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Schools out! 

Schools been out for a week so the junior members of North West Riders have had a week of riding. The photos really do show some of the amazing spots the club ride and the talent of the local riders.

half term holidays

	Farmer John`s 2009 Here`s a report on the annual race weekend over at Farmer John`s in Marple Bridge. A very good turnout from NWR this year and also a few prizes won by our members. [Cick Here]
	Wideopen Issue 9 Our friends over at Wideopen have a revamped website and the latest issue of their excellent (and free!) magazine available to download. Anyone who has not heard of Wideopen yet really needs to check it out. NWR even featured back in issue 3. [Click Here]
	Crompton Moor Project Website. Oldham Council have launched a new website for the Crompton Moor Project. The website has details about the Project, the Crompton Moor User Group, site history, and information about forthcoming tasks and events on the moor. [Click Here]
	Crompton Moor in the papers yet again! Since the Council went public with the plans for purpose-built mountain bike trails on Crompton Moor there has been something in the local papers every week. North West Riders even gets a mention this time. [Oldham Chronicle 25th Mar] [Oldham Advertiser 26th Mar]
	Illegal Trail Removal and Litter Pick A big thanks to Mark, Andy, Rich, Dan, Mick, Deano and Jordan who turned up today to remove the illegal trail from the lower woods on Crompton Moor. We got stuck straight in and soon had the place back to how it was before. [More]
	Illegal Trail Removal NWR will be removing the illegal trail extension that has appeared on Crompton Moor in recent weeks. We would like to invite those responsible to join NWR and back the plans we are hoping to put in place on the Moor. [Official Notice]
	Crompton Moor "Buckstones" in the Press Following the first two Crompton Moor User Group meetings there have been a number of letters written to the Oldham Papers regarding the Council's plans for the Moor. [Oldham Advertiser 19th Feb]  [Oldham Advertiser 26th Feb] [Oldham Chronicle 11th Mar] [Oldham Advertiser 12th Mar]
	Illegal Trail Building At Buckstones There appears to be some new, illegal trail building going on in the bottom woods at Buckstones. As a club, NWR is currently working with the Ranger Service in Oldham in the hope of developing a legal mountain bike trail on this site [more]
	Farmer John's Race Weekend Unfortunately not a full report but a couple of videos courtesy of Richard Scott Productions. Well they do say a picture says a thousand words...[more]
	November Night Ride II The second of our night rides went off last night and started off a lot better than last time thanks to the weather. It was a lot colder but at least it was dry. [more]
	New T-Shirts and Mugs These are strictly limited edition and feature our new chainring design. Items will be on sale at the Mountain Bike Event at Crompton Moor. Tees are £10.00 for members (£15 everyone else). Mugs are £5 for everyone. To view the products click here.
	November Mountain Bike Event @ Crompton Moor North West Riders teamed up with Try-Cycles and Surosa for a fun packed day of mountain bike action. Try-Cycles were on hand to provide skills sessions whilst Surosa were joined by Bionicon and Cube bicycles to provide test rides. Click here to find out more.
	November Night Ride What can I say about the first NWR night ride? It was cold, wet and we only had a half-arsed route planned... [more]
	NEW! North West Riders Website Launch We are proud to unveil the new NWR club website, take a look at the new features. Race reviews, bike tests and trail guides will be on line soon. Dont forget, sign up to the club to benefit from exclusive forum access.