Better by bike
Cycle Winchester has been closely monitoring the disturbing levels of bike theft in the city, and intervening to try and improve the situation in theft hot spots, notably at the railway station. The latest statistics, showing a reduction in thefts during 2023, provide a crumb of comfort, but overall the situation is far from happy.
John Arthur, our chair, delivered his annual report at our AGM in February, and it’s also published in full here on the website. But we feel it may have flown under the radar, so the purpose of this short article is to shine a light on some of Cycle Winchester’s achievements in 2023.
Oliver’s Battery parents, have launched a bus for kids at the Oliver’s Battery Primary school. The first event was on Friday 15th March and it will run on successive Fridays, with plans to grow participation after the Easter break.
We held our second Annual General Meeting last month. South Downs Social once again made us very welcome. We hope that the evening was informative and enjoyable.
The official minutes of the meeting can be downloaded here. Here is a brief summary of the event.
Cycle Winchester will hold its second Annual General Meeting at The South Downs Social, Kings Walk, Winchester, on 5th February at 7:30pm.