Future of the CTC
DANGER
Dear All
How aware are you of the proposal of the CTC head office to change the constitution of the CTC from a Membership organisation and convert it into a full blown charitable trust?
Have the reports and proposals been circulated to Member Groups to consider and discuss? The network is there across the whole country, but has not yet been used.
Have you seen and read the Report on the proposal by John Meudell, CTC Councillor, on the SW London website? Look up the 'savethectc' link on the Hilly 50 webpage. Click on 'Hilly 50 Blog', then click on the 'savethectc' link in grey on the right.
Have you looked at the debate on the CTC Forum? It is red hot! There is also a link to the full Forum debate on the savethectc page
Do you understand what this means for you as a member?
How aware are you of the vituperative debate that has been raging about what this would mean for members?
Do you care?
If you do, it is time for you to:
Have the reports and proposals been circulated to Member Groups to consider and discuss? The network is there across the whole country, but has not yet been used.
Have you seen and read the Report on the proposal by John Meudell, CTC Councillor, on the SW London website? Look up the 'savethectc' link on the Hilly 50 webpage. Click on 'Hilly 50 Blog', then click on the 'savethectc' link in grey on the right.
Have you looked at the debate on the CTC Forum? It is red hot! There is also a link to the full Forum debate on the savethectc page
Do you understand what this means for you as a member?
How aware are you of the vituperative debate that has been raging about what this would mean for members?
Do you care?
If you do, it is time for you to:
- find out what is happening
- decide for yourself what you believe is the purpose of the CTC - who it is for.
- make sure you get a proxy vote and have it cast in accord with your belief in what you think the future of the CTC should be
- know that the result will be decided by your proxy vote, or failure to use it
- the proposal will require, I believe, 75% of the votes of those present , including proxy votes
- a failure to vote is as good as a vote in favour of the change, which cannot be reversed.
This fundamental change to the role, independence and future of the CTC as a member organisation will be voted on at the AGM, to be held on 15 May 2010. You know how many people attend AGMs. Did you attend the SWLondon AGM? A very small number of activists can decide the future of 62,000 members. We can anticipate a blitz of propaganda from the head office and some council members to promote their proposal. The Feb/March issue of Cycling carries for and against arguments from opposite sides of the debate (see pp 36-37).
Please consider for yourself the weight of the arguments for and against this momentous proposal , make up your own mind, and make sure that you vote. The future of the CTC as a membership organisation that represents YOUR interests depends on your vote.
Don't be a sheep - be a lion!
You have 100 days!
Here endeth the first lesson.
Jeff
Please consider for yourself the weight of the arguments for and against this momentous proposal , make up your own mind, and make sure that you vote. The future of the CTC as a membership organisation that represents YOUR interests depends on your vote.
Don't be a sheep - be a lion!
You have 100 days!
Here endeth the first lesson.
Jeff
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