Chepping Wycombe Parish Council aims to create new BMX trail

5:30pm Saturday 27th October 2012 in News By Lawrence Dunhill

Cllr Herschel Cllr Herschel

A PARISH council is bidding to buy some woodland in Flackwell Heath which it hopes could provide a BMX trail for youngsters.

Chepping Wycombe Parish Council has bid about £30,000 for Oakwood, which is in the north-east of the village, off Seymour Close.

Chairman Jeff Herschel hopes the site could contain a trail for BMX bikers and partially resolve a row over the small skate park on the Recreation Ground in Straight Bit.

The council sparked controversy in the summer by announcing plans to remove the skate ramps at the Rec, with the idea of seeking another location for a permanent facility.

This followed the results of noise surveys at the site and complaints about anti-social behaviour.

Following a backlash from parents the ramps were given a stay of execution, and though they are still due for removal the council wants to make sure it can provide a new site for youngsters.

As well as the potential BMX trail, Cllr Herschel says he also wants to provide a new skate park and the council has also been exploring the option of buying land in the south-east of the village.

Meanwhile a consultation has been launched across the parish to ask youngsters what skate and BMX facilities they would like to see.

There will be a workshop at Derehams Park Pavilion in Loudwater on Friday, November 2 at 12 noon.

Lunch will be provided but you must book a place beforehand through the council’s Facebook page, or by sending an email to office.cwpc@btconnect.com quoting ‘Skate/BMX’ and giving your postcode.

Comments (10)

6:03pm Sat 27 Oct 12

townraider says...

this is the same Council that let a few NIMBYS turn down bikes in Derehams Wood
this is the same Council that let a few NIMBYS turn down bikes in Derehams Wood townraider

6:04pm Sat 27 Oct 12

townraider says...

this is the same Council that let a few NIMBYS turn down bikes in Derehams Wood
this is the same Council that let a few NIMBYS turn down bikes in Derehams Wood townraider

1:18am Sun 28 Oct 12

steveFH says...

Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents
Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents steveFH

4:46am Sun 28 Oct 12

shaky2 says...

I know people who live in this area and they do not want this BMX park as it also backs on to the OAP bungalow gardens I live not to far from here and think this is a bad idea, the wood should be left as it is there are not enough wood and green spaces we don't need to spoil more countryside and NO we do not want it Fennels Wood either
I know people who live in this area and they do not want this BMX park as it also backs on to the OAP bungalow gardens I live not to far from here and think this is a bad idea, the wood should be left as it is there are not enough wood and green spaces we don't need to spoil more countryside and NO we do not want it Fennels Wood either shaky2

4:51pm Sun 28 Oct 12

yog says...

This is getting ridiculous, a council is trying to provide facilities for our young people and at every turn they meet opposition.
Let's support our young people.
This is getting ridiculous, a council is trying to provide facilities for our young people and at every turn they meet opposition. Let's support our young people. yog

5:27pm Sun 28 Oct 12

Darren Hayday says...

yog wrote:
This is getting ridiculous, a council is trying to provide facilities for our young people and at every turn they meet opposition.
Let's support our young people.
I agree with you. Sometime ago, I was looking at getting the old BMX track up and running at Homers Farm (i.e. the old BMX track) - this has been on the table for many years. It's about time that we had schemes like this for the youth.

They need activates like this and more.
Otherwise they just hang on in groups on the streets or stay at home playing their Playstations, etc
[quote][p][bold]yog[/bold] wrote: This is getting ridiculous, a council is trying to provide facilities for our young people and at every turn they meet opposition. Let's support our young people.[/p][/quote]I agree with you. Sometime ago, I was looking at getting the old BMX track up and running at Homers Farm (i.e. the old BMX track) - this has been on the table for many years. It's about time that we had schemes like this for the youth. They need activates like this and more. Otherwise they just hang on in groups on the streets or stay at home playing their Playstations, etc Darren Hayday

11:11am Thu 15 Nov 12

jtintinb says...

steveFH wrote:
Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents
Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that?
[quote][p][bold]steveFH[/bold] wrote: Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents[/p][/quote]Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that? jtintinb

12:58pm Thu 15 Nov 12

steveFH says...

jtintinb wrote:
steveFH wrote:
Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents
Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that?
Check your facts!! The lease on fennels wood is held by the parish council. No one is suggesting they are going to build on fennels wood, read the comment again instead of going off half cocked. Quite frankly what travellers have got to do with it defeats me. Was this just put in to add a little drama and bolster your comments?
I stand by what I said that 30K for this is a waste of public money that could be better spent elsewhere!
[quote][p][bold]jtintinb[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]steveFH[/bold] wrote: Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents[/p][/quote]Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that?[/p][/quote]Check your facts!! The lease on fennels wood is held by the parish council. No one is suggesting they are going to build on fennels wood, read the comment again instead of going off half cocked. Quite frankly what travellers have got to do with it defeats me. Was this just put in to add a little drama and bolster your comments? I stand by what I said that 30K for this is a waste of public money that could be better spent elsewhere! steveFH

7:53pm Sat 17 Nov 12

jtintinb says...

steveFH wrote:
jtintinb wrote:
steveFH wrote:
Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents
Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that?
Check your facts!! The lease on fennels wood is held by the parish council. No one is suggesting they are going to build on fennels wood, read the comment again instead of going off half cocked. Quite frankly what travellers have got to do with it defeats me. Was this just put in to add a little drama and bolster your comments?
I stand by what I said that 30K for this is a waste of public money that could be better spent elsewhere!
sorry its you that needs to check your facts!!!! the parish only has a walking licence to fennels wood they pay a minimal fee per year so residents can 'walk it'. It is actually owned by a lady called mrs olsen who also own's several other woods. I didnt say they were going to build in fennels wood but merely commenting on your comment about bmx today houses tomorrow for oakwood....The fact i mentioned travellers is as i stated they also had an offer in for the woods, wouldn't you prefer the council own it than a private individual who could fence it all off so no one could use it & like many of their other sites it will be turned into a dumping ground...Most of the money that purchased the woods was obtained via grants so it couldn't be spent on other things. If you are going to have a moan at me please research your responses first. None of the comments you have made are FACTUAL, sorry
[quote][p][bold]steveFH[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]jtintinb[/bold] wrote: [quote][p][bold]steveFH[/bold] wrote: Why the hell is the parish council spending £30k buying a wood when the money could be better spent on vital repairs. I don't suppose for one moment the bothered to ask the residents of Oakwood, Ring Road or Seymour Close if they too would be disturbed by the noise. Maybe the real reason for this purchase is BMX track today...Houses tomorrow. Why not instead ask WDC if you could put the trail in Fennels wood which is much closer to the centre of the village, larger and would cause a lot less disturbance to residents[/p][/quote]Fennels wood isn't owned by either the parish or WDC it is a privately owned wood thats why. They won't be able to build on it as it has a 30 year clause & surely it is best kept for the villages than sold to developers or as far as i understand there was another bid from the traveller family who brought the old nursery site, maybe you would have preferred that?[/p][/quote]Check your facts!! The lease on fennels wood is held by the parish council. No one is suggesting they are going to build on fennels wood, read the comment again instead of going off half cocked. Quite frankly what travellers have got to do with it defeats me. Was this just put in to add a little drama and bolster your comments? I stand by what I said that 30K for this is a waste of public money that could be better spent elsewhere![/p][/quote]sorry its you that needs to check your facts!!!! the parish only has a walking licence to fennels wood they pay a minimal fee per year so residents can 'walk it'. It is actually owned by a lady called mrs olsen who also own's several other woods. I didnt say they were going to build in fennels wood but merely commenting on your comment about bmx today houses tomorrow for oakwood....The fact i mentioned travellers is as i stated they also had an offer in for the woods, wouldn't you prefer the council own it than a private individual who could fence it all off so no one could use it & like many of their other sites it will be turned into a dumping ground...Most of the money that purchased the woods was obtained via grants so it couldn't be spent on other things. If you are going to have a moan at me please research your responses first. None of the comments you have made are FACTUAL, sorry jtintinb

7:54pm Sat 17 Nov 12

jtintinb says...

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