CTC No more

[Drago]

The organisation's name is not changing. They will remain the CTC. The new name is simply one they intend to operate under to try and get some new blood into the organisation, which is no bad thing.

 

[PK99]

The CTC was exclusive to bicycles,a rebel group broke away and formed the RAC,to support motorists in the same way as the CTC supported cycling

The Cyclists Touring Club was specific to Touring. a number of Phoenix clubs were formed, catering for racing cyclists eg Kingston Phoenix with a significant membership overlap with Cheam & Morden CTC

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Cycling UK, British Cycling - nothing there to indicate any difference. CTC may have been waning but at least its name did point to a different emphasis. Gone.

 

[PK99]

Cycling UK, British Cycling - nothing there to indicate any difference. CTC may have been waning but at least its name did point to a different emphasis. Gone.

Other than jobs for the management teams, i see no need for two separate organisations - one umbrella cycling body representing all strands would seem better.

 

[swee'pea99]

Seems to me the old name did rather limit their scope.

“For years, as the national cycling charity, we have worked hard to achieve three things: to inspire people into taking up cycling of all forms, be it touring, commuting, or family rides; we campaign to protect cycling interests, for example creating well designed and properly funded space for cycling; and finally, we help people to overcome personal barriers to cycling, like physical disabilities or economic barriers."

If those are their aims - and they seem like worthy aims - then the old name doesn't seem terribly appropriate. Not that I really give a monkey's one way or another. Which could be telling in itself, I guess...

(As an aside, it occurred to me t'other day that the UK's two biggest motoring organisations - the RAC and the AA - both incorporate in their names a word for 'car' which as far as I know has only ever been used by our poor benighted brethren over the pond.)

 

[Drago]

I agree. Just so long as it isn't British Cycling.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Other than jobs for the management teams, i see no need for two separate organisations - one umbrella cycling body representing all strands would seem better.

It looks like CTC has lost confidence or conviction in its specific role - as such, there is little reason for 2 separate organisations, indeed.

 

[hondated]

So the CTC has decided to change its name so does that mean we will see M & S, Tesco, Sainsburys, British Airways etc changing theirs as in their fields you could argue that just like CTC they have been fairly successfully over many years and at the same time are well established brands.
Whereas and I can only think of two at the moment those less successful brands such as Ratners and Group 4 to survive had to rebrand.
I dare say it will not affect me too much as a member but I would like to know how much this rebranding as cost because you can bet your life on it that it was put out to tender when it was being considered.
What a waste of money.
As yet I don't think its been mentioned on the CTC Forum.

 

[palinurus]

Shaun spoofed it briefly, I believe.

I was starting to think I'd imagined that!

 

[EatSleepRideRepeat]

Can't see any mention of this on CTC website. CUK? I can only read this as 'suck'! I see no purpose for the change, members were not informed, my subscription will not be renewed mainly as a protest at how we (the paying members) are treated.

 

[Racing roadkill]

CTC seem to be massively disconnected.

A bit of a dinosaur, needs euthanising.

 

[mcshroom]

On campaigning for cyclists, the CTC is a significantly more active body than BC. It also doesn't have the pro helmet bias BC has.

However since the corporate capture of CTC by professional charity managers, moves such as sacking Chris Juden and sneaking this out through the back door (I'm a full member and signed up to their emails but haven't neen contacted). I worry it is being turned into an irrelevant pale imitation of its former self.

Oh, and the new logo is confused rubbish.

 

[Flick of the Elbow]

Basically they are just treating their membership with contempt.

 

[vernon]

Can I say 'I told you so...'?

You've never needed permission in the past.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Well, as an outsider, and not being privy to all the machinations inside the world of cycling politics in the UK, it seems to me that it was about time that the CTC became something more like an effective campaigning voice for cyclists and less of a private club, so I am generally in favour of the rebranding as an idea. I used to be involved in all kinds of activism when I did live in Britain (including for better transport) and the CTC never seemed to be much use, even though there were a few good people who did work for it. But whether this is the right rebranding, whether the right people are running the revamped organisation, and whether it will be effective in its new guise... I have no idea.