Only one month to go until Bike Week 2020 and we can’t wait. For obvious reasons our flagship celebration is looking rather different this year, but while we can’t run group events, we can still head out for our daily exercise – and spread the word about how great cycling is. Bike Week runs from […]
Category: Cycling UK News
Cycling campaigners welcome ‘close pass’ ruling
This was spotted by one of our members – please use link below or text attached as a word doc. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-50082056 Regards Martin Close pass in NI
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CTC “Rebranding” – a letter from the CTC Chair
Following is David Cox’s response to a query I made about the cost of the exercise: Hi Alex The rebrand has a long history, going back to at least 2011 when Sarah Matthews (then a co-opted Councillor with a marketing background) and myself helped Kevin Mayne commission some research on our current brand. The result […]
CTC “Rebranding” – Secretary’s reply to CTC Chair
The following is the reply our Secretary sent to David Cox: Dear David Thank you for your long email. Members of our group have already raised concerns about what they have heard and we have certainly been approached by Phillip Benstead. There is debate locally about what we should do, if anything, but support or […]
CTC “Rebranding” – letter from David Cox, Chair of Council
The following is the contents of a letter received by our Secretary: Dear Julian It has been brought to my attention that CTC member and former Councillor Philip Benstead has approached local group Secretaries and other members asking for support for a poll of the whole membership about the decision to rebrand. It is up […]
CTC “Rebranding” (cont)
Received the following from an ex-member of CTC Council: Dear Secretary/Member CHANGE OF THE BRANDING NAME OF THE “CTC” to “CYCLING UK” – DEMAND FOR A POLL OF THE WHOLE CLUB You and your CTC members may have become aware that at the Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) Council meeting on 23rd January 2016 agreed on […]
CTC WM Councillors Update :: Dec 2015
The following report has been received from David Cox and Dan Howard: As the West Midlands representatives on CTC Council, we provide an occasional ‘Councillor’s Update’ to keep in touch with all CTC members and volunteers in the region. The CTC has a broad membership base and we appreciate your views and feedback as this […]
CTC Campaign Win: Eurostar Backpedals
The following was posted to members who responded to the campaign: Hi CTC Member First and foremost thank you! It was because of your support, and that of over 10,300 others who wrote to Eurostar, that we won this hard-fought campaign. Eurostar has now backed down over its controversial plans to make cyclists box up […]
CTC WM Councillors Update :: May 2015
Please click here to read this document sent by David Cox and Dan Howard, our two Councillors.