Hosted scott mtb marathon series event round 4. Weekend camping and mountain bike riding.. This round is held In honour of a former pupil of theirs Charlie Craig who passed away aged 15. The whole community was incredibly supportive of the whole weekend, welcoming thousands of mountain bikes and campers from all over, I heard american/Canadian /morrocan and Australian accents as well as all the UK variations, into the place they call home. The local Marshalls, shopkeepers,pub land lords and even the land owners really do make you feel welcome, I had an old chap in a red tractor shouting out to me to carry on,it's OK it's all downhill soon when I was struggling up on the way to the quarry. Little things make you smile and keep you going up! To the school caretakers who kept the showers open, the school governers who allowed this to take place so close to start of term and the people of Hope, thank you. I've always loved the peak district, maybe because its so different to where I'm from in Birmingham, I'm not sure but we usually spend a few weeks a year riding around, we use matlock bath as a base but I think it's going to have to be around Hope in the coming years.
The whole community was incredibly supportive of the whole weekend, welcoming thousands of mountain bikes and campers from all over, I heard american/Canadian /morrocan and Australian accents as well as all the UK variations, into the place they call home.
The local Marshalls, shopkeepers,pub land lords and even the land owners really do make you feel welcome, I had an old chap in a red tractor shouting out to me to carry on,it's OK it's all downhill soon when I was struggling up on the way to the quarry. Little things make you smile and keep you going up!
To the school caretakers who kept the showers open, the school governers who allowed this to take place so close to start of term and the people of Hope, thank you.
I've always loved the peak district, maybe because its so different to where I'm from in Birmingham, I'm not sure but we usually spend a few weeks a year riding around, we use matlock bath as a base but I think it's going to have to be around Hope in the coming years.