Trail Day 19/05/2012

[jt]

Meet at Gorilla car park, High Lodge (first on left) 09:30 for a 10:00 start.

We will be continuing work on the 'Shepherd Trail', method statement available to view here: http://tinyurl.com/d5y88jw.

Any questions feel free to ask, but read the FAQ first.

Please post to say if you intend to attend - thanks.

DON'T FORGET A TOTAL OF JUST 24 HOURS* OF YOUR TIME WILL EARN YOU A FREE DISCOVERY PASS, GIVING YOU FREE ACCESS TO HIGHLODGE
* We have decided to work your entitlement out in hours rather than days to allow for people that are only able to help out for shorter periods.

[peterh]

I was thinking of coming to this one. Am I going to be on my own?
As a bonus volunteers will get a free car sticker!

[tomh]

I'll be there Pete, I'm always there

[gnarlyrider]

Will try and get there at the start but wouldn't mind getting away early afternoon if possible.

[clemo]

I'm hoping to be there.

[flipper]

I should be there

[Reevo]

I'll be there, although I'll probably leave around 4.

[littlered]

I would like to help but am thinking where to park as I haven't got a pass.
I'm guessing it would be quite expensive all day ?

[Moe]

Not a problem, parking for those taking part in build days will be free. You will be given a pass by the build day leader.

[ryan goodger]

I'll be there

[Paulakelly]

Thanks to everyone for their incredibly hard work yesterday, awesome effort by all!

So now the new section of green is dug out and raked all the way and stoned half way,

Thanks again

Paula

[peterh]

... and my bones ache again. Here's the last sod being removed by Clemo - proof that he doesn't just lean on spades

[tomh]

http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic ... t-thetford

[peterh]

The trouble with the internet is they let any idiot use it.

I hope everyone understands why we're doing this back breaking bit of trail? It's double track width wide enough to be ridden in both directions as a family trail (tag along's etc). It was badly waterlogged which is why we're raising the height of the trail a bit. It's a bit of an experiment like everything we do. There was some lively debate internally about doing it, as it was clear it would be a lot of work. However it's the shortest section of track we could find to link the end of the new Green route (or Shepherd trail I think it's called now?) We gave a commitment to help out on the Green route and it's through doing things like this that we get access to machinery like the Kanga and the Bomag and money for the pump track. If more interest is added to the Green and Blue trails it'll make it easier to add more technical features to the harder trails.

[Sinner]

It's always the same. People see a trail centre review or a snap shot of Thetford and the very idea of flat trails sends them into a screaming panty twizzle !!
One thing you can be sure of is that those who post such dismissive stuff will never be any where near the trails when it comes to doing any hard work.

It really does grind my feckin' gears !!