SPOKES
The East Kent Cycling Organisation
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SPOKES objectives
If you support our objectives, why not join us? SPOKES East Kent is affiliated to the Cycling UK (formerly CTC) and the Cycle Campaign Network. |
Join Spokes 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. |
News
Adult cycling courses
Kent County Council's adult cycling courses - details below - will continue to be free of charge in July.
Please encourage any of your friends or contacts to take advantage of this.
Learn to Ride
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | 10 - 1130 | Ashford Rugby Club |
| Sun 2nd | 10 - 1130 | Maidstone |
| Weds 5th | 17 – 1830 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Weds 5th | 17 - 1830 | Ashford |
| Sat 8th | 10 - 1130 | Ramsgate |
| Sat 8th | 10 - 1130 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sun 9th | 10 - 1130 | Cyclopark, Gravesend |
| Sat 15th | 10 - 1130 | Ashford |
| Sun 16th | 10 - 1130 | Maidstone |
| Weds 19th | 17 - 1830 | Ramsgate |
| Sat 22nd | 10 - 1130 | Ramsgate |
| Sat 22nd | 10 - 1130 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sat 22nd | 10 -1130 | Cyclopark, Gravesend |
| Weds 26th | 17 - 1830 | Maidstone |
| Sat 29th | 10 - 1130 | Ashford |
| Sun 30th | 10 - 1130 | Maidstone |
Confident Road Cycling
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| Sat 1st | 12 - 1430 | Ashford Rugby Club |
| Sun 2nd | 1215 - 1445 | Maidstone |
| Sat 8th | 12 - 1430 | Ramsgate |
| Sat 8th | 1215 - 1445 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sun 9th | 1215 - 1445 | Cyclopark, Gravesend |
| Sat 15th | 12 - 1430 | Ashford |
| Sun 16th | 1215 - 1445 | Maidstone |
| Sat 22nd | 12 -1430 | Ramsgate |
| Sat 22nd | 1215 - 1445 | Tunbridge Wells |
| Sat 22nd | 1215 - 1445 | Cyclopark, Gravesend |
| Sat 29th | 12 - 1430 | Ashford |
| Sun 30th | 1215 - 1445 | Maidstone |
KCC can provide bicycles and helmets to participants and 1: 1 sessions available on request.
Course applications and enquiries to www.kent.gov.uk/cycletraining
Monthly update - June 2017
Our June update on cycling news and events has information about Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership’s free ‘Naturally Active For Life’ rides (primarily for the over-55s but all welcome), other rides in the county, updates on the national cycle routes and details of Kent County Council partnership with Community Cycle CIC to provide affordable refurbished bikes.
Our June update on cycling news and events has information about Kentish Stour Countryside Partnership’s free ‘Naturally Active For Life’ rides (primarily for the over-55s but all welcome), other rides in the county, updates on the national cycle routes and details of Kent County Council partnership with Community Cycle CIC to provide affordable refurbished bikes.
Car parking at Canterbury West station
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.
Spokes has submitted our views on this development - if you would like a copy of these, please contact us.
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.
Spokes has submitted our views on this development - if you would like a copy of these, please contact us.
Mudguard
The latest edition of Mudguard is now online (click expands pages to full-screen). Earlier editions of Mudguard are available here...
The latest edition of Mudguard is now online (click expands pages to full-screen). Earlier editions of Mudguard are available here...
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
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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