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Springing forward
Spring equinox feels like a good time to update on Trail Pot activity; the outdoors is waking up, there’s new growth everywhere and everything feels just that little bit more fresh.And so it goes with the Trail Pot; the outdoors industry is waking up to the opportunity, there’s new growth and as we look into…
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PRESS RELEASE
23 FEBRUARY 2025 Trail Pot Seeks Investors to Build the Future of Mountain Biking The MTB industry is at a turning point, and Trail Pot is inviting investors to help lay the foundation for a stronger, more sustainable future. Our ready-to-go investment pack outlines a revolutionary funding model that reinvests strategically to support trails, communities,…
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PRESS RELEASE
19 DECEMBER 2024 Trail Pot Announces First Official Supporter: Big on Bikes The Trail Pot is pleased to announce its first official supporter, Big on Bikes, in Little Eaton, Derbyshire. This partnership marks an important step forward in our plan to support grassroots mountain biking and advocate for better access, representation, and local trail initiatives.…
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Vote now – Trail Pot founder up for Singletrack Community Builder Award
Chris Maloney, Founder and Trustee of the Trail Pot has been nominated for a Singletrack World Community Builder award in the annual Singletrack awards. You can vote here Chris who, as well as being the founder of the Trail Pot, also runs the Keeper of the Peak Twitter feed and is the chair of Peak…
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Donate and support now
To make things as simple as possible, we have a number of ways you can support The Trail Pot: National Mountain Biking Development Fund. From direct donations to our bank account or through PayPal, your one off donations will help hugely with the day to day activity of the charity. The real strength will come…
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I’m Back. Trustee Chris H-J gets lost on the trail
The trails are calling – what’s your why? In the game of life there are demands everywhere, Work, family friendships to name a few. What’s your tonic? As a trustee of the Trail Pot it’s been a journey to get to where we are. The time and energy it takes to start a charity, get…
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Because collection pots and raffles just don’t cut it
I realised long ago that charity collection pots and raffle prizes just don’t cut it when it comes to raising money in mountain biking. The return on investment for the groups against the effort it takes just isn’t worth it – it’s probably why so few people do it. But the model goes on and…
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Questions? Answered
The Trail Pot – National Mountain Biking Development Fund officially opened last week. We’ve been registered as a charity for a while, but we’d held off ‘going live’ until to get a few of our ducks in row first. We’re there now – so it’s go go go! Already we’ve had some brilliant coverage in…
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Modest expectations
“Simplicity is not the goal, it is the by product of a good idea and modest expectations” – Paul Rand, Legendary Graphic Designer We certainly have a good idea and modest expectations. Perhaps that why we’ve ended up with quite a simple logo. We hope it captures what we’re about: reinvestment primarily, hence the infinity…
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And so we’re under way
The Trail Pot – National Mountain Biking Development Fund is open and we, as Trustees, are looking at a long somewhat uncertain road ahead of us as we navigate forming and running a successful charity. It’s equal parts daunting and thrillingly exciting. We’re doing this because we truly believe in what the mountain biking community…
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