Meetings
Check-out the Diary page for summary information on forthcoming meetings.
(added 20 March 2010)
Monthly Meeting September 2010 - Tim Wye - Lifecycle Director
Our September Members Meeting turned out to be most interesting and was also our last meeting at this time and venue - about which more later.
Tim Wye, Director of Life Cycle UK addressed the meeting. Tim described Life Cycle's relatively new scheme for refurbishing bicycles in prisons, and for tandem cycle riding with people who are disabled. Of particular note was Tim's enthusiasm regarding Life Cycle UK's recent participation at the core of the police's "crack down" on antisocial and social law-breaking by cyclists, and anti-social law-breaking toward cyclists by motorists, in Bristol centre. This matter stimulated hearty discussion.
Find out more about Lifecycle by clicking here
Peter Haworth shared with us experiences of his recent successful unicycle ride across England from coast to coast. Congratulations again Peter. You can read more about it here
And Steve Melia gave a thorough elaboration of the background to the imminent inaugural meeting of his "Carfree Bristol" organisation. This is not intended to lobby for Bristolians to adopt a car-free lifestyle, but rather to act as a representative group and focus for those who do. Both car-owners and non-car-owners are welcome at meetings. See the separate item about Car Free Bristol and follow the link at the side of the Home Page for more info.
The meeting was well attended even though most of the committee (myself included) - were unable to attend.
Future meetings will be at the YHA on the 2nd Wednesday of the month - see separate item (to be posted later today with any luck!) for further info. Please put the date of the next meeting in your diaries - Wednesday 13th October.
(added 6/9/10)
Imagine living in a CAR-FREE community! Come to an inaugural meeting 15 September 19:30 at The Cornubia
A new movement is starting in Bristol - here's what they have to say:
If, like several of us, you have made the decision to live without a car, you have probably experienced the same mixture of amusement and frustration at organisations who assume everyone drives, or people who simply don't understand how it's possible to live happily without owning a car. Have you ever felt it would be good to mix with people who do understand?
That's one reason why a few of us have decided to set up Carfree Bristol. Our first aim is strictly social - to bring carfree people together. What if your partner has a car but you don't? What if you are driving one at the moment but are aiming to give it up? Whatever your circumstances, we aren't proposing any specific membership criteria. If you support the aims of the group, you are welcome.
Our longer-term aims are a bit more challenging:
* To provide a forum for people who live without a car
* To support the creation of local carfree groups
* To promote carfree living
To campaign for:
* public bodies to make life easier for people without cars
* removing traffic from cities and neighbourhoods
* new carfree neighbourhoods
To campaign against:
* decisions which make life difficult for people without cars - like siting public buildings, or holding events in places difficult to get to without a car.
Find out more/ join the Facebook group via their website click here
(added 02/09/10)
Monthly Meeting 6th May 2010 - Family Cycling - A very informative illustrated talk from William and Emma with a load of discussion following.
Meeting notes to follow - meanwhile here are the slides. Get in touch if you want more information. Come on one of our rides (see the Diary page) to try a ride with other families. Tell your friends!
Monthly Meeting - Middle East Adventure - Thursday 1st July 19:30, The Cornubia pub
Cathy Sampson tells a tale about a bike sojourn through Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and the West Bank, with pictures.
(added 24/06/10)
