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Rides for 2011 + trail plans

Dec 17th 2010 Announcement

Rides We’re planning our events for February 2011 and onwards. If you have any requests or ideas then discuss them here: http://www.mbswindon.co.uk/forum/events/rides-for-february-2011-onwards-any-requests/. There are already some events on the online calendar. Ideas on our list at the moment include Cleeve Hill (near Cheltenham), the Quantocks, the Mendips, the Forest of Dean, Afan, Cwm Carn, our [...]

News Nov 2010

Nov 4th 2010 Uncategorized

MB Swindon November Update MB Swindon Lights Our lights have arrived! Thanks to the CTC we now have a few sets of lights that we are able to lend to those who wish to try night riding before purchasing lights of their own. These lights are available from this coming Friday 5th November for use [...]

News update extra Oct 2010

Oct 26th 2010 Uncategorized

Another club discount! Bourton Cycles are looking to expand their range of mountain bike parts and accessories. They also offer extensive bike servicing options. You might recognise their mechanic Pete – he sometimes appears on rides with us. He’s a keen rider so can help you out with any mountain bike related queries. Christmas Party [...]

Total Star Radio mention.

Sep 16th 2010 Other

MBSwindon had a news item on Total Star Radio at 6pm this evening. It was a result of winning the “most innovative club” at the 2010 Swindon and Wiltshire Sports Awards, something we’re very proud of. Try listening at 7pm – they tend to run the same news stories on the hour. They’re on 107.7 [...]

MBSwindon News August 2010

Aug 9th 2010 Other

MB Swindon Biking/Social Camping Trip We’re organising a long weekend away in Snowdonia for the August Bank Holiday weekend. The approximate plan is to call in at a trail centre on the Friday afternoon and arrive at the camp site on Friday night. Saturday and Sunday will be used for cross country mountain rides from [...]

Ride, BBQ and build plans. 24-25th July 2010.

Jul 23rd 2010 Other

Friday night ride and BBQ. Our regular Friday night ride is being followed by a BBQ at the trail. See you down there. Build weekend Things are shaping up for the build activity this weekend. We’ve got 35 tonnes of the Grey chippings being delivered on Saturday morning, plus we’ve hired a 1/4 tonne power [...]

July news update

Jun 28th 2010 Other

MB Swindon July News MB Swindon Events We’ve organised lots of events for July, so hopefully there is something for everyone. We’re continuing with our popular Friday evening Croft Trail rides – every Friday in July from 7:30pm. We have a trip to Spirthill (between Lyneham and Calne) on Sunday 4th. Saturday 17th is our [...]

14th May news update.

May 14th 2010 Other

Croft Trail Evening Ride This coming Friday 14th May we have our evening/night ride at Croft Trails. These were very successful throughout last year and are a great way of getting to know the trails and your fellow local riders. Meeting at 7:30pm and setting off for the first lap at 7:35pm. Optional pub visit [...]

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