The Basics
As SMEs (LBS, coaches, guides, cafes and similar) get behind us as Trail Pot supporters, we’ll record which region’s projects they’re supporting.
Then, if 8% of our Trail Pot supporters are from Anglia, 8% of the overall
pot each cycle will be allocated to Anglia. (We recognise that some mountain biking hotspots don’t easily sit in a region – get in touch about your location if you’re unsure).
Because the pot will be filled by others too – like big businesses and general donations – there will always be a good sized pot to share back.
This will allow us to equitably support projects when we’re investing.
In simple terms, the more support there is for the Trail Pot from a region, the more of a share of the pot that region will get, but every one benefits from a bigger pot.
Our regions are:
• North West (Cumbria, Lancashire, Manchester, Cheshire and Merseyside)
• North East (Northumberland, Teesside, Durham, Newcastle area)
• Yorkshire and Humber (North Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, East Yorkshire, South
Yorkshire)
• West Midlands (Shropshire, Staffordshire, Hereford and Worcestershire, Warwickshire,
Birmingham area)
• East Midlands (Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire, Leicestershire,
Northamptonshire)
• Anglia (Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Cambridgeshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire) • South West (Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Bristol area, Wiltshire, Dorset,
Gloucestershire)
• South East (Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey, West
Sussex, East Sussex, Kent) • Wales
• Scotland
• Northern Ireland
Even if just 1% of our support comes from one of the regions, there’ll still be a significant pot of money to go around; 1% of £20,000 is still £200, and that’s enough to buy a set of tools, or a web domain and insurance to help grow a grassroots trail group. Let’s raise loads more.
Grassroots support = grassroots development.
We just need to fill the pot, and that’s our focus for the next year.
The Trail Pot 