Working Bee Sunday, 11th September

Next working bee will be Sunday 11th.  We will be creating a new ‘easy’ deviation about half way down Weta which will bypass the steep chute bit so that grade 3 riders can also enjoy the trail.
 
It would be great to see some new faces helping us out as many hands make light work as they say.
 
Meet at Woolshed on Stratton street at 9:00am, or make your way up Weta if you arrive later.

Karma Keg

Baylands

 

Thanks to Baylands Brewery we have been given a Karma Keg which will be available at the Queen of Jackson in Petone on Saturday 19 November, 3pm – 5pm. Support BAMBA and book this in your calendar now.

queenofjackson

 

 

 

‘Sons of a Bitch’ & Mel Parsons

833776-385266-34The BAMBA boys will be the opening act for the show by cooking gourmet burgers to raise funds for future trails in the Belmont Regional Park. Get you tickets early so you don’t miss out on good food and good entertainment.

http://melparsons.com/woolshed-tour/

Book tickets for our events here…

http://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2016/mel-parsons/wellington-region

Farmed areas CLOSED for lambing & calving

Belmont Regional Park: Farmed areas CLOSED for lambing & calving.From 15th August to 25 October No public access is permitted on tracks crossing farm land over this period.

Hill Road and Belmont Road will remain open through this period however all farm areas adjacent to these roads are CLOSED.

This does mean that once at the bottom of Bull Run you will not be able to access back to Old Coach Road via the farm!   

Please plan your trip accordingly. 

Happy Trails.

http://www.gw.govt.nz/park-news-6/

Working Bee Sunday, 14th August

Hi All.
Next working bee we will be taking a short break from working on Weta to assist GWRC in the park with a Planting Day:

Belmont Regional Park Planting: – Sun 14th Aug -9 am.
Meeting at the Hill Rd car park, top of Hill Rd, Belmont. Lower Hutt.

GWRC need our volunteer help to plant tree seedlings at the bottom of Bull Run. GWRC will supply the seedlings and spades etc.
Its also hoped to have a BBQ food & drink as well.

Bring the kids if their willing and able! This is a good way to give back to the Park and GWRC by not just building trails!

It would be great to have as many people assist as possible!
So If you do not wish to assist in building trails, yet love to ride them, please feel free to assist in this other way.

Hope to see you there!

Hutt River Trial Survey

Don’t you just love the beautiful Hutt River Corridor?

Most people do because, with more than 1 million visits a year, it’s our most popular park! We want YOUR help to make it even better.

Click below to tell us how you use the river corridor (like for swimming, fishing, walking, or cycling), what you think of it and what you want it to be like in the future> http://haveyoursay.gw.govt.nz/hutt-river-environmental-stra…

Your feedback is important to us and will guide the review of the Hutt River Environmental Strategy.

Click Here for the survey

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Weta Update

Great work on Weta this morning by Dave, Dan, Marco, Paul, and Angus. Tidy up of stumps which had been blasted earlier in the week and widening of a few sections. Still a little work to do, but all rideable now.

Before, huge slip where a stump was blasted
Before, huge slip where a stump was blasted
After, switchback run off is good and wide.
After, switchback run off is good and wide
Before, nasty stump gone which prevented us from making the switchback entrance wider.
Before, nasty stump gone which prevented us from making the switchback entrance wider.
Dan sorting out the entrance to the switxhback
Dan sorting out the entrance to the switchback
After, switchback complete
After, switchback complete

Working Bee Sunday, 19th June

Awesome morning weather wise and some good work today on the Start of tweaking Weta.
Thanks to the few that gave up their valuable time to muck in! (Matt, Marco, Karl and Paul) Sorry no pics of the work – Way to busy dealing to the dirt all morning eh.

NEXT WORKING BEE:
Sunday: 19th JUNE – MEET 9 am at the WOOLSHED.
Gather up a tool and then we will head up too the start of Weta to once again extend, tweak and sort out some water issues on the trail.
A 4wd vehicle will drive up to the start of Weta with required tools so If you would like a lift please be on time. Departing 9.10am ish.
Happy Trails.

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