Patcham Place is a set of trails that have been around for a long time, however, it is only in the past year or so this place has really kicked off. They are based on the outskirts of Brighton & Hove in East Sussex. For the exact location as well as more info and photos feel free to take a look at our Facebook page (it also acts as a petition, so please Like it so we can keep these trails, thanks): http://www.facebook.com/pages/Patcham-Place/104223046330100?sk=info

The jumps face being destroyed by the council as people have complained about people riding their bikes down the hills in the woods. We hope by creating this page people will understand that the group of riders at the dirt jumps are separate to the downhill riders. We want to tell people that they are two different styles of riding and that us at the dirt jumps are not involved with this form of Downhill riding. The people at the dirt jumps wish to preserve the natural environment in Coney Woods for families, dog walkers and it’s inhabitants.

The jumps are situated in a small corner at the bottom of Coney Woods. We have recently collected all the rubbish that has been distributed around the area left by careless individuals, resulting in a clean local environment. However, this sadly is an ongoing problem and we ask all people that wish to enjoy this natural environment to bring any rubbish that they make with them or use the bins provided, as the council cannot spare the costs of sending in hired litter-pickers due to the Government cuts, so will result in a small handful of the local riders to have to spend their free, unpaid time tidying up the litter of the selfish, waste-producing minority.

The jumps provide a safe local environment for people who wish to exercise, with friendly riders who are always more than happy to teach people how to ride the jumps or learn any new tricks. Many of the locals are educated on current bicycle components and are happy to help and fix peoples bikes if they are passing.

We hope that after reading this that people will realise that Patcham Place helps promote a healthy and positive lifestyle within Brighton.

Many thanks,

Patcham Place.

Another quick update from us, this time to upload some photos of the jumps currently being built down here. Not yet finished but shall be hopefully by Spring time

Well then, this is our first actual post for our trails on this site and will in the very near future post more information as well well as photos of them. However, sadly the Council are planning to demolish our jumps but here is a link to a petition to save them: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Patcham-Place/104223046330100?sk=wall Thanks a lot to anyone who signs it!

Been helping/digging/stacking/dialling stuff at the new local spot. The nicest man in UK trails (Dan fyi) has put some photos up on the Moos blog

Nearly everythings running now just the end of the main line to sort out. The new big line has been tested the first two sets are now running good after making the first longer.

No one seems to want to test this one though!

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A few pics from the last month, lots of stuff getting done. All the leaves raked up and drainage cleared and last weekend our first ride of the season!

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Yep spring is nearly here, got loads of work to do frost damage this year has been bad, no major collapsages yet though so thats good. Really excited for this summer, new lines and a new bike, should be a good one.

Here’s a plan I drew, much better than pics you can see the lines easier.

Some of this isn’t finished we got a couple of jumps to finish and a berm to do. some pics from the last months digging

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We’ve got a load done over xmas, made a couple of landings taller and finally got round to shaping a new line which we stacked up last winter but never finished.

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The council have decided we don’t need planning permission for the trails!

Made a bit of progress on the new line, finished the berm and stacked up the 6th set.

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We’re still working with the council to get the trails official, things have slowed down a bit as we’ve had some problems with a local resident complaining. Because of this we now need planning permission, which everyone seems pretty positive that we are going to get, but you never know, trails aren’t safe yet.

Anyway heres some pics of the digging we’ve been doing.

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