Our well-attended and lively Annual General Meeting was held at the Friends Meeting House in Canterbury on Wednesday 23 November.
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.
Our guest speaker was Professor Stephen Peckham, 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?"
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.
Our guest speaker was Professor Stephen Peckham, 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?"
