Hackney LCC meeting
3rd January 2001
Venue: Pub on
the Park, London E8
Present:
Patrick Field,
Paul Golding (minutes) Sally Haywill, Brenda Puech, Ben
Webster
Apologies:
Oliver
Schick
Topics discussed:
1.
Burns Night
2. Family fun ride
3.
Cyclists' Map Company
4. Goals for 2001
5.
Organisation/Borough Co-ordinator
6. Any
other business
1. Burns Night (Saturday
27 January)
Sally
reported on the current status of the Burns Night event. The
venue (Lee Rowing Club, Spring Hill) and the band (The Muckers)
have been booked. Each cost £250 for the evening. There is
a kitchen so we can cook the food there on the day. The club
will provide bar staff but we have to provide all other help. We
also need to provide plates, cutlery, tables and chairs. Sally
is arranging the hire of tables and chairs and will check with
Claire Tansley about the plates and cutlery. Sally will also
check with Clare Groom about the status of tickets and publicity.
Brenda will check with Trevor Parsons about advertising the
event on the web site and emailing the list. In case ticket
sales do not go well it was suggested that the event could be
publicised at Critical Mass on Friday 26 Jan.
Evening
timetable:
6.30pm:
Doors open
7.00pm:
Food served
(after
food): Address and toasts, followed by poetry readings.
9.30pm:
Band starts
Midnight:
End
Helpers
needed to:
a.
Prepare and cook food
b.
(Possibly) someone with an estate car/van to pick up and return
tables
and
chairs
c.
Decorate and set up
d.
Ticket collectors/bouncers!
e.
MC/compere
f.
Clean and wash up afterwards.
Anyone
able to offer any time on the day should contact Sally on 020
8802 4604. It was suggested that a sign up form and Hackney LCC
information should be available on the
door.
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2. Family Fun Ride
Despite
the terrible weather Sally went to the Town Hall on 30th
December, but no-one else turned up. The next one is advertised
for 27 January (the same day as Burns Night!). Brenda
volunteered to go along to ensure someone is there in case anyone
actually turns up! It was agreed that the rides should be put on
hold until Spring.
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3. Cyclists' Map Company
Patrick
reported that he had been in touch with Quill Forbes of the
Cyclists Map Company. The map Southwark LCC produced cost £4500,
but they had a lottery grant to help pay for it. Apparently we
should be able to make an application for a similar grant.
Patrick will invite Quill to the February meeting to discuss the
possibilities of producing a map for Hackney and its potential
uses.
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4. Goals for 2001
Three
goals were proposed for the coming year.
a.
To have a Car Free Day in Hackney. Brenda will be attending the
Central
London
Car Free Day meeting at LCC on 25 January.
b.
To call for a Cycling Officer for Hackney.
c.
To sort out the group organisation and increase participation and
group
activity.
(see 5. Organisation/Borough Co-ordinator).
Ben
and Brenda are to liaise, after the 25 January meeting, about
writing to Hackney Council about the Car Free Day and Cycling
Officer issues.
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5. Organisation/Borough
Co-ordinator
After
a lengthy and vibrant discussion it was agreed that a plan had to
be forthcoming from this meeting on how to proceed with finding a
borough coordinator and (re)creating a group structure. It was
decided that we would hold a 'special' meeting in March to make a
decision on the group structure and to allocate responsibilities.
The
meeting in February would be used to discuss the positions we
would like to see filled and to finalise the wording of the
publicity for the meeting. It was suggested that the meeting be
publicised on the web, to the email list and posted to LCC
members in Hackney. (Note: During the discussion various ideas
were broached including having a Crisis Meeting in February,
merging with Islington LCC and appointing a temporary
co-ordinator. With such diverse ideas the above plan was agreed
and all were encouraged
to draft
their ideas/plans for the February Meeting.)
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6. Any other business
Patrick
will contact Clare Groom and request the results of the survey be
presented
at the February meeting.
Next
Meeting: Wednesday, 7th February 2001, Pub on the Park, 8:00pm.
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