Dear Geoff
Following
our national AGM earlier this month, I wanted to write to all member
groups and affiliated member groups to keep you updated on key decisions
which
were made. As someone who took part in my first member group ride
almost exactly 25 years ago, our member groups and affiliated groups are
hugely important to me and I’m proud of the enjoyment our members get
from rides and events organised locally through
our groups.
Our
AGM was well attended and we celebrated the excellent work we do across
the UK and also debated a number of important motions.
While
we had important motions to discuss at the AGM – for me our AGM was
also an opportunity to consider, reflect and focus on our shared purpose
– it is
about the two year old child scooting along on their balance bike for
the first time, or the student riding across town because it’s the best
way to get around, or maybe the touring cyclist riding around the lanes
for the day, or maybe the adventure touring
cyclist dipping their wheels in the ocean ready to ride across the
continent, or the commuter or leisure cyclist out for a 10 minute ride,
or maybe someone riding their bike to the shops – and recognising that
we support all of these things for people all
ages and abilities whatever they ride.
At
the AGM we discussed a number of motions relating to the way in which
we operate and our policies on cycling within the UK. The motion which
we rightly
dedicated the most time to discuss was motion 5. This related to noting
the report from the governance group, agreeing the changes proposed by
Council and approving the changes to the Orders in Council of CTC. We
discussed these changes in depth during the
meeting. This motion was passed and what this means is we’ll now make a
number of governance changes. These include agreeing and implementing a
transition plan to a smaller body of Trustees elected from all of the
UK rather than regions and we will also introduce
a number of replacement Board sub-committees. Collectively these
changes will allow us to work in the most effective way possible. We’ll
provide further updates as necessary through our usual communication
channels - Cycle magazine, CycleClips and our website.
You’ll
be aware of our rebrand to Cycling UK last month. We are hugely proud
of our history and heritage but recognised that our branding needed to
better
reflect the breadth of excellent work we do now, who we are and what we
stand for. We consulted with around 13,000 of our members ahead of this
change. Feedback at events and with Government has been hugely
positive.
Support and guidance on the brand continues to be available from Head Office and should this be required please contact Julie Rand, Member Group Co-ordinator, Julie.rand@cyclinguk.org
Support and guidance on the brand continues to be available from Head Office and should this be required please contact Julie Rand, Member Group Co-ordinator, Julie.rand@cyclinguk.org
01483 238308
I
ended our AGM by asking members to pause and reflect back on their own
cycling story, to think about the work we individually do and to
consider the collective
difference we can make. Let’s get started!
Thank
you for your continued support and I’d welcome feedback from groups.
My contact details are below and I look forward to hearing from you.
Best wishes,
Dan
Dan Howard
Vice Chair, Cycling UK
Dan.howard@cyclinguk.org
Hope you have responded to the request to vote re rebranding and Gift Aid your sub if appropriate. G
Hope you have responded to the request to vote re rebranding and Gift Aid your sub if appropriate. G