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Previous events - 2010

Record of previous events and meetings (latest last)

January 2010

Sun 3		Newsletter 88 deadline Please send copy to Monica Frisch: mfrisch@phonecoop.coop . Members are warmly invited to write articles (style guidelines available) and are invited to contact the Editor in the first instance.
Tue 5		Monthly General Meeting 8.00pm, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm, and a chance to chat, and for us to introduce ourselves to new members).
Thu 7		North Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 6.30pm.
Fri 8		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Wed 13		Planning Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.
Fri 15		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Sat 16 / Sun 17 Jan		Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee (AJC) response drafting A meeting to draft our communications to Councillors of the AJC will be held over this weekend. For further details, please contact us.
Thu 21		South Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Fri 22		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Mon 25		Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee (AJC) meeting 2pm, Heidelberg Room, The Guildhall. Campaign members may be interested to attend AJC meetings, which cover walking/cycling/transport issues in some depth.
Tue 26		Joint Development Control Committee 10am. Campaign members may be interested to attend Joint Development Control Committee, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge Sub-region.
Thu 28		Newsletter envelope stuffing 7:30pm at Baby Milk Action offices, 34 Trumpington Street. Help very much welcomed.
Fri 29		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
February 2010
Tue 2		Monthly General Meeting 8.00pm, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm, and a chance to chat, and for us to introduce ourselves to new members).
Thu 4		Newsletter review meeting 5.30pm, Grads Café on the top floor of the University Centre, Mill Lane.
Thu 4		West/Central Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Fri 5		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Fri 5		Gilbert Road Subgroup A meeting to discuss our response to these proposals. Baby Milk Action, Trumpington Street - open to all members. 5pm.
Wed 10		Planning Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.
Fri 12		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Fri 12		Rollapaluza Roller Racing Team Cambridge are hosting another Rollapaluza Roller Racing night at the Royal British Legion, Bottisham, Cambridge, sponsored by Ben Hayward Cycles. All proceeds to Arthur Rank hospice in Cambridge. More info.
Thu 18		East Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Fri 19		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Wed 24		Joint Development Control Committee 10am. Campaign members may be interested to attend Joint Development Control Committee, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge Sub-region.
Fri 26		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
February 2010
Sun 28		Newsletter 89 deadline Please send copy to Monica Frisch: mfrisch@phonecoop.coop . Members are warmly invited to write articles (style guidelines available) and are invited to contact the Editor in the first instance.
March 2010
Tue 2		Monthly General Meeting: Amy Fleuriot, Cyclodelic 8.00pm, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm, and a chance to chat, and for us to introduce ourselves to new members). Our speaker will be Amy Fleuriot, Cyclodelic. Full details.
Thu 4		North Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 6.30pm.
Fri 5		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Sat 6		Wheel Building Workshop This is a practical course where you learn how to assemble and true strong and durable bicycle wheels. You will learn to build 'standard' (36 spoke cross-3) wheels using proven wheel building techniques based on sound principles. Places are restricted to ensure a high teacher-student ratio. For more information, see http://www.davidwgreen.talktalk.net/wheelbuilding/wheel_bld_1day_info2009.pdf
Tue 9		Action on Commuting: The Cycle to Work Guarantee This workshop will provide information to help and inspire organisations to reap the benefits of reducing the impact of commuting & business travel, focussing in particular on cycling to work. Will include presentations from the Department of Transport and companies taking action in this area. 10am-1pm, taking place at: Health Innovation Centre, 23 Cambridge Science Park. For more information or to book a place, please contact: Jenny Webb on: 01638 663272, e-mail: jenny.webb@bitc.org.uk
Wed 10		Planning Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.
Wed 10		Film: "Beauty and the Bike - Why British Girls Don't Cycle" In advance of the Ride for Joy on the 20th March. Venue: Small Hall in the Guildhall, Cambridge. The film follows two groups of young women from Darlington and Bremen. Between them, they discover what makes - and stops - teenage girls from cycling. The answer? "It's the Infrastructure, stupid!" An inspiring film not to be missed! Full details here.
Thu 11		South Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Fri 12		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Fri 19		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Sat 20		Fashion Cycle Ride RIDE FOR JOY (redefining joyriding) is a cycle event aimed at, but not exclusively for, women & girls. The idea is to encourage more women and girls to take up cycling as their preferred method of transport in their daily lives by getting those who do currently cycle to join us on a fun ride around the city centre, dressed up stylishly (or down stylishly) as you please. See the blog Copenhage Cycling Chic for inspiration. Please put 'March Fashion Cycling' in the subject line if e-mailing. Full details here.
Wed 24		Joint Development Control Committee 10am. Campaign members may be interested to attend Joint Development Control Committee, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge Sub-region.
Thu 25		Newsletter envelope stuffing 7:30pm at Baby Milk Action offices, 34 Trumpington Street. Help very much welcomed.
Fri 26		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
April 2010
Fri 2		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Tue 6		Election Question Time and Monthly General Meeting 8.00pm prompt, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm). The meeting will be a "Question Time" style debate between the four main parliamentary candidates for the Cambridge constituency. Please let us know your questions in advance or at the start of the meeting.
Wed 7		Planning Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.
Fri 9		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Thu 15		East Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Fri 16		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Sat 17 / Sun 18 Jan 2009		Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee (AJC) response drafting A meeting to draft our communications to Councillors of the AJC will be held over this weekend. For further details, please contact us.
Mon 19		Social gathering Join us for a social gathering at CB2 café, 5-7 Norfolk Street - from 7pm.
Wed 21		Joint Development Control Committee 10am. Campaign members may be interested to attend Joint Development Control Committee, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge Sub-region.
Fri 23		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Mon 26		Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee (AJC) meeting 2pm. Campaign members may be interested to attend AJC meetings, which cover walking/cycling/transport issues in some depth.
Thu 29		North Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 6.30pm.
Fri 30		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
May 2010
Sun 2		Newsletter 90 deadline Please send copy to Monica Frisch: mfrisch@phonecoop.coop . Members are warmly invited to write articles (style guidelines available) and are invited to contact the Editor in the first instance.
Mon 3		Camcycle 20/50 - Ride to Reach Fair (Subject to confirmation.) Ride with us to Reach Fair and back, or all the way to Ely and back. Photos from previous years' rides are online.
Tue 4		Monthly General Meeting 8.00pm prompt, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm). The meeting will include a vote on a constitutional change and election of a new Treasurer.
Wed 5		Planning Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.
Fri 7		Friday rides Weather permitting: Every Friday lunchtime at 12:30pm leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Lunchtime ride of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way. Open and to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.
Thu 13		South Area Committee Campaign members may be interested to attend City Council Area Committee meetings, which often cover walking/cycling/transport issues. 7pm.
Sat 15		Dust off your bike Saturday 15 May from 10am - 2pm at Christ the Redeemer Church, Newmarket Road, Barnwell Free bicycle repairs, maintenance, workshops and children’s activities.
Wed 19		Joint Development Control Committee 10am. Campaign members may be interested to attend Joint Development Control Committee, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge Sub-region.
Tue 25		Meeting to plan Ride for Joy 2 A meeting will be held at 9pm at CB2 café on Norfolk Street to plan this event.
Thu 27		Newsletter envelope stuffing 7:30pm at Baby Milk Action offices, 34 Trumpington Street. Help very much welcomed.
June 2010
Tue 1		Monthly General Meeting, starting with a short EGM 8.00pm, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm, and a chance to chat, and for us to introduce ourselves to new members). The meeting will start with a short EGM to approve changes to our Charity Constitution wording and to elect a new Treasurer and two new Committee members.
Thu 3		Newsletter review meeting 5.30pm, Grads Cafe, University Centre, Mill Lane.
Sat 12		Bike Fair Stall The Campaign's stall will be at the Bike Fair on Saturday. There are quite a few activities going on and this is a great opportunity to meet campaigners and others working to promote cycling locally.
Sat 12		Bicycle Wheelbuilding Workshop This is a practical workshop where you learn how to assemble and true strong and durable bicycle wheels. I teach you how to build 'standard' (36 spoke cross-3) wheels using proven wheel building techniques based on sound principles. I restrict numbers to ensure a high teacher-student ratio. The Information Sheet has full details.
Tue 15		Cambridgeshire Cabinet Meeting deciding on Gilbert Road issue Councillors will finally take the decision on the Gilbert Road issue.
Sat 19		Dust off your bike From 10am - 4pm at Meadows Community Centre, St Catharine's Road, Arbury Free bicycle repairs, maintenance, workshops and children’s activities
Sun 20		Ride for Joy 2 Fashion Cycle Ride to raise awareness of cycling as a normal method of transport in our daily lives and to show that you can cycle in your normal clothes. Targeting women in response to Sustrans' research last autumn which showed that 79% of women in the UK never cycle. Also building on the growing number of subscribers to 'cycle chic' around the world - the only genre of cycling in the UK attracting more female cyclists.
Tue 29		Public exhibition on NW Cambridge housing development Cambridge University will be holding a public consultation event on this proposed development. 5.30pm - 8pm. Murray Edwards College, (formerly New Hall) Huntingdon Road, Cambridge, CB3 0DF. More details.
July 2010
Sat 3		Dust Off Your Bike! 10am-4pm. Free bicycle repairs, maintenance workshops and children's activities. Bring yourself, your bicycle and your family along to this free event. Mayfield Primary School, Warwick Road (off Histon Road) [directions to there]
Sat 3		Public exhibition on NW Cambridge housing development Cambridge University will be holding a public consultation event on this proposed development. 10-5pm. University Centre, Granta Place, Mill Lane, Cambridge, CB2 1RU. More details.
Sun 4		Newsletter 91 deadline Please send copy to Monica Frisch: mfrisch@phonecoop.coop . Members are warmly invited to write articles (style guidelines available) and are invited to contact the Editor in the first instance.
Tue 6		Monthly General Meeting: Talk on station developments in Cambridge 8.00pm, Friends' Meeting House, Jesus Lane (with tea and coffee from 7.30pm, and a chance to chat, and for us to introduce ourselves to new members). This month will feature a talk and discussion by Network Rail about developments at Cambridge Station including the new island platform. Speakers are Rob Fairhead, Senior Commercial Scheme Sponsor (Cambridge Enhancements) and Alison Clarke, Route Enhancement Manager (West Anglia Route).
Sat 10		I Bike Cambridge - a two-day event of fashion, art and bicycles Cycle Cambridge have joined forces with Amy Fleuriot, founder of women’s sports fashion brand Cyclodelic, to work with students from CSVPA, Impington and Netherhall Colleges to get their take on velo chic. With designer labels such as Dashing Tweeds, Lost Values and Bobbin Bicycles thrown into the mix, ‘I Bike Cambridge’ will be proof that ladies don’t have to reach for the unflattering fluorescent when hitting the road. For more details, see the I Bike Cambridge website and have a look at the flyer about the event.
Sun 11		I Bike Cambridge - a two-day event of fashion, art and bicycles Cycle Cambridge have joined forces with Amy Fleuriot, founder of women’s sports fashion brand Cyclodelic, to work with students from CSVPA, Impington and Netherhall Colleges to get their take on velo chic. With designer labels such as Dashing Tweeds, Lost Values and Bobbin Bicycles thrown into the mix, ‘I Bike Cambridge’ will be proof that ladies don’t have to reach for the unflattering fluorescent when hitting the road. For more details, see the I Bike Cambridge website and have a look at the flyer about the event.
Sat 17		Dust Off Your Bike! 10am-4pm. Free bicycle repairs, maintenance workshops and children's activities. Bring yourself, your bicycle and your family along to this free event. Mayfield Primary School, Warwick Road (off Histon Road) [directions to there]