SPOKES the East Kent Cycling Organisation

SPOKES OBJECTIVES

To encourage cycling and publicise its benefits for the community and for individuals.
To ensure that local authority and government policies actively encourage cycling and make full provision for it as part of an overall transport strategy. This is to ensure that all members of the public can enjoy cheap, safe and environmentally-sound travel for work and leisure.
SPOKES East Kent is affiliated to the Cycling UK (formerly CTC) and the Cycle Campaign Network.


New Membership Fees

At the monthly Spokes meeting in April the committee decided it was time to raise our membership fees. The last time we did this was in 2010!
We have been forced to do this because increased costs are making the running of the organisation less viable. If however you would like beat this increase, we are happy to accept any amount of future instalments of your membership before the end of June at the current rates. The new membership fees are:-
Single £10
Family £15
Unwaged /Retired - £7

If you currently pay by bank standing order or PayPal, can you please amend your membership payment to take effect from its next annual payment. I’ll also be writing to you separately to remind you.
If you pay your membership through PayPal, we lose about 6% as a service charge. Could you please consider also making a donation or perhaps switching to bank standing order so that we receive all your membership fee? Thank you. Terry Croft, Treasurer

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Latest News

There is a new consultation for the multi-storey car park at Canterbury West station. Spokes members are urged to comment on this as a matter of urgency as it will add to congestion, pollution and is not going to improve cycling in the area.

https://www.canterbury.gov.uk/your-council/have-your-say/consultations/station-road-west-multi-storey-car-park/
The deadline is Wednesday, 5 July.
Also there are two drop-in consultation events at the Guildhall in Canterbury on:
Friday 23 June, 2pm to 6pm
Saturday 24 June, midday to 4pm

Past News
Spokes AGM 2016
Wed 23 Nov
Our well-attended and lively Annual General Meeting was held on Wed 23 November at the Friends Meeting House in Canterbury (next door to the Marlowe Theatre).- with a thought-provoking talk by guest speaker Prof Stephen Peckham.
Professor Peckham is Director and Professor of Health Policy at the Centre for Health Services Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He spoke about the effects of air pollution on the health of local people, how the main problem for air quality is traffic. and why we should support sustainable transport - including cycling.
His talk (click below to see slides full-screen) was entitled "Should we be worried about air quality?"
AGM
Retiring chair Steve Fawke spoke about how much Spokes has achieved over the years and many of the landmark routes cyclists enjoy in the eastern half of the county have been down to the work of Spokes.
See Steve's Annual Report slide presentation below
Following the 2017 committee elections, we need representatives in both Swale and Ashford districts so if you live in these districts and want to get involved please get in touch.
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Our speaker, Prof Stephen Peckham
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Find earlier editions of MUDGUARD HERE...
Join MUDGUARD in telling the Government that cycling and walking in England (outside London) needs to be properly funded. Only 72p per head a year by 2020/21 - the cost of two pints of milk - is simply not enough. 
Please take our #morethanmilk  action now.
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