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Welcome to Bike Club
Dr McBride
Chief Medical Officer for Department of Health, Social
Services & Public Safety
Kevin Mayne
Chief Executive, CTC
CTC – the UK’s national cyclists’ organisation
CTC• Founded1878• Leading cycling training and
development - Devised Cycling Proficiency in 1936
• Campaigning on cyclists’ issues• Promoting the benefits of cycling• Local groups - CTC Northern
Ireland• Community development projects
Problem?
Existing cycling programmes
• Children who are not being reached: – Outside middle classes– Girls– Disabled– Teenagers– NEET– Excluded from school
• Resources not being used:– Out of hours
activities– Youth services,
clubs– Informal education– Award schemes– Parenting schemes– Informal sport
SolutionExtended use of cycling to deliver Ten Year Strategy for Children and Young People in Northern Ireland
Cycling for new children, in new environments
Distinctive offer for socially 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 out of hours focused activity
Joint working with local authority teams and partners
The Bike Club Consortium•ContinYou•UK Youth•CTC Charitable Trust
• The leading national youth work charity with 750,000 young people, 40 local member groups in England and 3 national members – Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
• Youth Achievement Awards, Foundations
• Peer Education and Mentoring• National Activity Centre at Avon
Tyrrell• Programmes that support specific
groups, like young mothers and young drivers
ContinYou is a national learning charity that aims to open up opportunities for learning through:
• 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 accessible learning• Innovative programmes, resources, training and
consultancy in the fields of: community-based learning; health improvement; regeneration; lifelong learning
In Northern IrelandAlso working closely with:• Belfast City Council• Youth Action NI
FundingCycling England School Champions and Active Recreation8 Bike Club Development Officers 18 towns and cities
Asda Pedal Power6 further Bike Club Development Officers All nations of the UK including NI
Sarah TrokeUK Bike Club Manager – CTC
And the team…
Bike Club
The concept – to provide learning opportunities for children and young people aged 10-20 and their families
through cycling activities
Where is Bike Club?
What has happened so far?
Cycling England Funded Sites (began Sep 2009):
• Recruitment• 18 towns and cities• Networking with local and regional
partners• 171 groups applied to be Bike Clubs; 108
successful, 48 in process. 66% from “target groups”
• £191k in grants issued
What has happened so far?
Asda Funded Sites (Apr 10-Dec 12):• 6 additional positions:
- Glasgow - Edinburgh- Cardiff- London - Belfast City- Newcastle & Gateshead
What has happened so far?
• Tim Edgar• Partner Belfast City Council• Community cycle projects and
organisations• Networking and planning
groups• Consultations with young
people• Events e.g. Santa Cycle 5th Dec
Titanic Quarter to Comber
Target• Over 500 Bike Clubs across the UK
including:– after-school clubs– community youth clubs– family projects– youth lead projects– under-representation: excluded from formal
education, girls & young women; BME; disabled
– with at least 37 clubs in Northern Ireland
Examples of Bike Club activity
Types of Bike Club activity
Training, off-road, BMX, expedition, maintenance, etc.
Examples with photos
Bikeability Training – Boathouse Youth Group Bike Club,
Blackpool
Duke of Edinburgh Expedition – Lawrence Weston Youth Group
Bike Club, Bristol
Family Community Cycle Sessions – Haddenham
Bike Club, Buckinghamshire
Volunteer
Mountain Bike
Leadership training
– Bristol Bike Clubs
Young people
referral project –
ROCI Bike Club,
Darlington
Cycle maintenance sessions – Connexions Bike
Club, Blackpool
Support on the ground• Experienced officer• Small grants programme• Publicity and promotion• Youth Achievement Awards• Partnerships• Training• Sourcing and training volunteers• Registered/qualified cycling instructors and
clubs • Bike Club Membership – including insurance• Sustainability not delivery
Focus for Bike ClubEmpowerment of young people• On the ground consultation• Development of positive role models for
cycling amongst their peers• Devising and implementing programmes• Passing on passion to other family members• Bike Club website – activity listings,
blogging, videos• Accreditation through Youth Achievement
Awards
Youth Achievement Awards
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
What next for Bike Club in Northern Ireland?
• Series of local networking events for on the ground workers
• Invite organisations to apply to Bike Club Small Grant programme
• Clubs on the ground in New Year• Further identification of local
partners for new clubs• Potential for wider partnerships
Communication with Bike Club
• Discuss your ideas with your Bike Club Development Officers
tim.edgar@bikeclub.org.uk07500 069357
OR•Bike Club Manager - UK: sarah.troke@ctc.org.uk 01483 0238332•Call Bike Club head office on 0844 736 8450•Email us at info@bikeclub.org.uk•Online at bikeclub.org.uk•Twitter at @BikeClub•Facebook page
Questions for 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
Thank you & Questions
Develop “Young Guns” with Bike Club to include a whole family approach
Asda Community Colleagues to promote Bike Club in West Belfast
To provide Bike Club with contacts for Neighbourhood Policing and CASE
Officers
Offer on-road cycle training through Bike Club
Support Tim to set up successful and sustainable Bike Clubs in particular
areas of the city
Support the development of cycling as an alternative to anti-social behaviour
Build a partnership between Bike Club and Tri Cycle – national standard on
road instruction
Offer on-road cycle training through Bike Club
Develop Bring a Friend Free programme to skatepark facility to encourage BMX
cycling
Make links between Bike Club and the extended schools programme
Set up a Bike Club with my young people
Promote Bike Club to colleagues
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