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Astley and Tyldesley ‘Miners
Welfare’ Cycle Speedway Club have managed to meet the standards required to be
part of British Cycling’s Improve Scheme for a further year. The
Club has been in existence since 1989 providing cycling opportunities to the
local community and communities further a field.
Their dedication to providing a child friendly, safe cycling environment has
been recognized by British Cycling who have provided them with a grant
toward the development of their club and it’s Youth Section. To qualify for
the Improve Status the club has had to maintain good links with Local Schools,
Sports development unit’s and provided among other things a regular set of
cycling activities to the local community.
Pictured is Mike
Hack (right), Club Secretary and Improve Manager accepting their cheque from Kurt
Ewald Lindley, British Cycling’s Regional Youth Development Officer for
the North West.
Mike former Great Britain team member
(Right of Picture) said, “It’s good to be recognized for the
work we put in to developing the club”
Mike went on to say how well it would go with the Awards For All Grant
they had just received for £5,000, which was going to be used to buy
Bikes and add to their official’s area.
Mike has been working hard to keep the club going spending a lot of his
time applying for funding and trying to attract new members. He welcomes
all newcomers to visit the Track on Wednesday Nights. at training
(training start at 7pm and finishes at 9pm)
Astley and
Tyldesley CSC are moving into their third year of the scheme they are making
great leaps on the development front. With the new Sport England Clubmark scheme
soon to be launched Kurt Lindley RYDO for the North West said “Astley and
Tyldesley CSC are sure to be included in the scheme and will undoubtedly go from
strength to strength especially with the 2003 Cycle Speedway World Championships
lingering on the horizon (jointly hosted by Astley and Tyldesley CSC and Bury
CSC), it can only mean good things for the club and the sport”
For further information on this
and any other youth development initiatives please contact
Kurt
Ewald Lindley - Regional Youth Development Officer North West
The National Cycling
Centre, Stuart Street, Manchester, M11 4DQ. Tel: 0161 274 2073
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