Craigmillar Cycles

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Craigmillarcycles is an idea and a list of possibilities

	Chris Hill - long time cycle campaigner, with extensive knowledge of walk/cycle paths in and around Edinburgh. Some at edinburghpaths.info. Worked with Craigmillar Primary School in the past as part of the activities of Lothian Safe Routes - promoting 'Safe Routes to School'. Director of Recycle to Cycle - social enterprise that runs The Bike Station. Also creator of cyclingedinburgh.info a new news and information web site. Originator of Bicycle Film Festival in Edinburgh.
	Maggie Wynn - Co-ordinator of TryCycling in Edinburgh, previously organised events such as BikeFest and EMW Commuter Challenges and school Family Cycle Days. Organiser of Bicycle Film Festival in Edinburgh. Maggie has been helping to run a cycle club at the Venchie with money secured from the Council's Local Development Committee.
	Mark Thomson - Bingham Community Policeman. He plans to take young people away - cycling around the off-road routes in the Craigmillar area and places such as Glentress. He is going to run a bike club for teenagers in Bingham some will go on a Build Your Own Bike Course at The Bike Station paid for with money from the Edinburgh Community Safety Partnership.
	Steve Hynd - Training Manager at The Bike Station, very experienced in teaching young people how to build, maintain and ride bicycles. He delivers Build Your Own Bike courses for school and community groups at The Bike Station. The first one for the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme was with Castlebrae High School pupils. He will run the one for the bicycle club in Bingham.
	Darren Mirfield - has been working within a number of Edinburgh cycle clubs over the last 15 years encouraging existing members to find their real potential, whether it is finding how far they can cycle 'on road' in a day or building up confidence 'off road'. He led half of the 'TryCycling in Edinburgh' rides in 2005 and has a tried and tested beginners session worked out in the Glentress forest using the Skills Loop, the Free Ride section and the Blue Route. He also does one-to-one training sessions for budding mountain bikers (including mtb amateur racers) using the various parts of Edinburgh's urban jungle. So far he holds the SCU Trail Leader level 2 qualifictaion. All his rides and cycling activities are thoroughly risk assessed. "The trick is to maximise participants fun within the best possible safety framework". He has been delivering cycle skills training for children at the Venchie.
	Kevin Mullarkey - Children and Families Department. Convenor of a series of meetings between Council officials and others wanting to encourage cycling activities in Craigmillar.
	Marlene Galashan - Head Teacher at Lismore Primary School. Was previously at Craigmillar Primary School where the idea of a school cycle club was pioneered in Edinburgh. CPS pupils found their way to various places including The People's Story and Musselburgh.