BMX club granted new community licence by council
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A new licence has been granted for the Peterborough BMX Club as part of its aspirations to attract national-level competitions.
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On Tuesday, Peterborough City Council's cabinet members voted to replace its previous agreement, where the authority was liable for the track's maintenance, and issued a community licence that would enable the club to apply for funding from groups such as Sport England.
The council owns the track based in Orton Malborne, which is a community sports facility that has been used by the club for more than 40 years.
The track was an important local facility that had unrestricted access for community use, the council said.
Any external funding secured by the club would be used to upgrade the facility to a national competition standard.
Following the decision, the club will be liable for all the track's repairs, maintenance and improvements.
Mohammed Jamil, the authority's Labour cabinet member for finance and corporate services, said: "Granting this licence is a win-win for Peterborough City Council because it is reducing the financial burden on the authority of maintaining the site.
"It also preserves the unrestricted public access and gives Peterborough the opportunity of becoming a location for national BMX events, putting the city on the map as a place to visit for BMX enthusiasts."
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