January 2025
Monthly update:
Bringing in 2025 with our first maintenance day of the year saw a great turn out on the hill and a brilliant team of volunteers helping to maintain the Berm Burner trail.
Maintenance day:
Committee members present: 3
Community volunteers: 15
We carried work out on the following:
Berm Burner saw work to it's berms from top to bottom helping to reduce breaking bump and fixing up corners that had worn away.
Monthly observations:
Brilliant usage throughout January with us counting 40 users on the hill today despite the damp conditions (people telling us there was more yesterday.)
Litter on the site is down substantially, the community are looking after the space and there's a culture shift creeping in.
No un sanctioned trails or damage to the woodland.
Future:
We will keep maintaining the trails on the last Sunday of every month.
Got thoughts/want to have your say? Drop us an email hemlocktrailassociation@gmail.com with your phone number and name. We can add you to the Riders/Maintenance crew WhatsApp where we are regularly in touch to make sure Hemlock is running perfectly for everyone.
photos
Trail crew - Team of dedicated volunteers who gave their time to the maintenance day.
Maintenance - Local riders working on the Berm Burner.
Jamie test riding the corners
Maintenance - Despite the rain our volunteers stuck at it installing drainage.
Drainage installed in a berm
Nottingham University students giving a helping hand
Final berm on Berm Burner thanks to the Uni Student
HTA Chair, photo and video man Nico
Litter pick
Busy day on the hill - 38 people in this photo!
Duncan gets a lap on Free Ride
Local volunteers putting in work on BB.
dirt diary.
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