[Netnews-action] 13 Oct: gtr mcr cycling campaign

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> From: Olly Glover <o.glover at cantab.net>
> To: GMCC-Talk <GMCC-Talk at yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [GMCC-Talk] [GMCC Talk] Guest speakers at forthcoming GMCC
> meetings.
> Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2008 22:24:41 +0100
> 
> Here's some information about our ongoing guest speaker programme at
> GMCC
> monthly meetings.
> 
> At our October meeting (Monday 13th), we'll be joined by cycle
> campaigner
> Simon Geller. Simon has been heavily involved with the Sheffield Cycle
> Campaign for many years, is Secretary of umbrella campaigning
> organisation
> Cyclenation, and is a CTC (Cyclists Touring Club) Right to Ride rep.
> 
> Simon will be talking to us principally about his experience of
> campaign
> organisation. The Sheffield Cycle Campaign has 500 members, and Simon
> will
> discuss how having a sociable cycling arm, called "Pedal Pushers",
> helps to
> get people involved in campaigning. He'll also focus on the use of IT
> and
> websites in recruiting members and running a campaign, and how project
> management techniques can be of use to cycle campaigning
> organisations. He
> will also say some words about Cyclenation (formerly known as the
> Cycle
> Campaigns Network), and its rôle in forging links between cycle
> campaigns
> across the country.
> 
> All welcome: do come along to hear and discuss Simon's ideas.
> 
> At our November meeting (Monday 3rd), our guest speaker will be David
> Carpenter, creator of the Aire Valley Bike Bus concept (see
> http://www.airevalleybikebus.org.uk/). This is an initiative to
> provide an
> organised, leisurely opportunity for people to commute to work
> together,
> over quite a large distance, with set times and places at which people
> can
> join the 'bike bus'.
> 
> David will talk to us about how the bike bus came about, how he set it
> up,
> and we hope to learn whether it's a concept which we could introduce
> to some
> key commuter arteries in Greater Manchester, perhaps complementing the
> existing 'Critical Commute' (www.criticalcommute.org.uk).
> 
> We hope to see you at one or both meetings.
> 
> Best wishes,
> 
> Olly Glover, GMCC Secretary.
> 
> -- 
> Olly Glover
> Didsbury
> Manchester
> 
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