When we planned this day we decided that we didn’t want to tire ourselves out before a club ride. We’ve done that before and ended up being really weak on a ride. Usually only those who turn up for build days appreciate how physically demanding it can be. As usual we ended up setting ourselves […]
Trail build report: Sat 26th March 2011 Read More »
This weekend was planned as a big push. The idea was to finish off a new section that had been started the previous weekend and then to get as much of Piper’s hill as possible rebuilt. This was a good bit of trail that had been built in 2009 and resurfaced in October 2010 but had sunk due
Trail build report: Fri 18th – Sun 20th March 2011 Read More »
This was originally supposed to be a half day spent moving material with Pete’s Land Rover (reg: M00 aka Daisy). The idea was that we shouldn’t exert ourselves too much the day before a club ride. It never works out like that though and we rarely leave the trail before it’s dark… Things began at
Trail build report: Sat 12th March 2011 Read More »
Saturday 19th Feb 2011 After a week of heavy rain and with many key members away on the Saturday the viability of the weekend had been questioned. In the end Phil booked the power barrow and compactor from Brandon hire and decided that the section had to be finished by the end of the weekend.
Trail build report: Sat 19th & Sun 20th Feb 2011 Read More »
Saturday 29th Jan I spent the day smashing up a concrete path in Marlborough as a source of rubble for the trail. Friday 4th I spent the afternoon and evening moving rubble from the house in Marlborough down to the trail. Chris brought us some concrete slabs on Friday night. Saturday 5th The day began
Trail build report: Fri 4th – Sun 6th Feb 2011 Read More »
Saturday 22nd Jan 2011 Phil, Jez, Lee Morgan and Andy Matthews spent the day moving chippings from the car park the long distance to a section that we call the alley. This was a really muddy area in urgent need of surfacing. Sunday 23rd Jan 2011 Phil, Jez and myself (Tom) got started on moving
Trail build report: Sat 22nd and Sun 23rd Jan 2011 Read More »
The day was a record day for volunteers! Phil reports that the following were there: 1 – Chris Hopkinson 2 – Richard 1 3 – Richard 2 4 – Jez 5 – Nigel Gregson 6 – Sharon Gregson 7 – Sharon Yeates 8 – Gary Yeates 9 – Lee Wright 10 – Jenny Wright 11
Trail build report: Sun 9th Jan 2011 Read More »
This was our first build day of the year after a time when many people had been struck down with man flu and other build days had been hampered by snow and ice. We were really keen to get on with our plans to surface the muddy sections of the trail. Brandon tool hire delivered
Trail build report: Sat 8th Jan 2011 Read More »
The snow had finally melted and the ground was no longer frozen solid. In the morning Phil, Tony, Mike and myself (Tom) dug out the new line in the section before the triangle. Blue arrow 1 in the diagram below. The new route avoids a boggy area. The boggy area had been fixed back in
Trail build report: Tues 28th Dec 2010 Read More »
We had originally planned to spend the day moving material so that we could surface some muddy sections. A lot of snow fell on Friday night and when we arrived on Saturday the ground was frozen solid. We decided to opt out of material moving and instead spent time doing a few odd jobs. We
Trail build report: Sat 18th Dec 2010 (snow) Read More »
