Hamsterley Forest ..Friday 4th March '22.

[The Hodge]

Well on that basis I'm out too..I've just got back from the Metrocentre with the missus ..(looking at new sofas)..and the car was getting buffeted by the wind with a mix of sleet/ snow thrown in for good measure ..its nowhere near to be lying on the ground but the wind is the killer ..
We will re-arrange ..start throwing some dates at me that are good for you
Edit : I will be out on Sunday ..somewhere ..

 

[Tubby G]

Well on that basis I'm out too..I've just got back from the Metrocentre with the missus ..(looking at new sofas)..and the car was getting buffeted by the wind with a mix of sleet/ snow thrown in for good measure ..its nowhere near to be lying on the ground but the wind is the killer ..
We will re-arrange ..start throwing some dates at me that are good for you
Edit : I will be out on Sunday ..somewhere ..

I had to go to Hexham yesterday with work and the conditions were perfect. Dear blue skies, zero wind. Such a shame it’s taken a turn for the worse

Ps - shopping in the Metro Centre is my idea of hell on earth

 

[Zimmerframe]

3 hr journey! Wow didn’t realise you had to travel that far Tony.

He doesn't. He's that bloke that drives everywhere at 12 Mph and is constantly surprised how the roads are always so clear laterally everywhere they go. Never once been stuck in traffic or behind a caravan.

 

[The EMF]

Well on that basis I'm out too..I've just got back from the Metrocentre with the missus ..(looking at new sofas)..and the car was getting buffeted by the wind with a mix of sleet/ snow thrown in for good measure ..its nowhere near to be lying on the ground but the wind is the killer ..
We will re-arrange ..start throwing some dates at me that are good for you
Edit : I will be out on Sunday ..somewhere ..

I can do the 11th Dec……

 

[The Hodge]

I had to go to Hexham yesterday with work and the conditions were perfect. Dear blue skies, zero wind. Such a shame it’s taken a turn for the worse

Ps - shopping in the Metro Centre is my idea of hell on earth

Oh mine too TG..hence the grimacing emoji..to be fair though we were just in the retail park and not the centre itself and after 15 years of great service it looks like the old leather sofas will be going to great cowskin graveyard in the sky ..we think we have found something nice to replace them ..quite enjoyed the experience

 

[The Hodge]

Just been sent this ..although in black & white its a picture taken this afternoon on a farm track in Elsdon , Northumberland

New item by Neil Hodgson

photos.app.goo.gl

Actually I've just been corrected ..that isn't a black & white pic ..

 

[The Hodge]

I can do the 11th Dec……

Works for me ..

 

[The Hodge]

He doesn't. He's that bloke that drives everywhere at 12 Mph and is constantly surprised how the roads are always so clear laterally everywhere they go. Never once been stuck in traffic or behind a caravan.

Not with a 3litre BMW he doesn't..

 

[Rich the gasman]

I only live 20 mins away from hammers and can confirm it’s a white out at the moment, don’t think it will last but who knows with Mother Nature.

 

[Whitby Chris]

We have just had a red alert come through at work and saying 100 mph winds are coming and to start looking at where out drivers are so it's getting worse. Whitby is getting worse as as evening goes on but I wouldn't call it bad yet but I have just cleared everything from the garden etc and put the bins in the garage

 

[j3ayy]

Dalby Forest is closed tomorrow
Not good Good job as i have just had a van turn up on my door wanting the graphics changing by Monday

 

[Tubby G]

Guisborough Woods right now (not my photo)

 

[Whitby Chris]

Guisborough Woods right now (not my photo)

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all we have on whitby as the moment is wind which is getting stronger and a lot of rain, I would prefer snow haha

 

[j3ayy]

all we have on whitby as the moment is wind which is getting stronger and a lot of rain, I would prefer snow haha

I hate cycling in wind, even on an ebike

 

[Tubby G]

Works for me ..

us too!

 

[Zimmerframe]

Windy and wet as hell here .. but looks like the UK's getting battered a bit more :

Storm Arwen: Third person dies as gale-force winds hit UK

A third person dies after the storm and thousands of homes are left without power in Storm Arwen.

www.bbc.com

 

[Tubby G]

Windy and wet as hell here .. but looks like the UK's getting battered a bit more :

Storm Arwen: Third person dies as gale-force winds hit UK

A third person dies after the storm and thousands of homes are left without power in Storm Arwen.

www.bbc.com

Yeah I think postponing our ride at Hamsterley today was probably a wise move

 

[Tubby G]

Update from Forestry England:


URGENT WEATHER UPDATE SATURDAY 27 NOVEMBER

Currently there is NO access into either Hamsterley Forest or Chopwell Woods.

Due to extreme weather overnight all entrances are blocked by fallen trees and currently we have no update on when the blockages will be cleared. There is also a major power outage so this page is being updated remotely.

Because of the number of trees down and the probability of trees down on trails, we have taken the decision to close both Hamsterley Forest and Chopwell today and tomorrow (Saturday and Sunday). We will post an update as soon as more info is available but in the meantime please do NOT attempt to travel to either location.

As soon as possible we will reopen, but we need to be able to safety check trails and roadways and obviously everyone's safety is a priority.

Be safe and see you soon

 

[The EMF]

I’ve never know wind and rain as severe as last night…….the noise was incredible……went on for hours.
Still blowing hard and cold as well. I’ve not been out on the Great Whyte since Dalby, hopefully try to get out one day this week for an impromptu ride

 

[Tubby G]

I’ve never know wind and rain as severe as last night…….the noise was incredible……went on for hours.
Still blowing hard and cold as well. I’ve not been out on the Great Whyte since Dalby, hopefully try to get out one day this week for an impromptu ride

power cuts triggered my house alarm, twice, once at 4am and another at 6am

oh and a log has fallen off my log pile in the garden

 

[The Hodge]

I'm just picking my son up in Gateshead ..no power since 9.00am last night ...which is why I havent been on here..
Just had a call to say that the electric is back on ..
Thank god for our camping gas cooker & heater ..we rely on oil for heating ( no gas in Bellingham) ..so its been a bloody cold day indoors
As mentioned by EMF ..I've never known wind as severe as last night ..and snow on the high ground too

 

[Tubby G]

I'm just picking my son up in Gateshead ..no power since 9.00am last night ...which is why I havent been on here..
Just had a call to say that the electric is back on ..
Thank god for our camping gas cooker & heater ..we rely on oil for heating ( no gas in Bellingham) ..so its been a bloody cold day indoors
As mentioned by EMF ..I've never known wind as severe as last night ..and snow on the high ground too

No power cuts here during the day, just the minor ones in the middle of the night. Wind has been howling all day, sleet too all day, but now we have a covering of proper snow. No riding today but going to attempt Dalby in the morning

 

[The Hodge]

We have power again but no WiFi or signal ..currently sitting outside Starbucks...Hexham.
The amount of trees down on the the way here was akin to a hurricane passing through including a large stand of Scots Pine ..Im going to record it on the way back ..
No way am I even thinking of a ride in the forest as I think it would be futile ..
Hopefully we will be connected to the outside world again soon ..rock on Tommy !

 

[Tubby G]

We have power again but no WiFi or signal ..currently sitting outside Starbucks...Hexham.
The amount of trees down on the the way here was akin to a hurricane passing through including a large stand of Scots Pine ..Im going to record it on the way back ..
No way am I even thinking of a ride in the forest as I think it would be futile ..
Hopefully we will be connected to the outside world again soon ..rock on Tommy !

we've just been to Dalby

 

[The Hodge]

New video by Neil Hodgson

photos.app.goo.gl

New video by Neil Hodgson

photos.app.goo.gl

There's a good bit more but this is on a five mile stretch between Wark & Bellingham in Northumberland ..
My " idiot " remark was due to the fact that the other driver didn't slow down and encroached onto my side of the road ..that apart I'm just a bolshy git anyway

 

[Tonybro]

Just did 11 miles up on Darwen Moor. Small amount of lying snow when I started and then started snowing as I got to the top...

Biggest issue was ice (frozen puddles) under the snow covering. You either went through and into the puddle or it was frozen solid and you started to slide! Good fun as usual.

 

[The Hodge]

As we have 4 willing victims who can make it on the 11th December ( trail being open ) ..then let's do it then ..

 

[Whitby Chris]

As we have 4 willing victims who can make it on the 11th December ( trail being open ) ..then let's do it then ..

I am up for this

 

[The EMF]

Looking at the news with regard the the storm damage in the forest’s I hope Hamsterley will be open for MTBing

 

[The EMF]

Edit……On the 11th…….doh!