CycleWilmslow
Notes from the Open Meeting – Tuesday 2nd December 2025
Present: Jason Joyce (Chair), Rob Sharpe (Treasurer), Rob Sawyer, Lesley Seddon, Ellie Howarth, Helen Battilana (Secretary).
1) Apology for absence:- Paddy Carrington.
Ellie was welcomed to her first meeting.
2) Matters arising from previous meeting.
All the cttee’s short personal cycling stories and photos have been sent to JJ for uploading on the website.
*RSa will collect designer cycling top from Jennifer Hilliard and sell it online.
3) Treasurer’s Report RSh reported assets totalling £669.56, invested in Skipton Building Society:- £501.21 & PayPal:- £168.35. Further discussion about PayPal button and contact form on website. Needs further work, possibly by Lisa J? RSa arranged for HB (as Sec.) to directly receive emails addresses to CW.
After the website payment method is sorted out, RSh will send an email to all on the email list of members requesting payment of subs for 2026, stating a deadline.
4) Local Transport Plan Consultation This was completed online prior to the deadline of 7 Dec. Members were encouraged to submit their responses individually.
5) Cycling Map Revision As tasked, RSh gave quotation from Richard Ross of Active Maps:- 1000 copies for £1300, 2500 copies for £1540. HB suggested a small group work on this project from January. *RSh requested to start work on grant applications.
6) Website updating Several items still to be sorted – distinguish new membership/membership renewal, remove outdated events, update campaigns and show successes, local bike shops, remove dead links on Getting Started & insert new ones suggested by RSa. *JaJ volunteered to work on this within a few days. Any remaining problems may need further attention from Lisa J?
7) LCWIP/Active Travel RSh clarified that the current phase of work on Manchester Rd. will extend to Styal Rd. He believes the second phase from there to the town centre via Cliff Rd is scheduled for the next financial year. HB reported that several U3A cyclists are concerned that the new cycle path contained by wands looks too narrow for a street cleaning machine to use, so likely to become filled with leaves etc. quickly?
RSh is supporting WTC Clerk Matthew on his forthcoming application to fund the first Wilmslow Ways route linking Alderley Rd with Altrincham Rd.
8) Plans for 2026 Next Bramble Bash planned for Saturday 28th February, 10.00. Location tbc.
NEXT MEETING – Tuesday 20th January, 7.30 at Unico.