has thoughts about putting in a dropped kerb going towards the bridge
near Worlidge rd.
For cyclists coming from the bridge hatching before the refuge of the
crossing by Worlidge rd would perhaps be useful for confident cyclists
turning right into Worlidge rd. A dropped kerb to get cyclists onto the
pavement before the crossing would be useful for less confident cyclists.
But space on the pavement there is very restricted.
Matt Veale says the dropped kerb at Westfield should be happening in a couple months.
Chris is having a meeting soon with TfL discussing the Cycling Superhighway 9 from Hounslow to Hyde Park. The route of this may be along King Street and Chiswick High rd rather than the A4. It has been put back from 2012 to 2015
Later this year LBHF have to produce a LIP, a Local Implementation Plan. This is how LBHF will put the Mayor's Transport Strategy into practice in the borough. We shall be consulted upon this. This will be something meaty do discuss at the time.
REFRESHMENTS AT MEETINGS
Some were much exercised about refreshments at meetings.
Some would like to put the refreshments in the hands of professional caterers.
Some had food allergies, and only food acceptable to all was suggested.
There were suggestions that to reduce waste any left over part finished
orange juice cartons should be kept until the next meeting.
Some thought we should not have alcohol, and those wishing to drink should
bring their own.
Some thought it was an inappropriate way to spend taxpayers money, but
the financing comes from money paid by LCC members in membership fees,
part of which is forwarded to local groups. It would be good if everyone
coming to meetings joined the LCC, and then there would be no guilt feelings
Some were very grateful for the refreshments and very pleased to have them, and for the effort made in buying the refreshments and serving it, especially if the visitor came straight from work.
If the energy and time put into such discussions was put into discussing cycling matters we might become more effective as a group.
EXPENSES
John G had expenses of £25.96 for tonight's refreshments
DATE / PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
/ AGM
The AGM will take place 7.15pm for 7.30pm, on MONDAY 5 July, at
Info centre in Hammersmith Broadway. 7.15pm for 7.30pm, to be followed
by a short monthly meeting if needed.
For location see www.hfcyclists.org.uk/info.htm
John Griffiths [chair / co-ordinator]
020 7371 1290 / 07789 095 748
john@truefeelings.com
OUR WEBSITE www.hfcyclists.org.uk