Campaign Diary

This article was published in 2009, in Newsletter 87.

December 2009

Tue 1 8.00pm Monthly General Meeting. 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). We hope that John Grimshaw, formerly director of Sustrans, and now an adviser to Cycling England, will be available to talk to us as he’s in Cambridge for a couple of days; otherwise, and perhaps also, we’ll be having a discussion on policing issues.
Thurs 3 5.30pm Newsletter 87 review meetingat Grad’s cafĂ©, University Centre, Mill Lane.
Sat 5 Mill Road Winter Fair stall. We’ll be at the Mill Road Winter Fair this year with our stall. Can you help staff the stall? Please contact us if so, or e-mail sdb_156@hotmail.com directly.
Mon 14 (tbc) 6.30pm for 7pm Campaign Christmas Dinner. Join us for Christmas dinner at CB2 cafe, 5-7 Norfolk Street. Details about menu in due course. Please contact us if you wish to come.

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 should contact the Editor in the first instance.
Tue 5 8.00pm Monthly General Meeting. 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).
Thurs 28 7.30pm Newsletter stuffing. Baby Milk Action offices, 34 Trumpington Street. Help very much welcomed.

February 2010

Tue 2 8.00pm Monthly General Meeting. Friends’ Meeting House, Jesus Lane. For details, see 5 January.
Thurs 4 5.30pm Newsletter 88 review meeting. For details, see 3 December.

Every Friday – LUNCHTIME RIDES, 12.30 pm (weather permitting)

Lunchtime rides of varying speed and length, usually involving a stop at a pub on the way, leaving from the Stourbridge Common side of Green Dragon Bridge. Open to all who like to ride and talk about bicycles. Join the ride at your own risk.

City and County Council committees

Campaign members may be interested to attend Planning Committee and Area Committee meetings, which often include cycling and walking issues.

Joint Development Control Committee meetings, which are determining the Planning Applications relating to the huge major housing development proposals for the Cambridge sub-region, are also open to the public.

Cambridge Cycling Campaign studies and comments upon agendas and papers for Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee meetings, and these meetings are also open to the public.

Details of venue and agenda are available about a week beforehand at www.cambridge.gov.uk/public/councillors/comtabl9.htm

DECEMBER 2009

Thur 3 10.00 am Joint Development Control Committee
Thur 10 7.30 pm West/Central Area Committee
Wed 16 9.30 am Planning Committee
Thur 17 7.00 pm East Area Committee

JANUARY 2010

Thur 7 6.30 pm North Area Committee
Wed 13 9.30 am Planning Committee
Thur 21 7.00 pm South Area Committee
Mon 25 2.00 pm Cambridge Traffic Management Area Joint Committee
Tues 26 10.00 am Joint Development Control Committee