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Event: Joint Club Ride (23/3/14)

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  • Date & Time: SUNDAY 23rd March 2014 (will be morning)
  • Venue/Location: TBC
  • Distance: TBC
  • Terrain:

Initially an event for Blaydon & Spennymoor clubs we’re looking to get the North East social cyclists out for a ride.

This page is a placeholder for the event, when we have more details we will post as and when we know. we’ve pretty much just had the idea tonight (18 feb) so watch this space and our collective social media outlets.

Event is being hosted at bit.ly/23marchride which will also be updated accordingly.

IF you are a North East group who would like to join in or send riders over please contact us.

We aim to ride 40-50 at present we have no planned cafe stop but feel free to stop at any locations on the way. This may however change as plans are drawn up. GPS mapping will be available. Full details and points to consider coming soon.

 

British Cycling Affiliation: And What it means for Blaydon Cycle Club

British Cycling Affiliation:
And What it means for Blaydon Cycle Club (BCC)

British Cycling affiliation means a cost of £92 to the club which will be met via a subscription system like many other clubs. BCC was originally set out to be free but for growth, and protection of its members and future it’s a great idea to ‘make it official’ costs will be kept as low as possible and the format of our club and rides will remain on the large unchanged.

The system of payment is currently under review , at our first meeting we agreed on a ‘pay per ride’ model this is to be the one we adapt hopefully upon agreement,  but we need to confirm this will work for the club and comply with british cycling rules. (email has been sent to the regional organizer)
£2 a ride was suggested with all monies covering the affiliation costs and any surplus going into a ‘pot’ to fund club essentials / trips away etc an example could be minibus or van hire if we went away.

The alternate way of managing members is to pay an annual subscription via the British Cycling member centre (again most of this subject to BC ways of working which I’m currently inquiring about so although discussed at length at the meeting there is potentially rules we need to comply with)

This will be fed back to members and before we firmly agree on a proper way of working it will be passed by a majority.

For riders / members your first year is free or discounted as a british cycling member, you receive the basic package or can get a discounted rate on other packages. As of 5/2/14 British cycling state the following benefits for members of our club upon affiliation.

 

‘Club members who have not previously been members of British Cycling are entitled to a special introductory discount on British Cycling membership. Full details of the discounts can be seen here. see http://bit.ly/Blaydonfirstyear for details.

Club members who are club officials will also be covered by the third party liability insurance when acting on the club’s specific instructions.’

For The Club: Insurance cover for rides and club officials – see http://bit.ly/1cVfM78 for more

Also the Membership tool / area benefits include (we’d stick with our own website still) we’d be to have greater communication with people and keep track of our ridership and keep the club more organised. these benefits are as follows:

a) Club Profile

This feature of the tool allows you to create and edit your club profile page which will appear when people find your club on the British Cycling Club Finder. Attract new members by adding a club picture, logo, kit design and some text about the club. You can easily edit who you are open to, what activities you do and when you train.

b) Website Manager

This is a free and easy tool to create and manage your club’s own British Cycling Powered Website – if you already have a club website, this can be configured to compliment your existing site. Create a great looking website with professionally designed HTML templates. Easily insert content with our drop-in modules, including exclusive news and results feeds from British Cycling. There are no charges for hosting or design and no need to buy or install any new software. You can simply edit your site at any time from any web browser.

c) Membership Manager

Manage all your club members in one place, see their British Cycling membership status and race licence, add new club members and use our free subscription management tool to set up your club subscription fees and collect them from your members.

d) Online Subscription Manager

This will allow your members and new members to pay their club subscriptions using British Cycling’s secure web payment system. All major credit and debit cards are accepted on this system. There is no charge to the club and the money will be paid directly into your club’s chosen bank account. No more hassle of having to pay in cheques, manage spreadsheets or chase members for their money.

e) Newsletters

Send out newsletters to all your club members. Newsletters will be easy to create and look great with our professionally designed templates. You can simply add your own text and pictures, then decide which club members will receive them.

f) Messaging

Quick and easy messaging all from your dashboard.  You can send messages to the entire club membership, selected members, the British Cycling Regional team and the British Cycling Admin team.

g) Activity Manager

Create and list all your club activities on the British Cycling powered club calendar. Enable people to sign up for your club activities in a click. Activities will display on the British Cycling website opening your club up to potential new members.

‘ICE’

After the meeting  and a discussion on emergency plans we are after emergency contact details for riders just in case something was to happen.

all information will be used only for the purposes of record keeping and emergency preparation.

 

to make sure the ride is safe for all we need

  • A Number we can contact you on if you get lost
  • You to save the club phone 07572 760 953 to your phone in case you need to phone us
  • A emergency contact name and number for someone you know that we could contact in an emergency.
  • if you have any conditions that we may have to be aware of during the course of your ride.

We Also recommend everyone carries ID, this can be an official document such as a driving license or a bespoke ID card such as One Life ID (starts from £5.99)

to give us your details use the form to provide the above details or see us at a ride.

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BCC Jan 2014 Meeting

JAN14 meeting Notes Click TO download.

Thanks to all that attended the BCC 1st meeting a lot was learned and discussed. The main points for the forward working of the club is noted in the document, these include some big changes to the way the club operates officially while maintaining the social ride roots that BCC was set up with in mind.

The Meeting took place at 7pm at La Taverna.

if you have any troubles with the download contact us and we can email the .pdf

New Ride: The Coast 9/2/14

0900 for 0915 @ La Taverna Sunday 9th Feb.

New Ride Info

After last weeks impending snow, sleet, rain, cats & dogs we ditched the coast ride for a shorter inland ride. For our next ride we hope to try the coast ride again, however a backup route is in place just in case the weather is poor. Updates through the usual channels. Event to your right in the tool bar, or here

Blaydon Jersey Update:

The jerseys are now here, Paul picked them up this morning, you can collect yours at a ride or at the meeting this week, please let us know when you are coming so we can bring yours along! cheers

(anyone who has confirmed attendance on facebook to the meeting shall have theirs brought along)

In a week: Blaydon Cycling Winter Meeting & Jersey Update

Just a little reminder a week today, we will be meeting at La Taverna (our usual meeting spot) for a little meeting to discuss what 2014 is to bring for BCC.

If you have any suggestions to add to the meeting agenda please post them below on the website or email us We’ll discuss anything on the list to try and come up with a plan for 2014.

Please make sure you let us know if you are coming as we will have limited space booked at La Taverna.

Update on jerseys: as of Monday/Tuesday we were informed of a small delay, this was due to the jersey tops still drying from the sublimation process of printing. we hope to have them ready for Sunday’s ride if not the meeting, further updates will come via the usual channels.

Coast Ride: 26/1/14

The coastal ride is still due to go ahead, the weather says expecting a little wind and rain. We’ll keep the pages updated with the information. If the ride is to be cancelled if the weather turns we will post on website, twitter & facebook the evening before. We do not foresee this happening due to the forecast so far.

Update: Meeting Confirmed

  • 30th Jan 2014
  • La Taverna
  • 7pm

facebook event here

This meeting will be held at the above date at the above time. please let us know via email ,twitter, Facebook or here (below) if you are coming

We have booked a table at La Taverna for our meeting to discuss 2014. What we want to get out of the year, full blog on this is here.

we have around 20 questions seeking feedback, notes will be taken, and a report typed up on what people want to see etc.