slowhand
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I found out over the weekend that Leeds City Council are planning to close the municipal courses at Temple Newsam in Leeds. This is a 9-hole & 18-hole course open to all, as well as home to Temple Newsam Golf Club, which will have to close as a result. This is all to make way for some kind of bike park with trails. Now, I am also a mountain biker, and we already have a very good bike park up at Middleton. Couple this with the loss of a good course (Alastair MacKenzie designed), as well as they have already taken 9 holes back (used to be 2 18-hole courses), and I believe the council are being very short-sighted. The club have started a petition, and have offered a compromise where they will relinquish the 9-hole course. Even if you don't play in Leeds, I urge you to sign, as other councils could look at this and feel emboldened to do the same. I would also urge any Leeds residents here to contact your local councillors and urge them to oppose these plans.
Sign here https://www.change.org/p/stop-leeds-city-council-potential-closure-of-temple-newsam-golf-club-course
Thank you.
Michael
I found out over the weekend that Leeds City Council are planning to close the municipal courses at Temple Newsam in Leeds. This is a 9-hole & 18-hole course open to all, as well as home to Temple Newsam Golf Club, which will have to close as a result. This is all to make way for some kind of bike park with trails. Now, I am also a mountain biker, and we already have a very good bike park up at Middleton. Couple this with the loss of a good course (Alastair MacKenzie designed), as well as they have already taken 9 holes back (used to be 2 18-hole courses), and I believe the council are being very short-sighted. The club have started a petition, and have offered a compromise where they will relinquish the 9-hole course. Even if you don't play in Leeds, I urge you to sign, as other councils could look at this and feel emboldened to do the same. I would also urge any Leeds residents here to contact your local councillors and urge them to oppose these plans.
Sign here https://www.change.org/p/stop-leeds-city-council-potential-closure-of-temple-newsam-golf-club-course
Thank you.
Michael