--- On Fri, 6/26/09, steven menmuir <stevenmenmuir@...> wrote:
> Hi folks, I won't make it tomorrow, some long overdue DIY needed in our
> house.  Really fancy the ride/BBQ but was wondering if anybody else
> would prefer a Fri night or maybe a Sat.  I know I'll be cream crackered
> on the Thurs or will have to leave early the night before.  Alos I was
> wondering if we did it on a Sat if we could do some kind of
> awareness/recruitme nt thing, we spoke about this in the past when
> wondering how we could get more people along.  Maybe we could combine it
> with the Bike Patrol.

A Trailfairy publicity event on a Saturday or a Sunday would be a good thing for
raising awareness of what the Fairies do. However I'm pretty much busy every
weekend in July so I also like the idea of a ride and BBQ next Wednesday. :-)
IIRC Andy's away on his holidays pretty soon so I suspect that the 8th is
probably the only chance we have to do something like this for a wee while.

Chris
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Chris Lupton
thinkingengine@...

Yup, for the last of the Wednesday evening sessions for 09 we'll be forgoing toil and sweat and instead riding bikes and eating food!

We'll be meeting at the Buz Nest car park at 7pm for a ride (nothing too strenuous I might add, gentlemans pace) hopefully taking in some of the 'fairies finest bits of work.  So maybe something along the lines of up to Spooky descent, Broon Troot, Pie Run, Mushroom Pie, Magic Mushroom, Tourist Trap then back up to Buz.  Would be nice to get Zoom or Bust in too.  But anything would be good for me - been stuck in this office too much of late!

Then crank up the barbie for some food.  Would folk be ok to bring along their own food and stuff.  Malcolm, Kenneth - you ok to bring your barbie along?  Anyone not fancying riding but able to get up for the barbie and fancies helping out with some chef'in??   Not asking for much huh!

Hopefully see you Wed eve,

Hopefully the sunshine will reappear by Wed!

andy

Hi guys,

I'll be driving to the BBQ/ride-out direct from work. If anyone wants to attend
and needs a lift from the Cameron Toll area of Edinburgh let me know and I
should be able to sort something out.

Cheers,
Chris

ps, Sorry to hear you've got an injury, Moray! Hopefully I'll hear all about it
this evening?

pps, We won't be needing lights for the ride, will we?
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Chris Lupton
thinkingengine@...

Hello,

Thanks everyone for an excellent fairy session on Saturday. 14 fairies dug,
sculpted, tweaked, fettled and buffed the rerouted section at the exit of the
Broon Troot we worked on at the previous session.

All this has greatly improved how it flows, to the point it could almost be
termed 'rad'.  Yup, I am also totally 'stoked' with how the trail looks.

Possibly the worlds shortest video on Vimeo of Ben riding of the section, is up
at:  http://vimeo.com/5551225

The next session slated for the 25th July is cancelled unfortunately (i'm on
holiday).  So hopefully see you at the following session in just under a months
time on Sat 8th Aug.

Cheers!

Andy

How you doing?

Grant from MBUK is looking for between 4-6 volunteers for the Garmin/MBUK demo
day at Glentress on Sunday 26th July.

Its paid and will probably be between 9.30 and 5.30 and will involve a bit of
car parking, helping out and riding around a trail testing the new Garmin GPS
unit.

Anybody up for it, let me know?

Thanks

Rich

How you doing?

Early days but I thought I would get the house booked if your up for
party again this year, plus it means we can start collecting wood.

Has a look through the Trail building dates and the 28th November or
12th December are scheduled for some building.  My thinking is the 12th
December, make it a christmas party, stick some tinsel on the  mattocks
and some holly on the macleods and have a cracking time.

Alternatively barbie up at Buzzards?????

Have a think and let me know?

Cheers

Rich

--- On Wed, 8/12/09, mackemfairy <mail@...> wrote:
> Has a look through the Trail building dates and the 28th November or
> 12th December are scheduled for some building. My thinking is the 12th
> December, make it a christmas party, stick some tinsel on the mattocks
> and some holly on the macleods and have a cracking time.
>
> Alternatively barbie up at Buzzards???? ?

I like the Christmas party idea. However I think that an additional party/BBQ on
a Saturday before the weather starts getting chilly would be nice too. I know we
had the Wednesday evening one at the time but as someone pointed out back then,
a mid-week event isn't good for everyone and for those of us who have to get up
for work during the week it tends to mean an earlier finish!

Chris
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Chris Lupton
thinkingengine@...

House booked and party on!


--- In glentress-trailfairies@..., steven menmuir
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> --- On Wed, 8/12/09, mackemfairy <mail@...> wrote:
> > Has a look through the Trail building dates and the 28th November or
> > 12th December are scheduled for some building. My thinking is the 12th
> > December, make it a christmas party, stick some tinsel on the mattocks
> > and some holly on the macleods and have a cracking time.
> >
> > Alternatively barbie up at Buzzards???? ?
>
> I like the Christmas party idea. However I think that an additional party/BBQ
on a Saturday before the weather starts getting chilly would be nice too. I know
we had the Wednesday evening one at the time but as someone pointed out back
then, a mid-week event isn't good for everyone and for those of us who have to
get up for work during the week it tends to mean an earlier finish!
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Just added some pics of the trails at Whinlatter. Thought some of you might like
to see what the competition are up to.  FWIW I thought it was ok.  A few design
flaws and a few bits that look like they may have been lifted from some trails
not too far from home.  S'pose its flattering.  Good cafe and the guys in the
shop made me a coffee even tho' they were closing up . As I bought a tyre whilst
drinking my coffee I think it may have been worth the effort.  I also went to
Grizedale and re-visited the North Face trail.  I really enjoyed the singletrack
there but there's far too much fire road.  Whats the point in building a trail
and then not adding to it, it must have been 4 or 5 years since I was there and
it doesn't seem to have changed much.  Has worn quite well tho'.

Hello,

Got this on email from Bruce: 

Volunteering survey – your chance to win HMV or iTunes vouchers!

Volunteer Development Scotland and the Scottish Government are carrying out research in order to find out how young people can be recognised for the time they give up without pay to help people or to benefit their community or wider area. This is often called volunteering.

We would be really grateful if you could complete a survey to tell us about your views on volunteering, even if you have never even considered it before. The survey should take you between 5 and 10 minutes to complete and can be accessed at the following link:

http://www.rocketsciencesurveys.co.uk/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1305143

We will enter everyone who completes the survey into a prize draw to win one of ten £15 vouchers for HMV or iTunes (you get to decide which).

Please feel free to pass on this information to other young people. The survey will close at 5pm on Friday 28^th August 2009.

Thank you for your help!

Cheers,

Andy

Hello,

Fellow MTB Ranger and all round good cat, Andy Weir, has kindly offered to cover this Saturdays trailfairy session for me.  I'm going awol this Sat as it's my birthday.  Poor show I know!

Unfortunately the approval hasn't come through in time to get back working on Zoom or Bust for this session but fingers crossed we'll be able to work on it at the next session on Sat 5th Sep.  The aim being to get in completed, paperwork and sign off done in time to be used at the Stramash Enduro (19/20 Sep) as part of one of the timed sections. 

So for this Saturdays session we'll be giving the Black Route some 'fairy loving - the plan being to do some drainage and pruning work on the final third of the Boundary Trail.  There's some muckle puddles along there which it would be very cool to sort and good to get on the Black as it gets less love than other trails at GT.  Meeting at 9am at the usual spot, near the tool shed/Ranger's Office, finishing up about 1pm. 

Bruce - we'll park up on site just before the exit of the Boundary Trail (post 82), then working back up the trail as far up as post 78.  Where we park you can short cut up a walking path link to post 81 then head up the trail from there.  To get upto the parking spot, head up the 'right side' of the forest to Hit Squad Hill, along to Green Hill, keep going along this road past exit of Betty Blue then past entry to Deliverance.  It's Ok for your car.

The outstanding work boots have also arrived for those waiting on them.  Andy'll have them at the Ranger's Office for folk to try on, sign and take away.  Oh, could you remember to bring along and wear your work boots if you've already got them. 

Cheers,

andy