Category Archives: Meetings

We have on-going discussions on our email group. We also hold a regular meeting for which we provide an Agenda before and Minutes afterwards, details of meetings between December 2001 and June 2013 are on our old website.

HF CYCLISTS MEETING NOTES 9th JULY 2019

  • FREECYCLE MARSHALS

We might be facing a possible issue over numbers of Marshals available for Prudential Freecycle. We will renew the call for volunteers to register. Training is available on Thursday 25th, July at 5:30pm at the LCC Offices in Wapping. Sign up https://membership.lcc.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=243 

  • PLAY STREETS

There are a few Play Streets currently being suggested and there has been a successful one held recently in Cobbold Street W12 https://nextdoor.co.uk/agency-post/england/london/hammersmith-council/play-street-cobbold-road-friday-12-july-join-the-fun-17592191544259/ Coinciding with London Car Free Day / Week we can support some suggested applications. These can be applied for with guidance from London Play  and we will look to create flyers, help knock on doors to discuss with neighbours and generate interest / mitigate opposition. Please email with possible street suggestions.

  • WHITE CITY – NOTTING HILL

Please continue to write in to your councillors to voice your support for this scheme. You can find your Representatives’ details either on the LBHF website http://democracy.lbhf.gov.uk/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 or at www.writetothem.com.

  • ROYAL PARKS CONSULTATION

This closed on 14 July 2019. The Royal Parks are looking at reducing the presence of and pollution from the vast amounts of through traffic that goes through many of their parks. They have been consulting on this. As always you can still email in to voice your support for proposals to stop the parks being used as through-routes for motor traffic. People will still be able to access the parks by car but the main traffic passing through would be eliminated, creating safer, more pleasant environments. See details and stay updated here. https://membership.lcc.org.uk/royal-parks-consultation

  • LONDON CYCLING CAMPAIGN SUMMER SOCIAL

LCC Local Group members are organising a Summer Social event on July 31st at 6:00PM in Look Mum No Hands (49 Old St, London EC1V 9HX). There’ll be a talk at by the #MakeTheLane organisers, followed by a chance to get to know your fellow activists, make new contacts, and most importantly, have fun! More information is available on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/events/2204287269693061/ and on the LCC website https://lcc.org.uk/events/london-cycling-campaign-summer-social. Everybody is welcome!

  • EXTINCTION REBELLION AND HFCYCLISTS RIDE ON TOWN HALL

HFCyclists and Extinction Rebellion are riding to support the

Council on Wednesday 17 July 2019 to support the motion to declare a Climate Emergency in the borough and to call for action. Meet at Hammersmith Bridge on Wednesday at 5.30pm. We will ride across the bridge, convene on the opposite side for a photograph, turn and ride back to the Town Hall in time to meet councillors on their way into the meeting. An Extinction Rebellion group of riders will start out at Waterloo Millenium Green, Baylis Rd, Lambeth, London SE1 7AA at 4.00pm and join us at Hammersmith Bridge for the Ride On The Town Hall. They will continue onwards after the assembly outside the Town Hall, returning to Marble Arch.

A number of us will attend the council meeting to support the motion.

We will write to contact the media regarding the ride.

  • HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE:

There are a few Facebook groups springing up to discuss the perceived impact of the closure of the bridge to motor vehicles. One such is The Impact of the Closure of Hammersmith Bridge https://facebook.com/groups/507440140087966/ . We suggest joining some of the discussions to counteract  the negativity and allusion that all that needs to happen is for cars to be returned to the bridge for traffic nirvana to occur.

Philippa wrote to St Pauls school asking them to measure absentee levels across the coming and previous terms. This is to see if the bridge closure has stopped children from attending school.

  • HFCYCLISTS MONTHLY RIDE

The next ride is to Osterley Park on Sunday Sunday, 21/07/2019, 10 am

From Pekoe Mellow Tea House, 22 Aldensley Road W6 0DH

We will start our ride about 10:15 am from Brackenbury Village meeting at Pekoe Mellow Tea House. Come early to experience quality fresh teas and British ‘teatime’ treats.

This is a leisurely ride to Osterley Park, using a 15 mile circular route through quiet streets, parks, canal paths and farmland. 
Rest and refreshments at Osterley House.

Families and Children are welcome.

  • DAVID EALES MEMORIAL RIDE TO AMSTERDAM

Registration https://membership.lcc.org.uk/london-amsterdam-ride-registration is now open for this ride. Details are on https://zork.net/amsterdam. On Monday 22nd July, there will be a little meet and greet to explain more at: 

The Queen’s Head in Holborn, 64 Theobalds Rd, Holborn, London WC1X 8SF from 6.30pm onwards. 

  1. RIDES AND SOCIAL EVENTS
  2. Heading For Extinction talk by Extinction Rebellion on 10 July 2019 – this was hugely successful and enlightening.
  3. Extinction Rebellion Summer Uprising – 15 – 20 July 2019 https://rebellion.earth/event/summer-uprising-act-now/
  4. Extinction Rebellion Ride On Hammersmith Town Hall – Wednesday 17 July 2019
  5. HFCyclists Ride – Sunday, 19th July 2019
  6. Stop Killing Cyclists – 7 September 2019 http://stopkillingcyclists.org/
  7. David Eales Memorial Ride to Amsterdam – Sep 2019 
  1. DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING
    13th August 2019, 19:00-21:00

Pekoe Mellow Tea House, 22 Aldensley Road, Hammersmith London W6 0DH

HF CYCLISTS MEETING NOTES 14th MAY 2019

Present: Casey, Claire, Pet, Peri, Ken, Ruth, Michael, Teneille

Apologies: Roger, Paul,

WELCOME TO ANY NEW MEMBERS

Welcome to Claire and Pet.

  • INFRASTRUCTURE – WE DO NOT HAVE ANY UPDATES FROM THE COUNCIL ON ANY OF THESE ISSUES
  • GOLDHAWK ROAD – UPDATE: WE WILL BE MEETING WITH COUNCIL OFFICERS ON 5TH JUNE
  • UXBRIDGE ROAD – we wanted to know if lbhf had been in contact with ealing about proposals for a segregated cycle lane along the length of uxbridge road
  • FULHAM HIGH STREET – WE HAD ASKED THE IMPLICATIONS OF MOVING THE TRAFFIC ISLAND TO REMOVE THE NEED FOR VEHICLES TO CUT IN TO THE CYCLIST’S POSITION
  • WHITE CITY – NOTTING HILL

TfL is consulting on road and junction improvements from Holland Park roundabout to Notting Hill. We need to generate as much support for the scheme as possible. Consultation closes on the 16th of June 2019. Please follow the link below for details and to respond, there are drop-in sessions at:

The Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, London W12 8LJ – Wednesday 5 June 2019 (17:00 – 21:00)

The Bush Theatre, 7 Uxbridge Road, London W12 8LJ – Saturday 8 June 2019 (11:00 – 15:00)

 https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/roads/wood-lane-notting-hill/

We need volunteers to help distribute fliers and engage with schools, bodies and organisations to get the word out. Vin Aithol contacted staff members at Imperial College who are happy to help reach out to the students union.

  • HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE: The future of Hammersmith Bridge as a world-class walking & cycling link – Sat, 18th May 2019, 11:00-13:30, Rutland Arms, 15 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ

          Marco from London Car Free Day attended and gave us an introduction to the ideals behind London Car Free Day and the initiatives to see space as more than just a repository for parked vehicles. They attended as organisers of the Hammersmith Bridge discussion.

          We attended this discussion and walk and it was an involved debate which generated a lot of understanding and support for trialing the bridge as a walking and cycling destination. We will continue to work with London Car Free Day and other stakeholders to impress upon the council the important opportunity this represents.

  • FREECYCLE, HFCYCLISTS MONTHLY RIDES, SCHOOL CLIMATE STRIKE,

          We will be organising a feeder ride to Prudential London FreeCycle on the 3rd August. We want as many marshals as possible to support the led ride. Please email hfcyclists@lcc.org.uk to notify us if you can join as a marshal.

          HF cyclists monthly ride was to Teddington via Richmond Park. The destination was the Landmark Art Centre.

          Climate Strike On  A Bike: We attended this and joined with the LCC to support thousands of young people at Parliament Square on Friday 24th May 2019.

  • BIKE HANGERS UPDATE – No update from the council at present. Teneille spoke about her frustration with the process of requesting a bike hanger. She had signed  up for a bike hanger in October 2018 but was told she is 29th in the queue and it is more than a years wait.

   Update: Cllr Iain Cassidy has said that he will look to see what is slowing the pipeline and try to speed the process up.

  • FINANCE – Ken updated us on the current finances and the fact that we can apply for a grant if required. Normally we would forgo the grant but we need to budget for a new or overhauled website so we will apply for the grant to support this capital expenditure.
  • COMMUNICATION
  • Contributors – We want your stories, pictures, cycling successes and fails, inspirational rides, infrastructure notes and observations etc. Send us your pictures and notes by WhatsApp, Viber or to our Facebook page for us to share.
  • Website – We are seeking a volunteer webmaster if possible.
  • Calendar – Still looking for our best solution for ease of use
  • RIDES AND SOCIAL EVENTS

               We attended the following:

  • The future of Hammersmith Bridge as a world-class walking & cycling link –
    Sat, 18th May 2019, 11:00-13:30, Rutland Arms, 15 Lower Mall, W6 9DJ
  • Hammersmith Festival Fri & Sat 17-18th May 2019
  • HFCyclists Ride – Sunday, 19th May 2019 to the Landmark Arts Centre in Teddington.

     The David Eales Memorial Ride to Amsterdam – 19 – 24 Sep 2019 is coming. Sign up link will be shared on the LCC website shortly.

DATE AND PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

11th June 2019, 19:00-21:00 at Pekoe Mellow Tea House, 22 Aldensley Road, Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith W6 0DH

HF CYCLISTS MEETING 9th APRIL 2019

  1. WELCOME TO ANY NEW MEMBERS
    Present: Casey Abaraonye, David Blackett, David Ford, Iain Cassidy (LBHF), Nick Dawson, Paul Saunderson, Peri Abaraonye,
    Apologies: Christopher Brown, Henrietta Bewley, Ken McCosh, Marc Wentworth, Margaret Spector, Mike Robinson, Nick Moffitt (ECC), Neil Webster(LCC Trustee), Pat Tookey, Shirin Khan, Susannah Woodgate, Richard Duffill (LBHF)
  • UPDATE FROM LBHF: Cllr Iain Cassidy, Cycling and Walking Champion,
    Hammersmith & Fulham Council
  • CycleWay 9: Still in the planning and development phase. It will be helpful to demonstrate support for the scheme by way of emails to councillors. Please email your local councillors now and tell them why improving cycling infrastructure is important for you and your family, your neighbours and your local businesses. Find your councillors here:  
  • CW9 will next be discussed at PAC Meeting 18/06/19 at H&F Town Hall. We want to encourage local residents to come and show support for CycleWay 9.
  • Children undertake Bikeability Training in primary school but most of the time they are restricted from riding on the roads by their parents. They then question the point of learning these new skills when they are not allowed to develop the confidence. More inclusive training for young people and parents is required. The environment needs to feel safer to encourage parents.
  • We need to engage with students living and youth councils in the borough to make their voices heard. Car ownership for those 35 years and younger is very low in our borough. We want to hear from them and how best we can meet their needs.
  • Cllr Iain Cassidy spoke about the state of cycling in the borough and the need for more of the silent majority who quietly support the idea of cycling to make their voices heard.
    He gave an example of BeeLines Project in Manchester where local residents got involved in the redesigning of cycle routes in the area. https://youtu.be/Py659WIZRsY 
    The project was designed from the onset with local residents involvement which gave them a strong sense of ownership. By the time it came to consultation it was received positively with points raised as tweaks and improvements. David Blackett said that in his IT Consultancy they use a similar approach where design is client and end user led.
  • Free Cycle training is available from the borough and can be booked through the council’s website:    
  • DUTCH CYCLING CULTURE
    • Cllr Cassidy spoke about research by Dr Rachel Aldred, Reader in Transport at the University of Westminster on the priority for Dutch cycling infrastructure design. A defining feature was that a cycling accident should not cost your life.
      Find out more about some of the projects, publications, and events that Dr Rachel Aldred is involved in at http://rachelaldred.org/ or on Twitter at @RachelAldred.
    • “Chris Boardman compares cycling in Holland and Britain.”
      – 33% of journeys in Utrecht are done by bikes; 50% of children go to school by bike
      – Less than 1% of cyclists in the Netherlands wear helmets, yet the country has the lowest incidents  of head injuries in the world.
      https://youtu.be/zq28fU2AuMU 
    • “From the Netherlands Translating the World’s Best Bikeway Designs.” This video shows how Dutch built their cycling infrastructure. You might be surprised it wasn’t all plain sailing. Officials from US cities came to learn from the design successes.
      https://youtu.be/kp3s2EP0zVo 
    • After watching both videos we discussed the uptake of cycling in UK and compared it to Holland and Germany. We noted that the British surge in cycling only started in 2012 following success in the Olympics. Cllr Cassidy spoke of research comparing medium size British and German cities and looking at children’s independence. In the 70’s children started leaving the home for independent tasks at about the same age of 9-10 to go to school, go to the shops, etc. By the 90’s in Germany the age had gone up by about a year whereas in UK the age had shop up to 13-14. Dutch roads are as safe as British roads but the difference is that Dutch roads are recognised as space for children to play and inhabit whereas British roads have had the children replaced by cars. The British attitude is that children should be in the house, the park or the back garden while Dutch attitude is children should be playing on the street outside their home.  
  • CAMPAIGN PRIORITIES
    • Awareness of cyclists that motorists have.
    • Hierarchy of vulnerability: pedestrians, mobility vehicles, cyclists, motorcyclists, cars, vans, buses, lorries. Priority should be given to the most vulnerable in order while at present the motorcars has road priority. There should be presumed liability. In many other countries pedestrians and cyclists have priority when cars turn left or right.
    • David Ford suggested improved cycle route maintenance.
    • These points will be emailed to LCC for consideration.
  • BIKE SECURITY WITH PC BROWN
    • PC Christopher Brown promised to release the CCTV footage of the theft of Casey & Peri’s  bikes from North End Road Market. We want to show this video to help inform  people. We are awaiting the footage.
    • A significant number of bike thefts have occurred at the cafe and toilet in Richmond Park. It would seem thieves come dressed as cyclists and steal bikes.
    • We asked PC Brown about reports that North End Road is being targeted for bike thefts.  
  • INFRASTRUCTURE
    • Susannah Woodgate asked about roadworks on the corner of Goldhawk Road and Ravenscourt Road, widening pavement. Awaiting update from Richard Duffill.
    • Alexander Bastin submitted photos of Fulham High Street  by Fulham Pre-Prep School where the pavement forces cyclists into the path of traffic. At present there is a traffic light and island that forces vehicles to veer left into cyclists. We are asking the council to look into possible options to improve this, including relocating the crossing, removing the island or moving the bus stop. Iain Cassidy will discuss it with Chris Bainbridge and get back to us.
    • We discussed the current state with roadworks being undertaken by utility companies. Utility companies are responsible for refilling the roads after they dig them up. They work to their own standards which do not always meet the council’s approval. However this is the current operating framework.
    • Casey suggested to the council that for any cycle paths build along trunk roads that noise shielding be erected. They can be used to generate advertising revenue. Such noise barriers are common in other European cities and shield both noise and particulate pollution. We ask that LBHF adopts this as an identifying feature. Casey has also asked the same of TfL.       
  • RIDE TRAINING / FREECYCLE
    • ECC is organising Ride Leader Training 27th April 2019. We want to encourage confident cyclists to attend this training as we will need ride leaders for the coming London Freeride this summer. The training is free for participants, but places are limited and you do need to register via the link: https://membership.lcc.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=234 
  • BRAKES & GEARS MAINTENANCE
    • Casey demonstrated how to clean and service your brake and gear cables. We recommend that if riding in the rain you do this once a week.
      In general if you cycle on a regular basis you should service your bike at least 2 times per year but rain increases the wear on your bike.  
    • Casey gave an explanation on how and why to clean your chain.
    • At each meeting Casey will demonstrate a bike maintenance tip for those present.  
  • PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS
  • HFC is looking for contributors and communication volunteers in relation to our web site, Facebook and Twitter. I am sure most of you take photos and videos during rides, and you come across interesting places and situation during your daily and weekend commutes. As long as the image or video is related to cycling we want to share it with HFCyclists followers.
    If you are happy your story to be shared please send it by email to hfcyclists@lcc.org.uk or by Viber or WhatsApp to
    Casey (HFCyclists Chair) at 07975612368 or
    Peri (HFCyclists Administrative Management) at 07878327353
  • HFC needs a WordPress developer to volunteer to carry out monthly website updates. If you are interested please get in touch.
  1. RIDES AND SOCIAL EVENTS 
  2. HFCyclists will organise a ride every 3rd Sunday of the month.
  3. HFC Ride 28th April 2019: from Hammersmith to Richmond and Wimbledon
  4. North End Road Spring Market – 14th Apr 2019
  5. Cycling events and rides will be added to HFCyclists Google Public Calendar which will be shared for everyone to access.
  6. Thank you to Ken McCosh for organising the last ride to Kensington Gardens and the Serpentine Sackler Gallery. We had a lovely ride through quiet Kensington streets avoiding Kensington High Street. Highlights of the ride were meeting Jeremy Vine with his mesmerising Penny-Farthing bicycle and visiting the Grace Wales Bonner: A Time for New Dreams exhibition. Check photos from the ride at Facebook:  or https://twitter.com/hfcyclists 
  7. ANY OTHER BUSINESS
    1. “Fancy a stroll on a new elevated park in Hammersmith?” – a site visit is being organised on 17/04. A disused railway tracks could become an elevated park in Hammersmith. A public competition is being staged to generate ideas. Do you have any cycling idea that could be incorporated?
    1. Innovative grass to protect cyclists and pedestrians from pollution. “Grass is greener for innovative Hammersmith cycle path scheme” – article from 20/10/16. What’s the result almost 2.5 years later?
      Casey and Peri cycled there recently and didn’t see any grass. We asked Iain Cassidy but he wasn’t aware of this project.  
    1. Have you noticed any reduction in traffic in Central London since the introduction of the  ULEZ? ULEZ was introduced at the beginning of the Easter School Holiday, so we will wait to see its impact on daily traffic.  
    1. HFCyclists meeting place: We have discussed whether to change the place of our regular meetings from a member’s residence to a public place. Suggested locations are Hammersmith Town Hall, local pub or cafe,  or a community space. If the location is changed to a public place will that be more appealing to you and where do you suggest we should meet?
    1. Richard Duffill (LBHF) is trying to organise a meeting between local businesses, community groups and local cyclists in relation to drafting a new Walk and Cycle Strategy for the borough.
  1. Cycling Achievements for the month
  2. No entries for this month 
  1. DATE OF NEXT MEETING: 14th May 2019, 19:30-21:00
  1. IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DAIRY
  2. 14 Apr 2019, 10am-5pm, North End Road Spring Market
  3. 27th April 2019, 10am-3pm, Ride Leader Training
  4. 28th April 2019, Sunday – HFCyclists Ride

18th June 2019, 7.00 pm, Tuesday: Community Safety and Environment Policy and Accountability Committee at the H&F Town Hall

OUR NEXT MEETING –

HFCyclists Meeting May 2019

Hammersmith and Fulham Cyclists invite you to our monthly meeting on Tuesday 14 May 2019.
The meeting will be held at Pekoe Mellow Tea House, 22 Aldensley Road, Brackenbury Village, Hammersmith W6 0DH.

In a change to the usual start time, the meeting will hold from 7.00pm. Please arrive 6.45 for the 7.00 – 9.00pm meeting. Pekoe Mellow offers a range of wonderful teas and beverages with home baked speciality cakes as available refreshments.
At the meeting we shall discuss topics including ongoing concerns around Goldhawk Road, Uxbridge Road and Fulham High Street; new projects from White City to Notting Hill; Hammersmith Bridge; forthcoming rides and Prudential London Freecycle among others.

Notes from our last meeting are on the website.

If you have any particular observations to bring up we will like you to bring them up. Email ahead to notify us.
Casey
Coordinator
07975612368

Contact hfcyclists@lcc.org.uk

HF CYCLISTS MEETING 13th MARCH 2019

HF CYCLISTS MEETING  13th MARCH 2019

  1. WELCOME TO ANY NEW MEMBERS
    Present: Casey Abaraonye, Henrietta Bewley, Janusz Carmello, Ken McCosh, Mark Wan, Nick Moffitt (ECC), Pat Tookey, Paul Saunderson, Peri Abaraonye, Shirin Khan
    Apologies: Amy Ingram, David Marsh, Marc Wentworth
  • EAST-WEST CYCLEWAY FROM PADDINGTON TO ACTON
    • Construction work on the route is set to begin on 18 March 2019, with the work expected to be complete by the end of the year.
       
    • We have suggested to TFL that to make the route more appealing and usable it should have noise shielding, which is common in Europe.  
  • PUBLICITY AND COMMUNICATION PLATFORMS
  • HFC is looking for contributors and communication volunteers in relation to our web site, facebook and twitter. If you are interested please get in touch.
  • HFC needs a WordPress developer to volunteer to carry out monthly website updates. If you are interested please get in touch.
  • RIDES AND SOCIAL EVENTS
  •  HFCyclists will organise a ride every 3rd Sunday of the month.
  •  HFC Ride 17th March 2019: from Hammersmith to Kensington Gardens
  •  North End Road Spring Market – 14th Apr 2019
  •  HFC April’s Ride will be on the 28th of April because the 3rd Sunday of April is Easter
  •  Cycling events and rides will be added to HFCyclists Google Public Calendar which will be shared for everyone to access.
  •  Ride Leader’s training will be organised by LCC in the coming months. We will inform you asap.
  • ANY OTHER BUSINESS
    • From Superhighways to Cycleways: TFL have finally taken the decision to rename SuperHighways and QuietWays to CycleWays. Therefore CS9 is changing to CW9.
    • HFCyclists meeting place: We have discussed whether to change the place of our regular meetings from a member’s residence to a public place. Suggested locations are Hammersmith Town Hall, local pub or cafe,  or a community space. If the location is changed to a public place will that be more appealing to you and where do you suggest we should meet?
    • Bike Theft – Casey and Peri’s bicycles were stolen from North End Road within 5 minutes of locking the bikes about 4pm on a busy Saturday. So far no good news but we have requested the Police to provide us with the CCTV which will be shared for people to see how easy and quickly a bike can get stolen.
    • Pat Tookey is thankful to everyone who got in touch to offer her kind words of support after the theft of her bicycle.
    • Richard Duffill (LBHF) is trying to organise a meeting between local businesses, community groups and local cyclists in relation to drafting a new Walk and Cycle Strategy for the borough.
    • Macbeth Centre, Hammersmith offers Bicycle Maintenance Part 1 & 2 and  City & Guilds Bicycle Maintenance Award/Certificate. The number of people attending these courses has dropped. In order to support and encourage more people to use the service OMA Bikes, a local cycling business is offering “Build Your Own Bike” project where you buy a bike in need of refurbishment and then you can enrol on a course where you learn to fix your bike. The outcome is that you get a bike and acquire the skills to maintain it.
      Nearby bike courses where you can enrol:
      – Macbeth Centre, Hammersmith: hfals.co.uk/courses/bicycle-maintenance/
      – BikeWorks: bikeworks.org.uk/Pages/Category/book-a-maintance-course
      – London Bike Hub: londonbikehub.com/maintenance-training/
  • Cycling Achievements for the month

HFCyclists organising a lovely ride from Hammersmith to Tooting and Wimbledon

  • DATE OF NEXT MEETING
        9th April 2019, 19:30-21:00
  1. IMPORTANT DATES FOR YOUR DAIRY

14 Apr 2019, 10am-5pm, North End Road Spring Market

Minutes April 2015

 

 

NEXT  MEETING – 28 July 2015

The next meeting will be held on Tuesday the 28th of July 2015

at 7.15pm  for 7.30pm at the home and garden of Susie Gretz

4a Eynham Rd, W12 9HA

THERE WILL BE REFRESHMENTS AT THIS MEETING. WE HOPE TO SEE YOU, SO FEEL FREE TO JOIN!

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NOTES OF HFCYCLISTS JUNE MEETING

 

TUESDAY 16 June 2015, 7.15 for 7.30pm at the home of Ken McCosh

12 Stanwick rd, W14 8UH

 

PRESENT:

Ken McCosh, John Griffiths, Janusz Carmello, Paul Saunderson,, Lynn Seveke, Tim Day, Susie Gretz, PCSO Jules Chao.

 

APOLOGIES:

Elizabeth Hopkirk, Roger de Freitas, Petrina Beaufoy Helm,

 

WELCOME

We were pleased to meet Tim Day, a retired journalist who has had experience teaching cycling. He has offered to be a marshal for our RideLondon feeder ride on Saturday 1 August.

 

Paul had invited Jules along, who is part of the Shepherds Bush Transport Hub, which deals with surface transport matters, largely buses, but not the tube. He told us of his work and how it dealt with cycling. Lynn took some notes and may send an email with more details.

 

20MPH

Our input was very successful at the recent LBHF PAC meeting. Now we need to get people to fill in the online consultation. At the North End Road market stall we will show collision map indicating that most cyclist injuries and fatalities are on main roads. We would like the limit to extend to shopping streets if not all main roads. Some people in our group against blanket 20mph limit.

 

Information and an online version of the questionnaire can be found here:http://www.lbhf.gov.uk/directory/news/20mph_consultation.asp

 

GOLDHAWK ROAD

At the PAC Ruth Mayorcas spoke to Cllr Wesley Harcourt about problems she finds on the Goldhawk Rd. As a consequence John and Ruth will meet some Councillors on Monday 22 June for a site visit. Nobody at tonight’s meeting uses the Goldhawk road much. Tim had problems at the intersection with Paddenswick rd where there are the double roundabouts, but that is outside the area where there road is being redesigned. Others have been in touch with us and LBHF about problems on Goldhawk road.

 

NORTH END ROAD STALL

We have just heard that we have a stall for the festival on Saturday 27 June. Our main objective is to find new active members for the group. We will concentrate on 20mph limit, NO2 pollution, the Summer Feeder ride as subjects to engage with people. We will with A3 colour graphics. Susie will look at prices for printing and laminating and John will see if it is cheaper to have a banner printed which we can cut up. Konstantinos, Elizabeth, Ken, Suzie, Jose, John will be available on the day, and perhaps Janusz. Elizabeth and John will work on credit card sized cards that give info about the group and also how to report potholes.

 

If others wish to be part of the event please contact John.

 

NO2 DIFFUSION TUBE PROJECT

We now have the final results.  The plan is to meet with senior people at the council in a few weeks time to discuss the results and see how we can influence plans for Hammersmith Gyratory.  Also we will try to get media coverage of the results.

The EU limit for NO2 is 40 µg / m^3 [micrograms per cubic metre] . The LBHF measurement for Hammersmith Broadway near St Pauls Church was about 80 µg / m^3 . Our results for Hammersmith and Shepherds Bush Green were roughly in the range 80 – 100 µg / m^3. at push chair height we found the levels to be about 30% higher than at the 3m height that LBHF uses for measurements.

 

Andrea would like to see us have a public meeting on air pollution, preferably before the end of July when her present funding runs out.. We discussed this. However the much publicised LBHF meeting on 20mph only brought in a very few people apart from ourselves. Other meeting such as on the flyunder, the Thames sewer and Heathrow expansion have been highly attended.

[Lynn mentioned the proposed Maastricht tunnel]

 

We felt the  time scale for a public meeting in July is too rushed. Perhaps later., especially if the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, produces an awaited report on the mortality figures for NO2.

 

 

HFCYCLISTS ACCOUNTS AND GRANT FROM LCC

Ken has prepared the accounts and we have told LCC we do not wish to waive the grant this year.

 

WEBSITE

Lynn is maintaing and we discussed the difference between pages and posts on the wordpress site. If anyone else wants to be involved please get in touch.

 

SUNSET RIDE

Wednesday 17 June, 7pm for 7.15pm departure.

See http://hfcyclists.org.uk/2015/05/sunset-ride-17th-june-2015/

Paul suggested bringing your own drink and picnic for the public terrace with the spectacular view as queues may be long at the pub across the street.

 

OUR GARDEN PARTY AT ROGER DE FREITAS’

This will be on Thursday 16 July at 7pm. Roger and Vicky live in Hartswood Rd. This is our great event of the year and please put in your diary now. We will send an email out with details nearer the time.

 

RIDE LONDON FEEDER SATURDAY 1 AUGUST

Tim Day says he would like to be a marshal. John will forward his details to Konstantinos.

 

EALING NEWSLETTER

Paul brought in a Ealing Cycling campaign newsletter that was attached to his bike. It is very impressive. Perhaps we could do something similar, and Lynn thinking about it. If others want to be involved please get in touch.

See http://lcc.org.uk/articles/local-group-news-june-2015

 

EXPENSES

John; Refreshments after PAC meeting £25.20

Ken: For tonights refreshments £35

 

OUR AGM

We will have this later in the year when some recent members may have gained more experience, perhaps to be officers.

 

DATE / PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday 14 July, 7.15 for 7.30pm at the home and garden of Susie Gretz [later changed to 28th July]

4a Eynham Rd, W12 9HA

 

John Griffiths [chair]
020 7371 1290  /  07789 095 748 truefeelings@gmail.com

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NOTES OF HFCYCLISTS MAY MEETING

 

TUESDAY 12 May 2015, 7.15 for 7.30pm at the home of John Griffiths

122c Edith Road, W14 9AP.

 

PRESENT:

John Griffiths, Ken McCosh, Konstantinos Parsalidis, Elizabeth Hopkirk, Petrina Beaufoy Helm, Janusz Carmello, Paul Saunderson,, Lars Laamann, Sima John

 

APOLOGIES:

Lynn Seveke, Roger de Freitas, Susie Gretz, Alan Rowden

 

WELCOME TO ANY NEW MEMBERS

We were pleased to see Kpnstantinos, who was a marshal at last years Ride London, and Elizabeth, who came to a meeting last year and was on the Hammersmith Bridge ride.

 

NO2 DIFFUSION TUBE PROJECT

We now have the results for our February and April NO2 measurements. A correction factor still has to be applied to them by Client Earth, our partners in this.

 

The results indicate that there are a few places in Hammersmith and SBG where the results are considerably higher than at the place where LBHF takes its measurement for Hammersmith Gyratory.

 

We took readings at heights of 3m and 2.25m. We were expecting the reading closer to the ground to be higher as it was closer to the source of local exhaust gases. There was no significant difference at these heights. Near the entrance to King Street the 3m reading was surprisingly higher than the 2.25m reading. We speculated this might be gases from the flyover dispersing down, or turbulence , or random errors.

 

Where we measured at 4 different heights on two posts, from 3m down to 0.5m, this showed a significant increase as you got down to pushchair height.

 

John will do some further work on the statistics behind the results. This is to see how meaningful the figures are, as there are inherent random errors in the NO2 tube approach, and variations due to the weather. John will collaborate on this with Konstantinos and Lynn. And also show to someone in the group who works in statistics.

 

Konstantinos, an engineer, had several suggestions. He will discuss with some colleagues. We will collaborate with Andrea Lee of client Earth in producing a report. We should approach LBHF and TfL with a view to trying to influence them into taking mitigation measures, especially as the plans for Hammersmith Gyratory are being developed now.

 

Konstantinos said that normally bodies would expect to see at least 3 months of data before something was taken seriously. In the light of our experience so far we may carry out further studies, using our money, or from any grant we may be able to get.

 

Recently Client Earth were successful in taking the UK government to the UK Supreme Court, with the result that the UK has to take more stringent action to meet an EU directive on NO2 pollution levels. NO2 mainly comes from diesel vehicles and causes health problems sometimes leading to earlier death.

 

HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE

 

On 25 April about ten of us along with Chris Bainbridge, Cllrs Ben Coleman, Lisa Homan, Max Schmid and PJ Murphy rode over Hammersmith Bridge. Cllr Wesley Harcourt was also there. We were pressing for large signs on the roadway  saying “CYCLIST PRIORITY”.

 

In January 2016 Hammersmith Bridge will be closed for a year for repairs and strengthening work.

 

RIDE LONDON

LCC is asking if we can organise a feeder ride for Ride London on 1 August. We need a lead rider and marshals. We discussed last years ride. John will send to LCC the following:

Ride Leader Konstantinos Parsalidis,

Marshals: Richard Radmore, Ken McCosh, Janusz Carmello, Paul Saunderson, John Griffiths

 

BIKE WEEK

Bike week 13 – 21 June

There will probably be a ride on the Wednesday evening June 17thgoing to the Roebuck on Richmond Hill to join other west London groups.

 

London Prison Ride 2015

This will be on 21 June. I will send a separate message on this as the details are quite long.

 

STALL IN NORTH END ROAD

June 27 –  extended bike week – Stall at North End Road Market Festival

John will apply for a stall for the group. It will be a long day –perhaps from 8.30am to 5.30pm. Konstantinos, Elizabeth, Ken, Suzie, Petrina and John say they will be involved. Interacting with non-cyclists encouraging them to cycle, and with cyclists telling them of our causes. And giving info. Possibly measuring BMI for example.

Please contact John as soon as possible if others want to be involved in planning and being there on the day.

 

SPACE4CYCLING

LCC are seeking people to hand in petitions to our Council at a photoshoot. The petitions are reminders to keep pursuenig the Spce4Cycling pledges they made. Lars, Elizabeth, Ken and John said they would, depending on the date.

 

HOUNSLOW SUGGESTION for A4 and A316

Hounslow Cycling Campaign are planning to run a positive campaign giving a vision of what TfL’s roads could be like, particularly asking for protected cycle lanes on the A4 and A316. That is the Great West Road and the road that leads to Chiswick Bridge.

 

The website has great diagrams of how it might be. I was sent this by Timothy Harris. You can leave comments on the website and also send messages to the London Assembly members.

See www.hounslowcycling.org/revitalise-hogarth

We should be doing something like that for Hammersmith gyratory.

 

POTHOLE ON A4

John and Ken have noted a serious pothole on the A4 around a drain. John has reported on https://reportit.tfl.gov.uk/

Elizabeth suggested we have cards we can give out giving that address. Cards that would fit in a wallet with our details also would be good.

 

CENTRAL LCC MATTERS

There are a lot of documents to read on Governance. Policies. Constitutions etc. Anyone keen to read any please email me.

 

LCC GRANT

As our budget for next year is considerable, including publicity, events, possible further expenses involved with NO2 and refreshments, we decided not to forgo our annual grant from lCC

 

EXPENSES

Ken for refreshments after Hammersmith Bridge ride

John for refreshments tonight £31.03

 

DATE / PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

On Tuesday 16 June, at 7,15 for 7.30pm at the home of Ken McCosh,

12 Stanwick Road, West Kensington, W14 8UH

 

John Griffiths [chair]
020 7371 1290  /  07789 095 748

truefeelings@gmail.com

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NOTES OF HFCYCLISTS APRIL MEETING

 

TUESDAY 14 April 2015, 7.30pm at the home of Ken McCosh

 

PRESENT: Ken McCosh, John Griffiths, Susie Gretz, Paul Saunderson, Janusch Carmello, Alan Rowden, Lynn Seveke

 

APOLOGIES: Roger de Freitas, Lars Laamann, Petrina Beaufoy Helm, Sima John

 

NO2 DIFFUSION TUBE PROJECT

With Andrea Lee from Client Earth we placed some small devices around the borough to test for air pollution. These have now all been collected, and we have the results for the first month. The results for the second month are due soon.

 

Early indications are that as you drop down from 3m to adult breathing height and to push-chair height the NO2 reading increases considerably. 3m is the height at which LBHF makes measurements.

Also compared to the point near St Paul’s Church where LBHF makes it measurements, there are places at Hammersmith gyratory and Shepherds Bush Green where the NO2 values are higher.

We await the results of the second month’s trial. We shall then decide how to use them, and to see whether it is advisable to collect more data. John and Lynn will be involved in this, and any others welcome.

 

HFCYCLISTS ACCOUNTS AND GRANT FROM LCC

Ken is now preparing the accounts for the last financial year.

Normally we receive a grant from LCC of around £250 to £300, approximately 50p for each LCC member living in the Borough, taken from their subscriptions. Last year LCC had financial problems and we decided to forego the grant that year. As we are fairly well off the question is should we forego it again this year? After discussion we decided to delay any decision, depending on whether we will be spending money on the pollution project.

 

UPDATES FROM LBHF

John spoke to Chris Bainbridge of LBHF before the meeting. Chris said that he was planning to retire and had given his notice to LBHF. However Chris will be continuing at LBHF for a while in some capacity. Chris gave the following updates

1] The Bridge Avenue contraflow has now been installed

2] Only one Quietway in the Borough has so far received funding from TfL. This comes out of K&C on North Pole Road and crosses the Scrubs, going east.

 

3] Nick Reston Boyle of LBHF has taken suggestions to TfL. Concerning the Holland Park roundabout, there may be a “Hamburger “ solution, where a cycle track goes east – west across the roundabout. This has some problems where it meets the apex of Shepherds Bush Common, ie at the Ginglik that was. Another possibility there is to have peninsularisation, ie taking out a section of the roundabout and connecting to the surrounding land. But this has more drastic traffic flow implications

4]Nick has also taken suggestions for Hammersmith Gyratory to TfL. These include peninsularisation [cutting out Queen Caroline St] or a 2-way cycle track around the outside of the gyratory.

Alan pointed out that Coca –Cola has now vacated its premises at the gyratory, and Disney may also be leaving. John said that TfL would like to remove the temporary bus station. Perhaps there will be some major changes there.

20MPH

We thought that plans for a consultation on 20mph was going to be put forward by Officers to Councillors for their approval at the LBHF Policy and Accountability Committee [PAC] meeting on Tuesday 21 April at 7pm. However this will not be and it will be presented to a later meeting.

HAMMERSMITH BRIDGE

At the last PAC meeting John had asked for a ride with Councillors and their families so that they could experience the difficulties of riding on the bridge. The idea is that they would agree signs saying “Cyclists Priority” or “Do not Overtake Cyclists”. This will probably be on the morning of Saturday 25 April. We will be looking for a small number of vulnerable cyclists ie parents carrying children on their bikes, cargo bikes with children, or parents cycling with children to demonstrate the type of cyclist the bridge should be designed for. You would not be expected to cycle on the bridge if you do not want to.

This is not a demonstration or protest, and is not suitable for anyone likely to antagonise the Councillors. We only want a few to come along as in the past with a larger group conversation has proven difficult. John will send a separate message about this.

WEBSITE

Lynn has contacted Alex Ingram and we now have more control of the website. John and Lynn will work on getting it revised and updated. Lynn will see about contacting Loretta Reehill about the password for the facebook page.

LIGHTS ON BASKETS

Paul said he had seen a good design for fitting a light bracket to a basket. The idea is that you split a cork lengthwise, and then tape it around a narrow wire on the basket. The bracket can then be attached to the cork instead of the frame of the bike.

RIDES and EVENTS

Thames Bridges Bike Ride

Sunday 10 May   —   www.stroke.org.uk/tbbr

 

LCC rides page

http://lcc.org.uk/events

 

EXPENSES

Ken had expenses of £36.24 for tonight’s refreshments.

John had expenses of £8.10 for refreshments when we last picked up the NO2 tubes.

 

DATE / PLACE OF NEXT MEETING

Tuesday 12 May 7.15 for 7.30pm

At the home of John Griffiths

122c Edith rd, West Kensington. W14 9AP

[please put in your diary now]

 

John Griffiths [chair]
020 7371 1290  /  07789 095 748

truefeelings@gmail.com