Border Raid success rewards Great North Air Ambulance

The Border Raid, the second race in The Bike Place Kielder Marathon Series took place last Saturday in Kielder Forest, and as the name suggests, it went over the Border to Newcastleton.

All proceeds from the race series go to charity split between GNAA and the Kielder Trail Reavers. Before the start a cheque for £500 was presented to Janet Hume from GNAA, which was money raised from previous events.

2012 Trail build dates

Visit the Trail Builds section of the forum for the latest info, and to let us know if you're coming along.

A nice little video update from the Northern Downhill lads, on the new downhill race track being built at Deadwater.

NDH: Keilder on pinkbike.com

FREE PARKING PERMITS

If you attend three KTR trail builds this year which anyone can, you will be given a parking permit which entitles you to free parking at any of the Kielder car parks. However if you attend five trail builds you will get a permit for the whole of the Forestry Commission Northern England District which now includes Kielder, Hamsterley, Whinlatter, Grizedale and Gisburn (free at the moment but charges are going to be introduced soon).

No experience is needed to come trail building, and all equipment wil be provided, they are great fun and you get to meet other like minded people building trails so you can feel you have put something back into the community.

KTR will be holding its AGM on 6th February at The Highlander Inn, near Ponteland.  The meeting is open to everyone, so click to find out more...

Date: 6^th FEBRUARY 2012
Venue: THE HIGHLANDER INN (A696) between Ponteland and Belsay (note venue may be subject to change)

We will be:

• Reviewing our activities and events of 2011
• Planning activities and events for 2012
• Addressing any changes in the Forestry Commission that may affect KTR.

On a bitterly cold winter morning with a biting wind and a period of snow, a few intrepid trailbuilders turned up to continue the excellent work on the new section of trail.

We initially walked the trail and identified a number of areas where the flow could be inproved by making the trail slightly wider with better edge marking and split up into three teams to get the work done.  Progress was quick and with plenty of stone available, we got the jobs done quickly.

We then re-inforced some of the edges with prepared tree trunks and posts to secure and started work on clearing the Black gap jump feature landing area.