Halesowen & Rowley Regis MP James Morris is leading a cross party campaign with MP’s from across the West Midlands for a velodrome which would be in place for the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
The campaign is being kick started with a joint letter, which is signed by 13 West Midlands MP’s and will be sent to Julie Harrington, CEO of British Cycling.
The West Midlands does not possess a single banked cycle race track. The nearest cycle track to Birmingham is Manor Abbey, in Halesowen and is an outdoor track which is now 70 years old. Manor Abbey is a superb facility which promotes grassroots track cycling but track cycling within the West Midlands is in urgent need of a modern indoor track.
MP James Morris said, “The Birmingham Commonwealth Games represents a massive opportunity for the West Midlands to delvelop and grow its’s sporting infrastructure, and as the regions MP’s we feel it would be a missed opportunity if cycling is simply to be sent to London, rather than fostering the talent we have in the West Midlands.”
“In order to develop the sport, across Great Britain, we need to ensure that the facilities are evenly spread out, and that, as is often the case, the concentration of resources in London will leave behind a whole generation of potential sporting heroes here in the West Midlands.”