Organisation
Whitby and Esk Valley Active Travel has the declared aims of
- facilitating the provision of active travel infrastructure (paths, benches, storage etc), and
- promoting the uptake of active travel
in the Whitby and Esk Valley area (approximately aligning with the Whitby Travel To Work Area, from Staithes in the north down to Ravenscar in the south).
We are registered with the Charity Commission in England & Wales, with charity number 1206506 as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), starting in 2024.
Please note that we are not involved in campaigning as such. Campaigning for active travel in the Whitby and District area is handled by Whitby Community Network.
Constitution
You can view our constitution here.
Trustees
The organisation is governed by the following trustees
Ian Suckling (Chair)
Ian has lived and worked in the area for over 30 years as a GP and now active travel campaigner. He is working to see changes to infrastructure locally to give a choice and chance for everyone to cycle and walk and ride in a safer environment than we currently have.
Andy Hatchwell (Secretary)
Andy was a governor of a Whitby primary school for over ten years, and has also been successful on projects in education, with the local authority and the Whitby tourist industry, built on working together. His children were brought up walking and cycling in the area, and he is a keen cyclist.
Ben Noble
Ben is from the Hawsker area and, after working as a PE Teacher, moved back to Hawsker to run the family holiday business, particularly catering for the disabled. He is passionate about the provision of facilities for everybody to use regardless of abilities.
Andy Jefferson (Treasurer)
Originally from Whitby, after university Andy worked around the country as an IT consultant, returning to the town in 2019. After time as a Sustrans volunteer on the CinderTrack he turned to campaigning to attempt to improve various aspects of life in the town (via Whitby Community Network), included within that active travel, default 20mph and road safety.
Supporters
In addition, the organisation has a number of supporters to assist us in achieving our aims. Supporters are comprised of interested parties, as well as advisors. We list here a few of the people / groups who have offered to help in some way.
- Keith Hannah, Trailways (The Old Railway Station, Hawsker YO22 4LB) (website).
- Mandy Taylor, FLAB Social Rides (website | facebook).
- Mark Hollingworth, Head of School Governors, Glaisdale Primary School (website).
- David Kent, Chair of Whitby Wheelers, cycle club with 50+ members (website | facebook).
If you have specialist knowledge that would benefit us and would like to be part of this, or if you would have time to volunteer to help out, or simply want to help spreading the word, please get in touch.
Accounts
You can view our accounts and annual returns on the Charities Commission website here.
Funding
We have been in receipt of funding, by way of grants, from the following organisations
In addition we are open to donations, using several mechanisms.