The Spokes East Kent Cycle Campaign summarized their activities and finances for 2016. They saw an increase in membership and income compared to 2015. Expenditures also increased and were focused on newsletters, equipment purchases, and supporting other cycling campaigns. Key activities included organizing cycle rides, campaigning for improved infrastructure, and participating in forums. Looking ahead, the group aims to develop urban and inter-city connections as well as advocate for policies like 20's Plenty. Committee elections were also announced.

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Income
31.05.16 31.05.15
Memberships 1937.00 1764.00
Donations 419.00 410.71
Adverts 727.00 410.00
Merchandising Sales 24.00 40.00
Wheel Potential 504.00 0.00
Ride to Ardres 0.00 399.50
Bank Interest 1.85 3.18
Total Income £ 3612.85
£
3027.39

3. Expenditure
31.05.16 31.05.15
Newsletters & Printing 2331.00 697.00
Capital (equipment) Purchases 195.00 279.84
Hospitality 98.74 151.68
Office & Postage 718.63 676.86
Room Hire 0.00 455.00
Ride to Ardres 11.50 218.50
Stand at Festival 35.00 0.00
Insurances – Rides & Stand 110.00 115.00
Bank/PayPal Charges 36.34 50.84
Cancer Research Donation 75.00 50.00
Cycle Associated Campaigns 193.60 123.80
LCC Conference 0.00 39.65
Cycle Stand Install Gift 0.00 85.00
Total Expenditure £ 4307.31 £ 2943.17

4. Membership
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Record type Records Members
Complimentary 45 0
Corporate
Company
1 1
Distribution 119 0
Family /
Household
92 186
Individual Adult 163 170
Senior Citizen /
Unwaged
109 112
529 469

5. 2016 in summary
– Spokes continues to support the Times
Cities fit for Cycling and Get Britain Cycling
Campaigns;
– Space for Cycling campaign;
– Campaigning centred on A2 cycling issues,
including Dover Harbour and links to the
National Cycle Network;
– Campaign for a coastal cycle path
between Folkestone Harbour and
Dungeness, lead by Cycle Shepway
continues;
– Working on Local Plans and district and
county-level transport strategies
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6. 2016 in summary
– Continued participation in cycle forums in the East
Kent districts;
– Participated in consultations for various speed limit
reductions across the districts;
– Cycle rides lead each month;
– Reported many faults on the highway network
affecting cyclists;
– Monthly email newsletter sent to
members;
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7. 2016 in summary
– Spokes lead a group of over 20
French schoolchildren and their
teachers on cycle rides between
Dover and Canterbury and back
again;
– New cycle parking across the region
– Spokes continues to work with
20’s Plenty;
– Government inspector found in
favour of keeping the existing
bylaws on the Godmersham route
(part of NCR18);
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8. 2016 in summary
– Event stall at:
– Pilgrim’s Hospice, Canterbury;
– Sandgate Sea and Food Festival;
– Canterbury Cycle Festival
– Wheel Potential sponsored by
Spokes;
– Corinthian South Canterbury
development (Mountfield Park);
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10. Wheel Potential
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11. Spokes’s successes
– Great Stour Way;
– Oyster Bay Trail & Reculver Country Park;
– Pilgrims’ Cycleway;
– River Dour Greenway;
– Willesborough Dykes;
– Skylark Trail;
– Miners’ Trail;
– Sheerness Way;
– Isle of Harty Trail;
– Crab & Winkle Way;
– Viking Coastal Trail;
– Chalk & Channel Way;
– Regional Cycle Routes & surveying the National Cycle
Network;
– Canterbury Riverside route;
– District Cycle Strategies
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12. Spokes’s successes
– Better cycle infrastructure:
– -- more cycle stands in town and city centres;
– – Better links;
– – Improvements at railway stations;
– – Brompton Docks
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13. The future
– Urban connections;
– Developments & developer funding for infrastructure;
– 20’s Plenty;
– Space for Cycling;
– Living Streets;
– Cycle hubs within urban areas;
– Urban bike hire schemes – park & pedal;
– Faversham to Canterbury route;
– Folkestone to Dungerness route;
– Herne Bay to Canterbury route;
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14. Committee elections
• Chairperson—Vacant
• Vice chairperson—Vacant
• Membership secretary— Frank Guthrie
• Treasurer—Terry Croft
• Rides co-ordinator— Ian Rogers
• Minutes secretary—Vacant
• Merchandising officer—Ian Rogers
• Newsletter editor—Pip Chapelard
• Newsletter design—Andrew Fenyo
• Newsletter distribution—Frank Guthrie
• Rangers—Gill Corble, Frank Guthrie &
Doug Bush
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• Webmaster—Ian Killbery
• Press officer—Ian Killbery
• Campaigns co-ordinator—Vacant
• Ashford borough liaison—Vacant
• Canterbury District Liaison — Vacant
• Dover district liaison—Ian Killbery
• Shepway district liaison—Paul Rees
• Swale borough liaison—Vacant
• Thanet district liaison—Doug & Moria
Bush
Candidates
• Paul Rees & Beatrice Shire (for Vice chair)

15. Prof. Stephen Peckham
Director & Professor of Health Policy,
University of Kent
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