by Neil Gunn » Mon Aug 22, 2016 10:43 am
Hi all ...did you go anywhere near Sponds Hill on your Sunday run?
I was leading a group of runners from D group on the Gritstone Trail (we did it over 2 days, Sat/Sun) and we came over Sponds towards Bow Stones about 11.00 on Sunday and came across an enormous dirt bike event. There were a couple of hundred cars up there and hundreds of dirt bikes. They were on all the land around Bakestonedale, Sponds and down towards Kettleshulme (and also on the east side of the Macc-Whaley Road. The ground has been well churned up and there were no marshals at the points where the bikes crossed the footpaths and bridleways. I am trying to find out who organised it so I can mention this safety issue. Does anybody have any idea?
Thanks, Neil
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