Lots of new faces at the latest dig day but, unfortunately, the same old weather. A brisk North Westerly breeze ensured there was only one way to keep warm and that was to push the barrow as fast as possible. Thankfully, there was plenty of barrowing to be done and Ride Sheffield’s volunteers threw themselves into the fray with gusto. Further wood buttressing was added to prevent the trail disappearing down the hill and the ribbon of resurfacing has now reached the point where only a couple of days hard barrowing and raking is required to see the project complete. The Eastern Moors Partnership team from the RSPB/National Trust, Rachel, Danny and Kim, gave up another sunday to provide technical input and tea and were enormously grateful for the hard work Team RS put in. Thanks to all those who turned up and, you never know, one day we might get to do some digging with the sun on our backs!
Category: Digging
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Wimble Holme Make-over Continues
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Wimble Holme Hill Dig Day Details
The next dig day on Wimble Holme Hill will take place on Sunday Feb 3rd. We’re meeting at Stoney Ridge car park at 10am: https://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?msid=206008473308135420983.0004cfef0043aabe5a03e&msa=0
Should be a good day as we’re adding technical interest for mountain bikers. The Eastern Moors Partnership have bent over backwards to accomodate the MB community so wielding a shovel is a great way of repaying their exemplary attitude.
Big Stone (http://www.bigstone.co.uk/) will once again be providing lunch and the Eastern Moors gang always bring the tea urn.
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You gotta dig dig days man….
Dig Day Facts:
1. It’s not all digging and barrowing but lots of fetching and carrying, advising, revising and honing so we get a fun ride that will last.
2. The doughnuts are good.
3. Dig days are usually at the weekend, in other words, riding time so it’s perfectly understandable that people are reluctant to give up free time to dig. However, don’t feel you have to volunteer to work all day, even an hour is a big help. Just stop off in the middle of your ride, flex some different muscles and then ride on. See it as a rest…. (more…)
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Digging the Devil 2.0
Here are the rescheduled plans for the work on the bottom of the Devils Elbow. We are planning to be out digging quite a bit this year, with this and the work on Wimble Holme Hill and very shortly up to Greno to finish off the work up there. But for now the Devils Elbow…
If you are a regular down the Devils Elbow, you might have noticed that a couple of holes have appeared. It was always going to be hard for the original work to cover all the right bits, so we are going to help out with a bit of remedial work (more…) -
Digging the Devil
If you are a regular down the Devils Elbow, you might have noticed that a couple of holes have appeared. It was always going to be hard for the original work to cover all the right bits, so we are going to help out with a bit of remedial work
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Wimble Holme Hill Gets a Makeover
There’s nothing I like more than an energetic dig day, but sitting in the car park on Blackamoor with the wind howling like a banshee, my enthusiasm hit a low ebb. For one delicious moment I wondered if I was going to get away with it and that no one would turn up but I was ignoring Ride Sheffield volunteers’ well known hardiness. At the appointed hour the cars rolled up and the team assembled wearing a who’s who of outdoor clothing manufacturers kit. When the Eastern Moors Partnership team turned up bursting with enthusiasm, I knew the game was up. (more…) -
Greno Dig Day
Yes, it’s been the worst summer since Noah shouted “Land Ahoy!” and, yes, many Peak District trails are still wetter than an otter’s pocket but there is one ray of sunshine and that, bizarrely given its reputation for sogginess, is Grenoside Woods. Thanks to the efforts of the Sheffield Wildlife Trust, Bike Tracks trail builders and a willing band of volunteers, the Greno trails are in top condition.
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Blacka Planned Maintainance – Piper House Gate
The work that is planned for Piper House Gate Bridleway will be starting this Thursday. We have been asked to tell people to stay off it while the work is being done, particularly on a night.We have been told that the work being done will be much more sensitive than other council jobs, more akin to the other work that has been done on Blacka. We will also be heading up there to help with a bit of finishing if required. Any feedback after completion is welcome, but just keep off it for now, thanks. -
Greno Dig Day and Ride – October
To compliment the work being done by biketrack.org up in Greno Woods at the moment, we are going to be holding a dig day on Saturday the 13th of October up in the woods. -
Blacka Dig Day – This Saturday
The Wildlife Trust will be holding one of their trail days up on Blacka this weekend and its going to be on the permissive route that a lot of you put a lot of work into last year. More info from the Wildlife Trust below. (more…)