Chase Trails Membership 2012/13

Chase Trails membership costs just £15 per year and is a great way to support your local trails. Membership subscriptions are used to fund the many costs associated with our work from purchasing new tools and equipment to buying the materials needed to build and surface the trails. In the last year we have bought tools, wheelbarrows, drills and batteries, gloves, screws, nuts and bolts, feather and wedges for splitting rock and petrol to keep our generator and whacker plate running.

Membership offers the following benefits;

• Regular emails with information about Chase Trails and mountain biking on Cannock Chase
• Exclusive Chase Trails car sticker
• Exclusive Chase Trails post-it notes
• Exclusive Chase Trails pen
• Complimentary tea and coffee at Swinnerton Cycles Forest Centre

New members will also receive the following;

• Exclusive Chase Trails membership card
• Complimentary copy of the Forestry Commission’s Cannock Chase mountain bike trail map

This year we are pleased to offer an extensive package of discount to our members (full details will be sent in membership pack)

• Discount on bikes, clothing and accessories at
  • Swinnerton Cycles Forest Centre
  • Mammoth Lifestyle & Fitness
  • Bridgetown Cycles
  • Cycleshack, Hednesford
  • Specialized Concept Store (Birmingham)
  • Fort Dunlop Cycles
• Discount on skills courses and guided rides provided by The Bike School and Chase Skills
• Discount on MBLA training courses / assessment provided by Wheelie Cool Mountain Biking
• Discount on MIAS training courses / assessment provided by Mountain Bike Adventures
• Discount on Go Ape at Birches Valley.
• Discount on dental care / treatment at Great Haywood Family Dental Practice
• Discount on physiotherapy at Nuffield Health, Cannock

Parking passes are no longer available as part of Chase Trails memberships. Forestry Commission Discovery Passes now cost £40 and available online, from FC office (weekdays only) or from Swinnerton Cycles (cash only)

Membership & Additional Donations

Membership £15.00 GBP Membership Plus £5 Donation £20.00 GBP Membership Plus £10 Donation £25.00 GBP Membership Plus £15 Donation £30.00 GBP Membership Plus £25 Donation £40.00 GBP Membership Plus £35 Donation £50.00 GBP

Renewal & Additional Donations

Renewal £15.00 GBP Renewal Plus £5 Donation £20.00 GBP Renewal Plus £10 Donation £25.00 GBP Renewal Plus £15 Donation £30.00 GBP Renewal Plus £25 Donation £40.00 GBP Renewal Plus £35 Donation £50.00 GBP

Download membership form

If you don't want to pay via PayPal you can download and complete a membership form and send it along with a cheque to the address on the form. If you would prefer to pay with cash (please don't send it in the post) you can drop your form and money into Swinnerton Cycles (Birches Valley Forest Centre).

Latest Chase Trails News:

NO TRAIL BUILDING - Sunday 20th May. We have a meeting with the FC to discuss forthcoming work.

DIVERSION on the Monkey from Five Ways (waymarker M4) to Upper Cliff climb (M5). The Forestry are undertaking tree thinning operations so the trail will be diverted along the fire roads. Please obey the warning signs. More details on the blog.  

CLOSED : End of Tackeroo (from Hugh's bridge) is closed for essential safety related works on the Rollers, steps and berms plus maintenance on a couple of corners - please follow the signed diversion along the fireroads.