Greetings Mark,
The wheels of the TRF rumble along as fast as the various volunteers can get work their way through.
Yes you will eventually get a membership card; machine sticker; letter of acknowledgement and then you will be able to visit all of what is called this Forum. There is a 'Facebook' webpage but I do not use it, Ludite
Once your membership is complete the colour of your name will change from black to brown, when online it will change from brown to green
Some Groups post everything on here, such as Manchester which lists its ride outs on the Forum based upon a first come first served approach, if somebody has some special requirement then they can contact our chairman or run coordinator. Other groups prefer to have their own Facebook page set up. All of the contact details for each Group are on the TRF welcome page.
You can also apply for a security code to access Trailwise which is a voluntarily run system to record details about various routes. It is not totally up to date but it is getting there since a few more people are recording their use.
My advice is not to go out on your own for safety reasons and because you need to find out which routes are effectively legal to use. Non of us goes out for conflict, unlike a very few anti motorists, so it is best to know your rights and our code of conduct. Simple, just smile, either they smile back or it naffs them off even more
TTFN
Hugh.