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Unauthorised Building at Stainburn
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"Just been for a spin around Norwood and noiticed some Unauthorised building, this is located above the fire road just above and leading in to the ladder drop.
I am not against building and good on you if you are keen enougth to have a go BUT there are rules we have to follow, we have been in negotiation with FE for several years about Norwood trails and have an agreement on what and where we can build which is very specific. If you absolutley must build in Norwood please get in touch and we can arrange for the clearing and building to take place in a suitable and useful location for you and us.
Take the current new unoficial bit of trail, although it looks fun, the builders are wasting theres and our time and annoying the FE ranger and us, because firstly it fires across a fire road which is also a public footpath, this would need a choke to slow riders down (this could be added), and secondly and more importantly it runs right through a badger set!! This is very serious and area we have been avoiding at the request of FE hence the marker tape.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE TO BUILD HERE, it will really piss FE off and us, the current new bit will have to be flattened we absolutely have no choice duew to the Badger set. There is a line marked out down the same section which avoids the set.
Please do not build without permission, get in touch we need the help but in the right places and wee don't need the hassle of wasting our limited building time sorting this sort of stuff out. If you are responsible please do the right thing and flatten the new bit for us to save us the work, then get in touch and i will show you where you can build."
posting on here so people see it.
Stainburn is ace and it would be bad if it was pulled down due to others.
"Just been for a spin around Norwood and noiticed some Unauthorised building, this is located above the fire road just above and leading in to the ladder drop.
I am not against building and good on you if you are keen enougth to have a go BUT there are rules we have to follow, we have been in negotiation with FE for several years about Norwood trails and have an agreement on what and where we can build which is very specific. If you absolutley must build in Norwood please get in touch and we can arrange for the clearing and building to take place in a suitable and useful location for you and us.
Take the current new unoficial bit of trail, although it looks fun, the builders are wasting theres and our time and annoying the FE ranger and us, because firstly it fires across a fire road which is also a public footpath, this would need a choke to slow riders down (this could be added), and secondly and more importantly it runs right through a badger set!! This is very serious and area we have been avoiding at the request of FE hence the marker tape.
PLEASE DO NOT CONTINUE TO BUILD HERE, it will really piss FE off and us, the current new bit will have to be flattened we absolutely have no choice duew to the Badger set. There is a line marked out down the same section which avoids the set.
Please do not build without permission, get in touch we need the help but in the right places and wee don't need the hassle of wasting our limited building time sorting this sort of stuff out. If you are responsible please do the right thing and flatten the new bit for us to save us the work, then get in touch and i will show you where you can build."
posting on here so people see it.
Stainburn is ace and it would be bad if it was pulled down due to others.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by warwick hunt on -
Had this time and again in chopwell, in the end i've given up the fight in trying to sway people onto the official side of things, not gonna throw mud around on here but i have my reasons.
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Permalink Reply by earthworm jim on -
I agree with dave, it does reach a point where you're just banging your head against a wall....
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Permalink Reply by crashtest dummy on -
Having been a member of NEFA fromthe beginning and gone through all the fights in Chopwell.I can only sympathise with your plight.You could build a Whistler style bike park and there would still be a small faction of riders who would want something extra.Thats just the way it is unfortunaely.
Boney.
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