Category: Meetings

Monthly meetings covering business and social aspects

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Thursday 30th May, 8pm – Monthly Meeting

A special visitor Martin Greaves, Senior Operations Manager, Middlesex Association for the Blind will give a brief introduction to the work they are doing for the visually impaired. After the coffee break, John who runs Johns Cycles shop in Greenhill Parade, New Barnet will explain some new equipment and advice for helping cyclists to gear up for the busy riding period ahead this summer. Just in time for you to equip yourself for the fantastic Huntingdon Extravaganza Weekend Away in June!

All welcome!

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12

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Workday – Reminder – Please Sign Up

This is a reminder – please let me know if you can help even for an hour or so. Volunteers on short notice to help finish clearing the Dancers Lane cycle path of bramble and black thorn. Your help is needed for Saturday, 23 March – please let me know if you can make it. We need 10 volunteers.

Tools
Herts County (HCC) Countryside & Rights of Way (CROW) will supply a van and driver with tools and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including gloves, eye protection (when cutting black thorn), hard hats and hi-vis jackets. Volunteers are requested to wear gardening clothes including long trousers and long-sleeved tops. You may want to bring your own garden gloves and tools such as secateurs, but they will be provided by HCC.

Task
There are around 50 metres of the path left to finish off which previous volunteers of CROW started. We will be checking the path the day before to ensure no birds are nesting – the Workday will need to be postponed if any birds are nesting.

Contact details
It is important if you are volunteering to send me your contact details, preferably a mobile number included in case I need to cancel everything the day before. You don’t have to be a member of the BCC, but we are unable to allow children of 16 years and under to help.

On the day
The Workday starts at 10:30 am with a brief explanation of H&S requirements and similar – we are working under HCC management and their insurances. All volunteers will need to conform to the conditions, which I understand include wearing a hi-vis jacket and hard hat and PPE depending on the job you may be doing. We will have to limit the number of volunteers to 10.

I’ll send more details to volunteers, but the tasks are generally to clip, lop, cut, rake and clear off the overgrown bramble and black thorn. It will take about 4 hours plus time for breaks including lunch.

Refreshments
The BCC will cover the costs of sandwiches, coffees, etc. back at the S. Mimms Services, which is just up from the work area.

Access to the site
You are welcome to drive or cycle to the site. If driving, the HCC van driver will be able to open the Wash Lane gate and you should be able park on Wash Lane behind the services, since a 2-hour restriction applies in the S. Mimms services. I will send more details to the volunteers.

Volunteer!
Please email me (Subject heading: Workday) if you are able to help and provide your contact details.

Thanks

Charles

E-mail: info@barnetlcc.org

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MEETING REMINDER

Thursday 28th February

Monthly Meeting: Ride, Ride, Ride.

Tonight we are going to have a group discussion about how we run our rides and how to get more people to lead them. What are the barriers to leading a ride? It is not as hard as some may think once you have a little help. Stating the obvious: no leaders = no rides. We will discuss our Ride Programme (Is it what you want? Do you want more rides?).

We will also try and cover ‘Ride Etiquette’ (or sadly the lack of it at times). We need to make sure our rides are well run and everyone is safe. There will of course be time for usual business round-up and a cup of tea.

All welcome.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12

 

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Thursday 31st January: Monthly Meeting

After our usual catch-up and coffee break it will be film night – of the cycling variety. We will be showing ‘The Raleigh Story’ and those that have seen it say it is an excellent film.  All welcome.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12

 

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MEETING REMINDER: Thursday 25th October – How do we get bums on saddles?

After the normal ‘business’ meeting to catch up on what has been happening, we want to discuss how we, as a group and as individuals, get others cycling. We will start with Veronica from the ‘Breeze’ initiative who is looking to increase the participation of women in cycling – may with some help from our group. We want to consider what are the barriers to getting our own friends and family out on a bike – and what practical things we can do to help. What advice can we offer on the website, on leaflets? What resources are available? Should we run a programme of ‘beginners’ rides?  Lots of questions – come along and help provide the answers.

All welcome.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church, 15 Nether Street, North Finchley N12 7NN

 

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Thursday 25th OCTOBER MONTHLY MEETING – How do we get bums on saddles?

CORRECTION TO EMAIL SENT EARLIER – THIS IS THE 25TH OCTOBER MEETING

After the normal ‘business’ meeting to catch up on what has been happening, we want to discuss how we, as a group and as individuals, get others cycling. We hope to have a contribution from a ‘Breeze’ ride leader. What are the barriers to getting our own friends and family out on a bike – and what practical things we can do to help. What advice can we offer on the website, on leaflets? What resources are available? Should we run a programme of ‘beginners’ rides?  Lots of questions – come along and help provide the answers.

All welcome.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church, 15 Nether Street, North Finchley N12 7NN

 

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Thursday 19th July (NB EARLIER IN MONTH THAN USUAL)

Monthly Meeting – Travellers Tales (Albania and Vietnam)

After the normal ‘business’ meeting and coffee we will hear from three of our members about their recent cycle trips in foreign parts. Talia has been to Albania and Charlotte and Laura have been to Vietnam.    All welcome.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church, Nether Street, North Finchley N12

 

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Thursday 29th March Monthly Meeting: Local council elections

We have invited representatives of all local political parties to come to our meeting to talk about what they would do for cycling in Barnet. At the time of going to press, we have had a replies from the Green Party and the Labour Party and they will send representatives to the meeting to outline their policies and to take your questions.

Meet: 8pm Carey Hall, Trinity Church Centre, Nether Street, North Finchley N12