I've just heard the sad news of Brian Thompsons passing. He will be sorely missed by ALL trail riders.What he did for trail riding is legendary, too much to mention here. I met him several times in the 70s when I was starting out in trail riding and setting up the Glos.group.He gave me a lot of good advice and helped me a lot with ROW issues. What he did'nt know about ROW law was.nt worth knowing.He was quite a character and although he upset a few people along the way his heart was in the right place. I saw him once trail riding on a scooter!! Talk about hard work,but that was Brian. You could say he was one of the founding fathers of trail riding as we know it today.The TRF and trail riders as a whole have a huge lot to thank Brian for My sympathy to his family and close friends.I feel honoured to have known him ,albeit briefly. Dave Rolfe.
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