Well we are there a lot! That’s right, last summer when getting ready to go on one of our Tuesday Night Rides the Google Street View car drove past …

As you may be aware a dozen of us recently qualified as Trail Leaders, with just over two weekends of training (ride leader and then first aid) last month.
Not long after an opportunity to take part in a British Cycling’s FREE  ‘XC Commissaire Assistant’ training came up. As Commissaire Assistants we’ll be able to help [...]

Yesterday was a glorious day, the sun was shining and our little allotment was crawling with people raking, digging, clearing and collecting.
Russell Burton spent a couple of hours teaching Neil and I how to route XC trails with clinometers and some magic numbers. We learnt loads and are really looking forward to our next lesson [...]

There’ll be doughnuts a plenty for tomorrows diggers and rakers so come down to the allotment between 10 and 5 and lend a hand. Don’t say we don’t at least try and bribe you!

This Sunday is the first Dig Day of 2010, and we’ve got a lot of catching up to do.
The winter hasn’t been kind to the ground and has tested our drainage to it’s limits, but thanks to some great work last year the damage is minimal. This Sunday we’ll be giving all the tracks a [...]

This Tuesday 8 of us set out from the Horse and Groom in total darkness. With ‘British Summer Time’ just around the corner (Sunday 28th March) and the lighter nights on their way we’re trying to make the most of our lights and the added dimension that darkness brings to a ride.
Fancy giving this a go? See [...]

…after mastering the french kiss we learnt lots about rolling people over, punching them in the back, sticking a foot in their crotch and the importance of ASSESSING THE SITUATION! Joking aside though, we all learnt loads and are now all very capable of dealing with most MTB first aid situations. Thanks to Alan from [...]

This weekend 12 of us are learning how to mend broken people… some are enjoying it more than others.

This is great news, thanks to the ride leader training and some momentum picking up from the weekly night riders the club will be offering a monthly XC ride away! This will me a permanent fixture in the club calendar and will be held in between the Ticker Tape & Dig Days each month. With [...]

In light of a few recent misunderstandings we’ve made sure that the club rules and constitution are both clearly displayed on our website. So, if you haven’t already, please have a little read… it’s mostly common sense but as with any sports club both documents are important and must be adhered to. Thanks
http://www.blackcanoncollective.co.uk/about/rules-and-constitution/