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Gawton Gravity Hub Offers first British Cycling Go-Ride Gravity Racing and Coaching Sessions

Posted on 25/04/2012 by Gareth Newns — No Comments ↓

One of our affiliated clubs, Gawton Gravity Hub, sent us over this exciting news about how they are getting local youngsters involved in racing: Gawton Gravity Hub, Maddacleace Woods, Tavistock, Devon, PL19 8JN Gawton Gravity Hub, the British Cycling affiliated…

Posted in News, South West England

BDS Round 1

Posted on 16/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

What a fantastic day at BDS round one! The weather stayed great track was dry and riders of all ages laying down some great riding. I don’t know what it is but I find the juniors more impressive than the…

Posted in England, Events, News, South West England

Woodland Riders becomes “Gawton Gravity hub”

Posted on 11/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

Woodland Riders Mountain Bike Club, the non-profit group run by volunteers and the people behind the Gawton and Tavi Woodlands downhill tracks are changing their name. A lot of work has been going on behind the scenes in the last…

Posted in England, News, South West England

Adaptive Marathon

Posted on 11/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

Hopefully you have seen the previous post about the Adaptive Marathon and you may of attended, the event took place on the 7th April and started bright and early for me stopping at the garage for a Coffee and a…

Posted in England, Events, News, South West England

Callington Dirt track plans

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

It’s great when young people with a passion take action, Gareth Newns from the South West has had the pleasure to help a group of passionate people in Callington with the proposal of a new dirt jump track to be…

Posted in England, News, South West England

Tweedlove 2012

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

Returning for a 3rd summer, Tweedlove is a cycling festival taking place in the biking mecca that is the Tweed Valley from 26 May – 5 June. For 10 days of bikes and good times, see www.tweedlove.com . The Glentress…

Posted in Events, News, Scotland

IMBA UK proud to be affiliated by Rider Down – Scott Shepherd

Posted on 10/04/2012 by Gareth Newns

IMBA UK are pleased to support Rider Down Trust as an essential part of Mountain Biking. We all ride out on the trails and push our selves to the point that accidents are inevitable yet hope “it’ll never be me”,…

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Up, up and away!

Posted on 18/03/2012 by Gareth Newns

We recently received an email that needed some thought. The Air Ambulance Service who currently pay VAT on fuel even though they are fully funded by charitable donations and give the end product away they are unable to reclaim the…

Posted in News, Petitions

Questionnaire – Public rights of way

Posted on 12/03/2012 by Gareth Newns

James Nevitt is currently completing an MSc in Public Rights of Way and Access Management through Sheffield Hallam University. He has decided to focus his attention on how successfully mountain bikers integrate public rights for way (PROW) into their recreational…

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Exmoor Beauty

Posted on 05/03/2012 by IMBA

On the 22nd of April Gareth Newns (Web master and South West coordinator for IMBA UK) will be putting aside fat tyres for a road bike and lycra, this is out of his comfort zone as he’ll also be riding…

Posted in News