Mile End BMX track opens
The new BMX track at Mile End Park was officially opened on 13th October as part of charity Access Sport’s BMX Legacy Project. It was funded by Tower Hamlets Council, Access Sport and the Mayor of London’s office, and offers cyclists of all abilities the chance to learn and develop BMX riding skills.
One issue was that with the clocks going back this month, it would not be possible for school and youth groups to use it in the evenings once it was dark. So James, Sustrans’ Bike It officer for Tower Hamlets, initiated a fund-raising drive to buy temporary floodlights. A great talk at Sustrans London office by round the world adventurer Al Humphreys raised nearly £1000 and then following twitter appeals and a press release, Canary Wharf Group offered the balance of the funds, so hopefully soon there will be light.
It is also open to the public – it’s not fenced off from the park (one of Wheelers’ committee members had a sneaky go on a Brompton - well at least over the easiest section – before being completely upstaged by some enthusiastic young BMX-ers with the right sort of bike!).
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