Bike Club Launch (Wales Launch)

8/9/2019 Bike Club Launch (Wales Launch)

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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

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