Call for new PDMTB Committee Members

It’d be a rubbish game of Guess Who: “Is it a man?” Yes. “Are they white?” Yes. “Are they bald?” Yes. “Glasses?” You have to start getting pretty precise in your guesses before you got closer to finding one of our committee. And we’re very aware of that. Can you help us out? We’re stretched […]

Meet the Team – Greville Kelly

WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH PEAK DISTRICT MTB? To represent mountain bikers from the north west of the Peak District and make a difference to the quality and number of trails which allow mountain bikers to access the Peak District. FAVOURITE RIDE Kinder loop incorporating Roych Clough and South Head of Kinder, it’s a […]

Meet the Team – Graham Clark

WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH PEAK DISTRICT MTB? I responded to a query about potential for riding at the Roaches as I had been involved in some work with the Park Rangers over a decade ago, and (over a pint) that was where I met Dan… and since then I have spoken at the […]

Huge thanks to Peak District MTB founder member Paul Richardson

You’ve got to have a certain mindset to get involved in mountain bike advocacy work. You might think it’s about diplomacy, tolerance, understanding and patience. But talk to anyone involved for any length of time and they’ll tell you that one thing is required in buckets. Stubbornness. Which is why, when Peak District MTB founding […]

Meet the Team – Dave Finch

Why did you get involved with Peak District MTB? I’ve been living and riding around Macclesfield for over 8 years and there’s a lot of potential, but access is relatively limited. Over time, I became aware of grumblings and problems around Macclesfield Forest, and these were mounting to the point that the situation had to […]

AGM 2020 Report

“The biggest thing to take from that AGM” says Dan Noble, chair of Peak District MTB, “for me, was the amount of positive stuff we’ve got to follow up on. There was loads of great conversation, challenge and debate – perhaps even more than we normally get.” Dan was talking after the Peak District MTB […]

Meet the Team – Jim Cherrington

WHY DID YOU GET INVOLVED WITH PEAK DISTRICT MTB? I was invited by Chris Maloney. I was doing some research at Sheffield Hallam on mountain bike trail builders, and after seeing an article I had written on trail sabotage he asked if I wanted to join. One of the things that I see all the […]

AGM 2019: “Peak District MTB are at the forefront”

“Peak District MTB are doing locally what they can, stuff that just looks like day job mountain bike advocacy. To them. But when you look across the patch, because there isn’t a British Mountaineering Council, a Ramblers Association for mountain biking; they’re actually right at the forefront.” “There are some other groups doing some really […]