15 members were present at the new club house. 

Discussions took place on how we can move the club forward.

Grants are available though in one case with a lengthy form

 Potential things to be funded

Training members to be coaches, having looked at this today there are 2 routes, and I suggest anyone  considerring this should look at the web sites of ABCC   and BC and  circulate pros and cons of each for future discussion.  For example you can only go on a BC course if you are first aid trained to a set standard  and have a CRB check.  ABCC is a correspondance course, BC is a 2 day course  and so on

 Rob suggested getting a bike trailer for members to use on sportives, races etc.  Storage, towing etc was raised and it wasn’t progressed

 Thursday cycle sessions  had some discussion, putting on a regular  , event  or training evening run by a qualified and CRB checked person, this could include road safety training

 No firm decisions were taken about what we might apply for

It was decided to have  regular Turbo sessions running all year.  These will be on the 1st,2nd and 3rd Thursday of the month  and we will try and put on a monthly talk or demonstration which  we can try and encourage other cyclists to attend.  Any suggestions or contacts please, what would YOU like to see?

 Care must be taken when bringing bikes etc into the club house, Phil is going to buy some sheeting to put under the bikes but members are responsible to make sure no oil or dirt is dropped onto the floors and carpets

We are getting more members out on runs, but the issue of mudguards arose, what do members think about agreeing mudguards between certain dates in winter?