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KDCS AGM February 2025

  KDCS AGM –TUESDAY 11TH FEBRUARY 2025 STATION INN Committee: Anne Brookes, Tim Goffe, Brian Woodward, Martin Slader, David Wills, Will Beck There were about 20 members present in addition to the committee. Apologies: Edward and Romola Acland, Mark Bazeley, Liz Otway, Peter Horne, Angela and Tony Brand-Baker, Catriona Webster, Kath Hunt Agenda: Financial Summary MTB rides Away Trips Road rides – joint leaders Easy Tuesday Social events Web site AOB The meeting started at 7:30pm. Anne Brookes (Chair), opened the meeting and welcomed everyone and gave a summary of how the meeting was going to proceed, with reports from committee members and AOB at the end. 1)     Finance Summary – Martin Slader Martin provided an up-to-date report of the club’s financial situation. Martin has the reports for the last six years, and will email them to the committee. Our only expenses as a club are the club affiliation to Cycling UK (which provides insuran...
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Steve hands over to Anne as Chair of KDCS

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  TO ALL MEMBERS Many of you will know that after many years of being Chair of KDCS I have passed the baton on to Anne Brookes. I would like to thank all of you for both your personal support, and for keeping our cycle club active for the past 30 years. The time is now right for a fresh pair of hands to take over the role and I would like to thank Anne for volunteering for the task. I’m sure Anne will bring her considerable professional skills and her cycling knowledge and  experience to the post and I know you will support her in taking our club forward.   Thank you once again and I look forward to seeing many of you on future rides. Steve    
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MINUTES OF THE KDCS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 26/02/2024

  M INUTES OF THE KDCS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON  26/02/2024 Attendees: Steve Warner, Anne Brookes, Brian Woodward, Dave Wills and Will Beck. Apologies sent from Martin Slader. FINANCE REPORT Martin as treasurer had already circulated the accounts covering years 2019 to 2024. Our current surplus stands at £245.95. In the financial year 2022/23 we had expenditure of £130 which included the affiliation fee of £88 to Cycling UK, and a payment of £42 towards the Christmas Social Event. We still remain in a healthy financial position at present and have sufficient funds to meet our forecast 2024/25 commitments but recognised that we will need to ask members for voluntary payments as we have done in the past if we are to meet our commitments next year. MEMBERSHIP UPDATE Anne reported that we have had 7 new members this year (3 road and 4 MTB) but to her knowledge very few of the new road riders had been on any of our road rides. 57 members are on the road riders e-mail contact list ...
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KDCS Committee meeting 21/02/2023

  MINUTES OF THE KDCS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 21/02/23     Attendees Steve Warner, Anne Brookes, Brian Woodward, Dave Wills, Martin Slader. Apologies sent from Will Beck and Mike Pezet. Observer Jan Goodey   FINANCE REPORT   Martin as treasurer had already circulated the accounts covering years 2019 to 2023. Our current surplus stands at £369.56p. In the financial year 2022/23 we had expenditure of £180.78 which included the affiliation fee of £85 to Cycling UK, £28.78 for our domain name and a payment of £67 to fund the Christmas Social Event. We remain in a healthy financial position at present but recognised that at some future point we may need to ask members for voluntary payments to meet our annual commitments.   MEMBERSHIP UPDATE   Anne reported that we have had 21 new members ( 17 both road and MTB, 2 road only and 2 MTB only  ) but to her knowledge only about one third of the new road riders had been on any of our ...
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MINUTES OF THE KDCS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 09/02/22

MINUTES OF THE KDCS COMMITTEE MEETING HELD ON 09/02/22 - version 15/2/22  Attendees Steve Warner, Anne Brookes, Brian Woodward, Dave Wills, Mike Pezet and Will Beck. Martin Slader sent his apologies but was available by phone if needed.     FINANCE REPORT   Martin as treasurer had already circulated the accounts covering the years 2019, 2020,2021 and 2022 to date prior to the meeting. There was only 1 item of expenditure to report for year 21/22 so far which was the affiliation fee to Cycling UK ( £85). Our current income surplus stands at £548.11p. We therefore remain in a healthy financial position.        2.  MEMBERSHIP UPDATE    Mike / Anne, Will and Dave gave an update on current membership. There are 134 members in total the majority of which are considered non active in terms of riding. Anne advised that she had received over 30 responses to her e-mail survey and that there are 25-30 active riders. The c...
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Green Lanes in the Lake District 6th June 2021

Letters sent by the Chairman to Richard Leafe, and The Westmorland Gazette re The use of 4x4 vehicles on Green Lanes in the Lake District. 6th June 2021 FAO RICHARD LEAFE    Dear Sir, Please see the attached copy of a letter I have submitted to the Westmorland Gazette regarding the excessive use of these vehicles in the National Park.   I am requesting on behalf of our cycling club that you curb the use by imposing a Traffic Regulation Order through your Rights of Way Committee and I am also requesting a place on your committee on behalf of the Kendal and District Cycle Scene cycling club. With over 100 members many of whom walk and Cycle on the affected lanes I have been mandated to make representation to your authority to try and change this situation for both current and future generations. Notwithstanding you are asking people to comment on the future direction of the park action on this matter , this can only contribute to your purpose and aims for now and the future...
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