23/03/2014

Peel Centre running track, and getting the run-around!



Running Tracks (1)
Question No: 2013/4823
"How many properly-constructed running tracks were there in London when you took office?"
Written response from the Mayor
"According to information provided by UK Athletics, in May 2008 there were 31 400-metre outdoor synthetic athletics tracks, certified by UK Athletics in London.

There were also three indoor running tracks."
So:
Does this include the one at the Peel Centre?



Running Tracks (2)
Question No: 2013/4824
Navin Shah
"Are you aware of how many running tracks are not in use any longer? Also are there any that you consider to be currently under threat?"
Written response from the Mayor
"All of the 31 outdoor and three indoor UK Athletics certified tracks that were open in London in May 2008 continue to be used.

In addition, since 2008, one new outdoor 400-metre athletics track has opened at Woodcote High School in Croydon. The new track received a grant of £200,000 from my Sports Legacy Programme to contribute to the build cost. Furthermore, the world’s first compact athletics facility, including a synthetic sprint running track, opened at Stoke Newington School in Hackney in September 2013.

When the Olympic Stadium reopens in 2015, there will be a total of 34 UK Athletics certified outdoor running tracks in London for use by the community.

I am not aware of any running tracks that are under threat."
So:
Does this include the one at the Peel Centre?



Running Tracks (3)
Question No: 2013/4825
Navin Shah
"Will you undertake to protect any running track under your control ownership, for the benefit of Londoners?"
Written response from the Mayor
"I oppose the closure of any local sporting facility unless there is a compelling case otherwise."
So:
Does this include the one at the Peel Centre?

Barnet Today: "Met under attack over empty homes" (Not owned by Redrow yet then? Who's talking porkies?)


Link to web site

"A LABOUR politician has accused the Metropolitan Police of wasting hundreds of thousands of pounds by allowing some 50 homes marked for sale to sit empty for two years.

"The houses, in Rowan Drive, Colindale, are due to be sold off as the Met looks to get dispose of a third of its property estate.

"The sale would form part of the Mayor of London’s Police and Crime Plan, published last year. Boris Johnson has asked the Met to cut £500million from its budget before 2016.

"No agreement has yet been reached to buy the land, but the Met insists it would not be cost-effective to make the buildings habitable for short-term lets."