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Welcome to Bike Club
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Kevin Mayne
Chief Executive - CTC
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CTC the UKs national cyclists organisation
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CTC Founded as Bicycle Touring Club in Harrogate in 1878
Hotel recommendations and advice for touring cyclists
Renamed the Cyclists Touring Club in 1883
Devised Cycling Proficiency in 1936
Campaigning on cyclists issues
Promoting the benefits of cycling
Leading cycling training and development
Network of local groups
Community development projects Cycle Champions
CTC Cymru
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Problem?
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Existing cycling programmes Children who are not being
reached:
Not in Bike It schools
Outside middle classes
Girls
Disabled
Teenagers
NEET
Resources not being used:
Community Focused
Schools
Youth services
Youth clubs
Informal education
Award schemes
Parenting schemes
Informal sport
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The Bike Club ConsortiumContinYou
UK Youth
CTC Charitable Trust
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In WalesContinYou Cymru
Youth Cymru
CTC Charitable Trust
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ContinYou is a national learning charity that aims to open up opportunities for learningthrough:
working directly with individuals,schools, families and communities
developing innovative provision that demonstrates effective practice sharing knowledge about what works with others
acting as advocates for learning that is accessible to everyone.
Providing innovative programmes, resources, training and consultancy in the fields of:community-based learning; health improvement; regeneration; lifelong learning andmore
ContinYou Cymru carries out the charitys work in Wales including providing theSupporting Community Focused Schools (SCFS) service, funded by the WelshAssembly Government.
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Youth Cymru is a major national youth organisations in Wales
Providessupport to youth workers and club leaders in developing their programmes
and priorities
Promotes projects in response to the specific needs of young people locally andnationally
Provides a comprehensive programme of training for leaders, club members and
committees
Deliver s Youth Achievement Award to accredit young peoples participation
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SolutionExtended use of cycling to deliver One Wales Agenda
Cycling for new children, in new environments
Distinctive offer forsocially excluded communities
Non-sporting community Bike Clubs in the youth and
community sector
Engaging a wider family audience using the school or
club as hub
Cycling as an Community Focused Schools activity
Joint working with local authority teams
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Funding
Cycling EnglandSchool Champions and Active Recreation
8 Bike Club Development Officers18 towns and cities
AsdaPedal Power
6 further Bike Club Development Officers
Now covering all nations of the UK includingan officersupporting the Cardiff area
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Jane Davidson, AM
Minister for Environment, Sustainability
and Housing
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Sarah Troke
UK Bike Club Manager - CTC
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Bike Club
The concept to provide learningopportunities for children, young people and
their families through cycling activities
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Where is
Bike Club?
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What has happened so far?Cycling England Funded Sites (began Sep 2009): Recruitment of a national manager, a
communications officer and 8 development officers
Covering 18 towns and cities in England
Networking with local and regional partners, raising
awareness,supporting groups to apply for funding 95 groups applied to be Bike Clubs; 58 successful,
27 in process
100k transferred so far to local communityorganisations,schools and youth groups for cycling
activities Fir st clubs on the ground
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Example Club 1
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Example Club 2
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What has happened so far?Asda Funded Sites:
6 additional positions:
- Cardiff area
- Glasgow City- Edinburgh, the Lothians, Fife & Falkirk
- London (Brent, Barnet, Camden,
Westminster)
- Greater Belfast area- Newcastle & Gateshead
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What has happened so far?Covering Cardiff and local surrounding area: Melanie Davies
Partnering with other community cycleprojects and organisations
Networking and planning groups with local
organisations Supporting groups to plan consultations
with young people
Working on Bike Club and partner eventsto increase awareness, including BikeWeek events
Meeting with local Asda stores to planactivities
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Target Over 500 Bike Clubs across the UK including:
after-school clubs
community youth clubs
family projects clubs working specifically supporting those under-
represented in cycling
with at least 37 clubs in and around Cardiff
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Examples of Bike Club activity Bikeability training Leader ship training
Mountain biking
Expeditions planning and completion
BMX freestyle, racing, dirt jumping, flatland
Creative projects art, dance, film, music
Maintenance projects
Whatever best suits the needs of
children and young people
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Types of Bike Club activity
Training, off-road, BMX, expedition,maintenance, etc.
Examples with photos
Bikeability Training Boathouse Youth Group Bike Club, Blackpool
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Duke of Edinburgh Expedition Lawrence Weston Youth Group
Bike Club, Bristol
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Family Community Cycle Sessions Haddenham
Bike Club, Buckinghamshire
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Volunteer Mountain
Bike Leadership
training Bristol
Bike Clubs
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Young people
referral project
ROCI Bike Club,
Darlington
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Cycle maintenance sessions ConnexionsBike
Club, Blackpool
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Support on the ground Experienced officersupport
Small grants programme 2000 per club
Publicity and promotion for organisation
Youth Achievement Awards registration, cycling toolkit, booklets
Brokering partnerships,shared resources with other groups/clubs
Access to training
Sourcing and training volunteers
Contacts with registered/qualified cycling instructors and clubs
Bike Club Membership including insurance
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Focus for Bike ClubEmpowerment of young people
On the ground consultation
Development of young people as positive role models for
cycling amongst their peers
Young people devising and implementing programmesthemselves
Passing on passion for cycling to other family members
Communication through sign up to Bike Club website
activity listings, blogging, uploading videos etc.
Accreditation through Youth Achievement Awards
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Youth Achievement Awards
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Expansion of Bike Club
Bike Club toolkit, September 2011
Bike Club membership for anyone Access to online resources and networks
Potential for further partnership working
Identification of new sources of funding
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What next for Bike Club in
Wales? Series of local networking events for on
the ground professionals
Launch of the Bike Club SmallApplication programme in Cardiff
Clubs on the ground in new areas
Further identification of local partners
within existing sites for new clubs
Potential for wider partnerships
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Communication with Bike Club
Discuss your ideas with your Cardiff Bike ClubDevelopment Officer
[email protected] 847381
ORCall Bike Club head office on 0844 736 8450
Email us at [email protected]
Online at bikeclub.org.uk
Twitter at @BikeClub
Facebook page
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Over to you
a) How can Bike Club help your aims and targets?
b) How can Bike Club best engage the young people and
their families that you work with or represent as an
organisation?
c) Who is missing from this table who would be a key
contact/organisation for Bike Club to work with?
d) What will you go away and do now you know more
about Bike Club? Pledge
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Thank you
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Communication with Bike Club
-Discuss your ideas with a Bike Club development officer
-Call us on 0844 736 8450
-Email us at [email protected]
-Online at bikeclub.org.uk
-Twitter at @BikeClub
-Facebook group
But NOW:
-Write on a post-it note your idea or pledge
-Text your idea or pledge to 07989 560903
-Tweet your idea or pledge to @BikeClub