Gisburn Forest needs 5 mins of your time

stumpyjon

As some of you may be aware Gisburn's got great plans for a new car park and skills area along with better facilities. It’s currently going through the planning process and we're trying to secure significant funding to actually build it. We have a major application in at the moment but we need to provide more supporting documentation which is where you come in. One of things needed is an assessment of the need for the facilities upgrade. Could you spend five minutes (that’s all) and fill in the online survey hosted here:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/N25QDLL

No personal details are required except your postcode. The more people who fill in the survey the more credibility the funding application will have.

Even if you haven't visited Gisburn but are may do in the future it would be worth filling it in.

Thanks

ricardo_smooth

Done and good luck! Love Gisburn!

BobbyTrigger

Done!

Brood

done

stumpyjon

Ta

any of the evening crowd up for airing their opinions?

Hope to be able to publish full plans of what's proposed on www.pmba.org.uk as soon as we get a planning decision (which is over due!).

mystery h

done

mkf

done

futuresbright

Done

Raymondavalon

Mission accomplished :¬)

stumpyjon

Ta all.

cubby@cartorque

Done ... And good luck with it

As we are on topic whats the conditions like at Gisburn after all the rain as we are going up on Sunday ?

Cheers

stubs

Done it though I dont like the idea of spending money on a visitor centre. Much better I think to put in a new car park, a bog block (weeing against a wall is okay for blokes but not women) and some better signposting. Then spend the money on the trails rather than a bland overpriced cafe and shop, I can honestly say I have never chosen my trail on the basis of which one has a good cafe.

sparrowlegs78

did it yesterday

Caz xx

spondonchris

done, and hope it goes through

grim168

Sorted.

stumpyjon

Stubs

No worries, the proposal is for a better carpark with toilets. Better information boards at the trail head. There's no indoor visitor centre being planned and the cafe is part of a seperate development being undertaken by the people who now lease Stephen Park. Actually it's likely to generate money for trail repairs and improvements rather than cost money to build.

Car park is the priority with the new connecting Singletrack. Skills loops will be the next thing to fund but we're hoping to tap into a different funding source for that.

piker

Done,i hope it all comes together.

stubs

stumpyjon wrote:

Stubs

No worries, the proposal is for a better carpark with toilets. Better information boards at the trail head. There's no indoor visitor centre being planned and the cafe is part of a seperate development being undertaken by the people who now lease Stephen Park. Actually it's likely to generate money for trail repairs and improvements rather than cost money to build.

Car park is the priority with the new connecting Singletrack. Skills loops will be the next thing to fund but we're hoping to tap into a different funding source for that.

That sounds much better I read it as a full on visitor centre which I think would be a waste of money and an eyesore.

furry.

cubby@cartorque wrote:

Done ... And good luck with it

As we are on topic whats the conditions like at Gisburn after all the rain as we are going up on Sunday ?

Cheers

Done and I was up at Gisburn on Wednesday night. Conditions were fine although one puddle was deeper than I expected :shock: , kept it together though

Alan P

Done.....good luck

MTBmaniac

Personally I feel that the trails are already too busy at weekends and I feel that further development will only add to the problem. As a local rider who has been riding around the forest since the mid nineties I've seen the forest change significantly over the years with the introduction of the original red route towards the late nineties etc. Although I enjoy the new trails and appreciate the hard work that has gone into them (I volunteered myself on the home baked section) I think there is a real danger Gisburn Forest will be over developed and spoilt. In terms of riding, I've changed the times I ride to either very early morning or night time, just because the trails are too busy. Busy trails are fine if everyone is riding at a similar speed, but this isn't the case. I seem to be coming across more and more large groups of riders riding very slowly who just scowl or give me a blank look when I politely ask if I can come past (obviously I get out of the way when someone wants to come past me). Also, litter is becoming a problem with a lot of plastic drinks bottle strewn about especially on the lower part of the red route, although admittedly it looks like someone has had a clean up over the last few weeks. So, although I'm not against out and out trail development as such I do think plans to increase visitor numbers could have quite a detrimental impact on Gisburn Forest.

stumpyjon

Hi amasaback

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/t ... st-2701255

MTBmaniac

StumpyJon, thanks for your reply. That'll teach me to post on two forums. You're doing great work on the volunteer section, so I don't want you to think I'm being negative about everything.

stumpyjon

MTBmaniac

to be honest all (constructive) feedback is very welcome. We're not going to please everyone all the time and it would be a bit worrying if we did. You're obviously a passionate Gisburn rider so you've got as much right as anyone to share your views.

woodnut

Done. GIsburn's great, although I now fear I may be one of the unwashed masses that MTBmaniac doesn't want to go there :roll:

stubs

Stumpy could you ask for a grant for a roof over the forest. I got a tiny bit damp today in fact its safe to say I looked like I had rolled in a pig pen for 3 hours then been badly hosed down with ditch water.

DodgeT

Done and hope to get back up there soon.

browny584

Doing a fine job up there, hoping to go again monday, Hully Gully was closed last week, anyone know if it's open yet???

Wayupnorth

Done! Best in the North West.

grant43

just done it hope it happens

lawson_m20

Done. Fingers crossed.