would there be interest ?
 

in a Mountain bike race using the coppice? proceeds to a local charity?

the coppice has some good tracks up there and could make a really good biking circuit up there.

do you think anyone from the council would like to champion it ?

advantages are.

1. get people off there backsides and see we have good cycling around hyndburn

2. promote the town

3. promote and slightly healthier lifestyle than a pint in railway and a chippy tea

4. local charitys could benefit ?


what you guys think ?

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Yes, this is a great idea! Too many people live in pubs. Getting the community together for exercise and raising money for good causes is a really good thing! With the summer holidays approaching I'm sure enough people will get together and make a good day of it!

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Speak to Sports Development at Leisure in Hyndburn - I think she's called Jane Grantham. Then speak to Parks department because they manage the land - I'd suggest you start with Shirley Parkinson.

Or you could speak to Cllr Clare Pritchard - she's the Chair of Green Spaces Forum and they encourage use of the green spaces in Hyndburn.

You should be warned that there'll be a lot of refurbishment work up there this year as they renovate the monument and do the paths.

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to be fair it might be short notice to get it done this year but next year should be easy, there is a good course just asking to be made up there and it would be good for hyndburn council...i mean just look at the plaudits rossendale council is getting for lee quarry

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How about doing a Sports Day up at Oak Hill Park? Would you need permission? A Family Sports Day sort of thing...

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mossy the problem is it would take a lot of time to organise and advertise

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and then theirs all the health and safety issues Phil, and then all the insurance that they would need

then theres the risk assesments

its endless now mate, you cant do anything without having to ask for someones permission

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as long as the race starts at the top and finishes at the bottom it sounds ok

must work on my WHEEEEeeeee's :D

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yep i know all this which is why it cant be rushed and to be honest im not suggesting using anything that isnt already there so there should alredy be risk assesments associated with the use of land anyways.

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lol start at the bottom mate :D and do as many circuits as u can in 60 minutes

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A circuit round the park would be well fun for many! Knee pads and helmets of course!!!

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have u seen how many jumps and the downhill there is on top of coppice :D

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something a bit like this? Whats on - Events

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just do it as a "flash mob" thing, sod the health /safety and insurance rubbish , go out and have some fun while your young .
( could be fun , getting the fat assed PC Plods out of their cars for a bit of exercise) ... you could even call it "anarchy for health" :D :D

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a little like that but an actual race event with diffrent classes i.e under 16, familys, seniors and veterans.

like hambledon hill race but on bikes :D


that day does look good though pity im going the ride the north face trail in grizedale that day :D

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would be quite interested in this...never done a race before but would deffo like to be kept in the loop regarding this..

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Let me know when you are organising a Domino knockout down the pub - any will do but prefer the Railway.:hehetable

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Well they held a race just like this a couple of times in the ninetys linked to the Accrington Cycling Festival