Steve Maddison

Steve Maddison doing tricks on his BMX at ‘the ET’, Acre Rigg Junior School, c.1986.

The nearest BMX track to Peterlee was several miles away at Crimdon, so we had to make do with what we had, which in our case was the mud bank and large tarmac playground at Acre Rigg Junior School. It was affectionately known to the youth of Peterlee as ‘the ET’, because it was great for jumps. You would go flying off the bank, like in the BMX scenes from the film, ET. BMXing brought a lot of locals together from all over the town. We formed friendships for life with people we would never have otherwise met.

Steve Maddison