The great news is we’re just a few thousand pounds off the £74,000 target for Cut Gate, so we’re over 90% there! Alongside Keeper of the Peak and Ride Sheffield, Peak District MTB has been a major part of the effort to raise the funds for maintenance on the Cut Gate bridleway, north of the […]
Rushup Edge (Chapel Gate) joint press release
It’s been over four years since Derbyshire County Council starting work on the Chapel Gate byway (aka Rushup Edge). With four years passing we are still no nearer to understanding the reasons why they want to substantially change the nature of the route nor have we seen any feasible proposals for how they might carry […]
New Roaches Permissive Right of Way
Result! The green light has been given to a new permissive cycleway on the Roaches Estate in the South West Peak District, north of Leek. The High Forest footpath has been granted permissive cycleway status by Natural England on a 12-month trial basis. This is superb news for mountain bikers in the Staffordshire Moorlands, and […]
Advocates’ Awards, AGM and ales – another year for Peak District MTB
Last night was the 2018 Peak District MTB AGM. A night of great discussions, updates on what we’ve been up to and of course the nomination of the committee. It was also a great opportunity to celebrate our members. With guests including Moors for the Future and the British Mountaineering Council, the night was an occasion […]
MTB advocacy and the government’s new agriculture bill
On Wednesday 12th September the government announced their new agriculture bill. What does this mean for mountain biking? “…the (new) Agriculture Bill could spell out good news for off-road cycling. It places financial support for improved countryside access front and centre of its proposals.” Source: Cycling UK Cycling UK launched their “Get On My Land” […]
Cut Gate Raffle a huge success!
Our Cut Gate Raffle draw was hosted live on Facebook last night, raising an amazing £1,700 for the Cut Gate Mend Our Mountains campaign! Our very own Chris Maloney was a natural in front of the Facebook Live camera. The prize stash was huge and Chris did a great job introducing the prizes and announcing […]
Sponsor a Slab – Manchester Mountain Bikers join the Cut Gate party
There’s no doubting the fact that our plan for Cut Gate is ambitious. £74,000 to put a resilient path through the worst of the bogs up on Margery Hill is a tough enough ask in itself. To put a path in that doesn’t impact upon the delicate landscape, that is in keeping with the remote […]
Buddy up – support Cut Gate; win a day’s guiding in a quiet bit of the Peak…
Being a follower of Peak District MTB, Ride Sheffield or KoftheP you probably know the Budds. Jacquie and Jason have been at the centre of the MTB community locally for years now and their support for the various things going on is unfaltering. Which is why it’s not surprising – though no less welcome – […]