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Mountain Bike Skills

Over the half term week ten young people from our Clubs took part in the Mountain Bike Skills course at the High Row Residential Centre in the Lake District. Day one saw the young people look at a whole range of Trail Side Repairs including indexing gears and how to change a punctured tyre in under five minutes! A special mention to Keith who when practising the inner tube change for a puncture managed to puncture his tyre for real! The afternoon was spent looking at mountain biking techniques including riding down hill, front and rear wheel lifts ending with some fast down hill on the side of West Fell.

Grassroots Grants Available Now!!

Grassroots Grants are offering voluntary and community groups with an average turnover of less than £20,000 the opportunity for up to £5000 worth of funding for projects that benefit the community. An application form can be downloaded from www.essexcommunityfoundation.org.uk.

This is a great opportunity for clubs to update equipment, subsidise their venue rental costs or contribute towards volunteer training. Don’t miss out!