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james73 wrote:poofy sports like hockey.
Josef wrote:Given that Glasgow is hoping to spend umpteen zillion quid on a use-once Velodrome and assorted other instant white-elephant facilities for the Commonwealth Games, I should have thought they could justify a few grand for a resurfacing.
Josef wrote:Given that Glasgow is hoping to spend umpteen zillion quid on a use-once Velodrome and assorted other instant white-elephant facilities for the Commonwealth Games, I should have thought they could justify a few grand for a resurfacing.
I remember Helenvale Park very well. i rode in a couple or so events there back in the late 40's,
AlanM wrote:
Scotland has produced some of the best track cyclists in the world yet they have to go to England to train, why shouldn't we have facilities here?
The track was originally 400m/440y cinder. It was replaced with an astro turf pitch with a 200m track around the more southerly length of the pitch and the eastern end. The rest of the perimeter of the pitch was just squared off although there is a narrow section of synthetic surface around it. The park fell into disuse after someone broke their leg at a joint on the pitch and the council would not re-lay the pitch. Since then the stand has been set alight, the ground closed and the astroturf lifted. It is believed the running track went at the same time as the pitch. The place is now locked up so there is no public access.
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