(NETCO) Fancy a beer?

​ ​ North East Trail Centre Organisation (NETCO) is now 1 year into the journey to bring a Mountain Bike Trail centre to Aberdeenshire, so it’s time to hold our first AGM. This is something that we must do as part of our charity’s constitution, however this...

(NETCO) The desire to trail build

As most of you know, NETCO’s vision is to develop a mountain bike trail centre in the North East of Scotland by working closely with the required bodies, including Forestry Commission Scotland (FCS), to realise this. As part of our engagement with FCS, NETCO has been...

(NETCO) The power of crowdfunding

Throughout the short history of NETCO the element that has shouted loudest and gained most attention has been the strength and depth of public support for the project and its aims. Despite this, the Committee entered into a crowdfunding campaign very excited but with...

(NETCO) Trail Centres as community catalysts

The Tweedlove International Enduro, held over four days last week, filled a large hole left by the Enduro World Series which dropped into the Tweed Valley in 2014 and 2015 but not this year. Half of the NETCO committee were racing and a great time was had by all, with...