It's not the TRF's job to advise and update random non-TRF members of lane closures. How are they meant to go about doing so? If a lane is closed, there will be a legal sign at either end of the lane advising of closure dates & the reasons behind it. In addition, many counties have up to date websites detailing all lane closures, the info is out there if you bother to look, the Wiltshire County Council website is particularly good.

I can only speak for Oxford TRF, we are certainly not a "cliquey group", we actively welcome new members and endeavor to get them out on the lanes ASAP. membership has gone from 80 to 150+ in the last 3-4 years.

In this age of £500+ mobile phones & sat navs, £1,000 luggage systems & £1,500 riding suits, £45 for a years membership of the TRF is not a lot of money for a worthwhile cause.

Lastly, we're lucky enough to have Wiltshire on our doorstep, with more legal Byways than any other county, many parts of the country don't have it so good, we appreciate what we have and to that end, I've just donated £500 this evening on behalf of Oxford TRF to the Hexham Lane fund in the knowledge that their target of £10,000 had already been exceeded by over 30%. If they don't use all of the money raised fighting the lane closure, then the balance/remainder goes to the TRF fighting fund to fight the next case.

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