Highlights 2014-present

Angela Hobsbaum takes over as coordinator.
September: First Bikehangar installed in Camden after three-year residents’ campaign.
November: first set of Quick Wins implemented.
December: campaign to find groups of residents needing a Bikehangar in their street.

January: Report on West End Project announces plans for #TaviPlace trial.
March: Brent and Camden Cyclists hold an Active Travel Hustings for General Election.
April: Angela organises Cycle to work while Tufnell Park Station is closed.
June: Gospel Oak Inspection ride led by Steven Edwards.
July: RCS southern extension completed with stepped tracks and bus stop bypasses.
August: horrendous implementation at Cobden junction completed.
December: Tavistock Place trial started.

May: Tavistock Place won ‘Best Borough Infrastructure Scheme’ at the London Cycling Awards. East-West CS route opened by Boris Johnson.
June: RCS northern extension completed and hence providing a protected route between Kentish Town and Midland Road.
September:#TaviPlace campaign led by John Hartley.
October: Cycle counters show a substantial increase in numbers on RCS since opening of RCS northern extension – over two thousand cyclists are using Royal College Street on almost every weekday.
November: Record response for #TaviPlace consultation. 15,000 responses, including 1,387 residents, highest number ever for a Camden council consultation, with 78% in favour.
February: Tavistock Place trial extended until November while a Public Inquiry is held.
March: Demo to save CS 11 (#SaveCS11) around 150 people assembled with their bikes to hear speeches and then ride round a circuit. Well reported in the Press.
Spring: After a start with two Bikehangars in 2014, 14 new sites with 21 Bikehangars were approved last summer and most have been installed

John Chamberlain takes over as coordinator having been acting coordinator for the last five months.

John Chamberlain (rides coordinator, infrastructure and King Cross (2014–17) then Coordinator from Sept 2016); Meade McCloughan (Secretary 2004–8 and then Treasurer); Jean Dollimore (coordinator 2004–14, then infrastructure 2014–); Helen Vecht 2005– Newsletter;  Geoff Stillwell 2012–rides coordinator) George Coulouris 2013– (infrastructure, LCC policy forum) ; Steven Edwards 2014– (Campaigns Coordinator); Ursule Thurnherr 2016– (Facebook page) Sean Howes 2016–; Simon Pearson 2017–; Berwyn Rurtherford 2017–.

Since 2011 on we have met quarterly with the leader of the Planning team (John Futcher until Oct 16, then Natasha Brown until Jan 17; Kieran Ward from June 17) and the leader of design team (Simi Shah). John, George and Jean attend together with Cllr Julian Fulbrook; topics included the new area schemes e.g. West End Project, Holborn, new and planned GRID routes, safety issues. Many ad-hoc meetings arranged to deal with particular projects e.g. Midland Road, RCS northern safety audit. Meetings with TfL started again in June 2107 to discuss Oakley Square

Each year we responded to numerous consultations, based on discussions on CyclseScape. All of our responses are on our website.

In Bike Week each year, we repeated the  ‘ride all round Camden’.

Geoff has run rides from Sidings  to encourage new cyclists e.g Ice Cream Ride, Brent Parks ride and Fulham Palace Ride.

And each summer we have a ride each month including the above and James’ Towpath Rides, John’s rides to Lee Valley and George’s train assisted rides in Herts/Beds.

We have led feeders to mass rides and events including Ride London, Free Cycle.

In Bike Week our already established annual free cyclists breakfast continues and is repeated each year until 2017 (its 20th year).  We also attend a few street festivals each summer.

Each year we aim to have speakers at several meetings. Over these years many people have addressed our meetings, including: Cllr Phil Jones; Ben Knowles, Lucy Saunders, Audrey de Nazelle, Mark Treasure, John Dales, Sian Berry, Alex Stredwick, Amy Aeron-Thomas,Brian Deegan.