We were lucky enough to enjoy a very positive meeting with Peak District equine pressure group, PeakHorsepower recently. Sue Duke and John Horscroft met up with Wendy and Charlotte, two of the leading lights in the organisation which, just like Ride Sheffield, has only been operating for about three years and has already achieved a fair degree of influence. We also invited along Paul Richardson of the newly formed Peak District MTB pressure group. (more…)
This coming Saturday the 14th of December we are going to be heading up to Parkwood Springs MTB circuit to give it a bit of an early Christmas present!
Bike Track are going to be carrying out some routine maintainance over the next few weeks, so we don’t need to concern ourselves with the actual track itself. But we are going to do our best to give the site a good tidy up and along with the ranger service, we will also be helping plan some trees too. (more…)
It’s been a good few months since Ride Sheffield launched the very first crowd funding initiative for a bike trail. Over the summer money has been coming in steadily, with some local businesses also putting chunks of money into the pot. With the money pledged so far our total currently stands at just over £8,500 which is amazing. THANK YOU SO MUCH to all who have contributed.
However (you knew there was one of those coming, didn’t you), we have spent the summer and autumn working with Jon Dallow from Sheffield City Council and Bike Track to finalise plans, and there is so much more going on surrounding the area than first thought, and all that has had to be taken into account…
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Ride Sheffield volunteer Martin Clist recently joined other Eastern Moors enthusiasts for the latest stakeholder meeting which is a chance to discuss current issues on the estate and a means of bringing diverse user groups together. Here are his wise words:
Just a quick reminder that the second Buxton Adventure Festival kicks off this weekend at the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton Opera House in the Peak District with 10 incredible speakers coming from all over the UK and further afield to talk about their expeditions and experiences. Loads for cyclists – with speakers on Saturday and Sunday including:
10.30am Extreme Mountain Bike Stunt Show for Young Adventurers
5.30pm Saturday The fastest woman to cycle round the world, Juliana Buhring;
8pm Saturday – Olympic Mountain Biker Annie Last on stage talking to British Cycling’s Nik Cook
Followed by UK Premiere of Anthill Films Arrival in a double bill with NotBad.
12.30pm Sunday – 3 Peaks CycloCross winner & ultra-runner Heather Dawe
8pm Sunday – Jason Lewis who travelled round the world by human power, including bike.
Programme at a glance here: http://www.buxtonadventurefestival.co.uk/speakers-films/festival-at-a-glance/
Last week we had a fair number of upset comments on the Facebook group about photos of The Roych being dug up and maintained. This was mainly because it involved Derbyshire County Council and the dread spectre of iconic sections of trail being motorway’d a la Stanage and Wigley Lane got feelings running high.
So, Sue and John contacted DCC and quite out of character actually got a reply! Karen Turnbull is the project officer and offered a site visit. Yesterday (24th October) me, plus John and Tom from Vertebrate Publishing went at met Karen on site.
Sheffield Bike Jumble is a bi-annual event that gives you the chance to make a bit of money from the kit you don’t need any more, or pick up some of those essentials on the cheap. It’s on this Saturday at St. Mary Church. If you are interested in a table, there are still a couple left, so get in touch with Mark on 07595 666370 if you are interested.
We are big fans of A Line Coaching over here at Ride Sheffield and not just because of the expertise that they have leant to our trail design. Coaching is becoming more and more prevalent and for good reason; it’s the best way to buy yourself better, faster, safer and happier. So if you want to give it a try, A Line are running a couple of courses at Thornbridge Hall.
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One of mountain biking’s undeniable joys is the mid or post ride cake stop; and while we are well served further out in the Peak and in town, there are not too many places to stop on the way back into Sheffield from those more local rides.
But for those folks who end travel back in via Ecclesall Woods, there is now more than just ancient woodland to keep you happy. At the rather lovely JG Graves Woodland Discovery Centre they are now serving fresh coffee and home-made cakes on a Friday, Saturday and Sunday. With good covered and open outdoor seating, it a good place to round off the ride in a relaxed setting.
Ride Sheffield has been helping the National Trust formulate it’s long term plan for the High Peak Moors which includes Kinder and the Derwent watershed. The masterplan has now been published and is available to read at http://www.high-peak-moors.co.uk either in its entirety or in summary form.