It seems like everyone wants a velodrome these days - and some are going to extraordinary lengths to get one.
Steve and Julia Cox, who run Middlemoor Waterpark in Woolavington, are in the final stages of achieving permission to fill in half of their 20-acre lake to make space for a 500-metre oval cycling arena, and a 2km road track.
The pair believe that the popularity of cycling is far outstripping that of watersports, and are keen to get involved.
The plans will include a realistic road layout to teach children skills for riding in town.
Steve Cox is still waiting for the Environment Agency to finalise a permit to start filling the lake.
He told the Mercury: “We were told it would take six to eight weeks and it's taken 15 months.
“We're now waiting for the final piece of paper to be signed off, which could be any day now.
“There are no more major hurdles.”
He added: “People's habits are changing and the days of jet skiing have died.
“It's a case of redeveloping the water park into something else and we didn't have a bad set of results at the Olympics, and a few people seem to be cycling!”
He added that, as the lake won't be completely filled in, there's potential to develop the site into a triathlon centre.
So is it legislation that says the victim has to report s collision or is it the Met making high hurdles to reduce their workload?...
Improves safety? How? By ensuring you grind your face off on the tarmac instead of your arse?
"Wisdom is better than weapons of war, but one sinner destroys much good."
His life was only worth shy of 7 years ,that's too lenient in every book .Let alone drugged up and leaving him to die
2 years suspended...
I came here to basically write the same thing, the floating bus stop near me has a very narrow cycling lane between a very narrow pavement and a...
It wasn't an official consultation meeting - see my comment above.
Right, well that could be handy: I'm going round with my baseball bat to have a quiet chat about ownership. You can use their names to see if they...
Years ago, friends and I drove in two cars to a church for a wedding rehearsal. As we drove down the drive, we passed a "CHILDREN - DRIVE SLOWLY"...
I can only speak about my frame.