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AMBTA FILM PREMIERE NIGHT "From The Inside Out" & Gravitate - Fri 13th Jan 2012, Dundee
Its official folks... Were hosting a Premiere Film Night of "From The Inside Out" and "Gravitate" on Friday 13th January from 7pm at The Hannah Mclure Centre Cinema, Abertay Uni, Bell Street, Dundee.
All proceeds will go back to AMBTA to continue the work we are doing in Angus.
We should also have some bikes and bling on display and a raffle for some bike bonanza courtesy of Cycle World, Arbroath!
Ticket Prices £5.95 in advance, £7.95 on the night
Purchase yuor tickets online from CycleWorld HERE
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WE NEED YOUR HELP (& TRAILS)!
AMBTA are teaming up with Developing Mountain Biking in Scotland and Angus Council to produce Route/Trail Cards for the Angus Region.
Angus Council are kindly funding the Route Card packs to the tune of £4000.
The cards will be FREE and available at Tourist Information Offices and selected Bike Friendly Business’s in the Angus Area.
We really need the help of our members to facilitate this project. We need your trail ideas and route suggestions for consideration in the packs.
If you know a great piece of single track, or have a local loop that you think is worthy of representing Angus as a fantastic place to ride, please send us your suggestions!
More info can be found by downloading our route submission pack which is available to download here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/18628106/Angus%20Mountain%20Bike%20Route%20Card%20Information.zip
This initiative follows the successful rollout of similar packs in the Dundee and Highland Perthshire areas.
The Route Cards aim is to:
• Help increase participation from a grass roots level
• Create a bridge between landowners and riders by involving and empowering them to work together
• Increase Tourism and help generate new business and revenue within Angus
• Promote local Bike Friendly Business’s
AMBTA intend to include between 8-10 route cards in the first pack. This might be expanded in future years dependent on how successful the initial Route Cards are received.
PUBLIC MEETING 08/03/11 Report - Glenisla Trail Centre
Formation of a Steering Group
Following the successful public meeting in February to outline the proposed Trail Centre this meeting was an opportunity for interested individuals to input views and ultimately for some to volunteer to help the proposal move forward by forming a steering group.
In order to help the steering group Eliot Palmer (Angus Council Community Learning and Development) spent some time discussing the communities that this proposed development might hold benefit for. He then asked those attending to identify the needs of the different communities and the type of people a steering group would need. Then four group discussions took place identifying the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats of the proposal. These discussions were finished by the groups finishing the following sentence. This organisation wants to develop a Trail Centre which will…….
The total attendance for the meeting was 42.
The notes from the meeting can be downloaded in PDF format HERE.
FEASIBILITY REPORTS
The Reports from Tourism Rescources Company and Cycle Therapy are now available to Download in PDF format from the below links. These make fascinating reading!
TRC Executive Summary (277kb)
Feasibility Study (3.5mb)
CycleTherapy Glen Isla Trails Report (4.3mb)
About AMBTA
Angus Mountain Bike Trails Association (AMBTA) is a registered charity (SC038565) whose aim is to promote sustainable Mountain Biking facilities and the development of a trails network within the Angus area.
AMBTA are currently working and talking with land owners, government agencies and other organizations with the aim of developing a feasibility study and raise funding to facilitate our aims.
AMBTA is entirely staffed by volunteers with a love of Mountain Biking. We would love to hear your views and actively encourage people to get involved. To be kept up to date with the latest developments why not join.
Membership of AMBTA is FREE and, as well as being able to contribute to the development of mountain bike facilities within Angus, you can also benefit from; our burgeoning social scene, shop discounts, exclusive events, guided rides of the best hidden single track, and much more. Join Here.
If your company or organisation thinks it might be able to help AMBTA achieve its goals and benefit from the exposure of being linked to this worthwhile charity why not take a look at our Partners/Sponsors page.
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