http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Cycling Hub - Hunter's Hall Park (Jack Kane Centre) en Fri, 01 May 2026 00:14:48 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-383514 Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:32:08 +0000 chdot 383514@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>Outcome of the Statutory Consultation Proposing the Establishment of a New Non-denominational Primary School and Nursery Classes at Hunters Hall Park</p> <p>…</p> <p>The Common Goods consultation is to remain ongoing for the 3 areas that have Common Good Status namely the Community, Sports and Education Centre, Landscape Play and Parking area and the cycling facilities. The Landscape Play and Parking area could return to Common Good status. </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s95739/Item%207.3%20-%20Outcome%20of%20the%20Statutory%20Consultation%20Proposing%20the%20Establishment%20of%20a%20New%20Non-denominati.pdf?ref=edinburghminute.com" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s95739/Item%207.3%20-%20Outcome%20of%20the%20Statutory%20Consultation%20Proposing%20the%20Establishment%20of%20a%20New%20Non-denominati.pdf?ref=edinburghminute.com</a></p> <p>Did a BMX track (or anything else) get built here? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-376069 Wed, 07 Aug 2024 09:28:18 +0000 chdot 376069@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/08/bmx-track-plans-to-move-forward-as-funding-secured" rel="nofollow">https://theedinburghreporter.co.uk/2024/08/bmx-track-plans-to-move-forward-as-funding-secured</a></p> <p>Whatever the merits of this - especially at a time of ‘no money’! - it’s yet another example of the pace at which CEC works… </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-352093 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 14:54:54 +0000 crowriver 352093@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The decision to close the Meadowbank velodrome was very short-sighted. The other cycling tracks recently built in Scotland (Glasgow velodrome, Fife Cycle Park) were funded externally from central government sources, Sport Scotland, regeneration budgets, Lottery funds, etc. CEC are funding the new Meadowbank Sports Centre (nearly finished) from their own budgets - mostly set against future revenue from developing the surrounding land for housing. Bit of a stretch to see how the council can also pay for a cycle track in Craigmillar without some external source of funding. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-352089 Fri, 25 Jun 2021 13:50:07 +0000 HankChief 352089@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It didn't get funded... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-351994 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:21:40 +0000 urchaidh 351994@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>We use the pump track there a fair bit but had thought the cycling tracks were dead as a project. I thought there was also a plan for a longer road cycling training track around the site. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-351989 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:56:38 +0000 chdot 351989@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“Does anyone know more? Should there be more visible support for it?”</p> <p>Not been paying any attention over past few years. </p> <p>Those on here with ERC connections may know more(?)</p> <p>CEC let Meadowbank go (to Glasgow). Fife has a great facility (see post before last post). Hard to imagine CEC producing anything as useful. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-351986 Wed, 23 Jun 2021 23:03:55 +0000 HankChief 351986@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I don't fully understand what stage the development of a cycle Hub at Hunters Hall has got to it, there is a proposal in to Friday's Housing, Homelessness and Fair Work Committee to get £800k funding to build it.</p> <p><a href="https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s35115/5.1%20-%20Place%20Based%20Investment%20Programme%20202122%20Allocations.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://democracy.edinburgh.gov.uk/documents/s35115/5.1%20-%20Place%20Based%20Investment%20Programme%20202122%20Allocations.pdf</a></p> <p>The c.£2m Place Based Investment Fund has over £8m of requests is really about place making so it looks (to my eye) like this is a long shot for their funding.</p> <p>Does anyone know more? Should there be more visible support for it? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-283305 Thu, 24 May 2018 17:30:31 +0000 chdot 283305@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>#Scotland’s first #cycle circuit has opened in #Fife </p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://twitter.com/fifetourism/status/999683783984107520" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/fifetourism/status/999683783984107520</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-274106 Thu, 01 Feb 2018 10:09:44 +0000 chdot 274106@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>“</p> <p>It is almost a year since councillors agreed to press on with the velodrome, a cycle speedway and synthetic pitches at Hunter’s Hall Park next to the Jack Kane Centre in Craigmillar. Plans for a BMX track were dropped after it failed to win Scottish Government funding.</p> <p>“</p> <p><a href="https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/kezia-dugdale-demands-action-on-edinburgh-velodrome-delays-1-4679210" rel="nofollow">https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/politics/kezia-dugdale-demands-action-on-edinburgh-velodrome-delays-1-4679210</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-263922 Thu, 19 Oct 2017 20:41:58 +0000 chdot 263922@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/new-2-4m-track-facility-will-put-fife-at-the-heart-of-scottish-cycling-1-4590467" rel="nofollow">http://www.fifetoday.co.uk/news/new-2-4m-track-facility-will-put-fife-at-the-heart-of-scottish-cycling-1-4590467</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-255460 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 19:48:54 +0000 Blueth 255460@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>It's not an activity I have any real knowledge of but does the lack of use of the BMX track at Musselburgh indicate a lack of demand, in which case the unfortunate dimunition of the HH scheme would appear to be reasonable.</p> <p>Do modern day riders just want to play about on their BMX bikes at skate park type venues rather than actually race the things? Or is there more to it than that. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-255427 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 12:02:50 +0000 Arellcat 255427@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>CEC said at the end of March that they were going to remove the three years-old <a href="https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/cg/hunters-hall-park-cycling-hub-options/">consultation page</a>, but they clearly haven't!</p> <p>They did send me a copy of the Culture and Sport Committee paper (<a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/meetings/meeting/4153/culture_and_sport_committee">20 March 2017</a> - item 8.2) on the project. Lack of funding (not surprisingly) appeared to be the reason for the reduction in scope.</p> <p>The only subsequent paper I can find is from the Finance and Resources Committee meeting on <a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/53713/item_713_-_hunters_hall_project_-_referral_report_from_the_culture_and_sport_committee">23 March 2017, item 7.13</a>. I would assume that the facility is currently in the design stage. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-255422 Wed, 19 Jul 2017 11:32:21 +0000 chdot 255422@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I've asked CEC to update it"</p> <p>Any update? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-245798 Fri, 31 Mar 2017 14:45:59 +0000 Arellcat 245798@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Since the Hunter's Hall Park cycling hub consultation hub portal is massively out of date, I've asked CEC to update it. I'm particularly keen to see how the plan looks post-consultation and post-BMX decision. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-245651 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:50:44 +0000 Stickman 245651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>"will encourage children and young people to learn how to cycle in a safe and fun environment"</em></p> <p>Looking forward to all the frothers who have been complaining about untrained cyclists now frothing about money being spent on a place where cyclists can be trained.... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-245650 Wed, 29 Mar 2017 10:45:55 +0000 chdot 245650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>The reduced project is costed at £4.6m, including £1.2m for the velodrome, £800,000 for the 3G pitches and £1.9m for the Jack Kane centre. </p> <p>A council spokeswoman said: “By taking a phased approach, work can now begin on an outdoor track which will encourage children and young people to learn how to cycle in a safe and fun environment.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/plans-for-bmx-track-dropped-from-jack-kane-centre-revamp-1-4405924" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/plans-for-bmx-track-dropped-from-jack-kane-centre-revamp-1-4405924</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-207652 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 17:07:02 +0000 SRD 207652@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I count it a wasted ride along there if i don't see at least one motorbike-wheelieing... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-207646 Tue, 05 Jan 2016 15:18:17 +0000 PS 207646@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@chdot Your photo: They've been doing that wheelies-on-motocross-bikes-across-the-playing-fields thing at Jack Kane/Hunter's Hall for over twenty years now. </p> <p>They used to do it across our pitch while we were playing university intra-mural football of a Wednesday afternoon; usually away from the action, such as it was, but (no doubt wild) rumour had it one of them had once vroomed his way through the back of penalty area when a corner was being taken.</p> <p>It probably counts as tradition now. It is the way of their people. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-207601 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 22:04:34 +0000 chdot 207601@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>Councillor Richard Lewis, culture and sport leader, said: “This is about the fun aspect of cycling.</p> <p>“It will be the first time we have a state-of-the-art facility that offers performance cycling and cycling as a leisure and fun activity.”</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/bmx-track-velodrome-and-cycling-hub-slated-for-craigmillar-1-3991042" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/bmx-track-velodrome-and-cycling-hub-slated-for-craigmillar-1-3991042</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-196764 Mon, 24 Aug 2015 17:13:50 +0000 chdot 196764@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/wLq3Tg"><img src="https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5828/20193321253_ba8f129183.jpg"></a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490&page=2#post-196652 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:30:41 +0000 chdot 196652@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"I favour Carrick Knowe"</p> <p>You mean the golf course? </p> <p>That would be better for a unified "Hub" - but there are politics involved... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-196651 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:23:52 +0000 Tulyar 196651@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Notice the pensioner hanging on there in 3rd place! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-196650 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:19:51 +0000 Arellcat 196650@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>For example:</p> <p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/uWdsJ7"><img src="https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3851/18991511538_0f68a991b9.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="https://flic.kr/p/uWdsJ7">Here we go: a hundred mile an hour traffic jam!</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-196648 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 22:11:49 +0000 Tulyar 196648@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>York velodrome is tarmac - @arellcat &amp; a few other riders of bikes which would never be allowed on a wooden track were even allowed to have a hurl. I was shamed by a guy riding a bog-standard Brompton Hire bike which he'd only hired for the weekend to get to York.</p> <p>Note also the facilities at Stratford, where the viewing gallery level has access to outdoor terrace that overlooks the road circuit (variable lengths).</p> <p>Coming late to this I favour Carrick Knowe, with the Saughton BMX facility nearby. Rail and tram and cycle path connections, and close to city centre. Aware of UK-wide reputation for Unit 23, which sees guys coming to Dumbarton East by train in large numbers. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-196645 Sat, 22 Aug 2015 21:40:44 +0000 chdot 196645@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>"</p> <p>3.7 The trip provided valuable insights into the operation and design of cycling facilities. As a result of the trip, the design team will consider the following amendments for the cycling hub at Hunter’s Hall Park:<br /> 3.7.1 whether it would be practical and affordable to place the speedway track in the centre of the velodrome, with appropriate tunnel or bridge access;<br /> 3.7.2 an enclosure around the velodrome, BMX track and possibly the speedway track;<br /> 3.7.3 an additional pump track, to be unenclosed and accessible at any time to local children and young people;<br /> 3.7.4 use of the high quality tarmac which provides good grip, dries out more quickly than a wooden track after wet weather, and is easier and cheaper to maintain than a wooden track.</p> <p>...</p> <p>3.13 Two of these sites, both in west Edinburgh, have been chosen for more detailed investigation. Their limited size means that they could be suitable for junior riders but not for adult riders. A closed road loop is of most importance to juniors, as under-16s cannot be coached on public roads. Further work is needed to determine whether a loop could be created at one of these sites either permanently, or closed off at evenings and weekends, and whether either site would meet the logistical demands of coaches and riders. If the sites pass those tests, and internal discussions confirm in principle that the relevant permissions would be likely, the next stage would involve costing the minimal works required to close a loop, and consulting with the public and the cycling community on a draft proposal.</p> <p>"</p> <p><a href="http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/48001/item_715_-_update_on_cycling_hub_and_closed_road_loop_-_referral_from_the_culture_and_sport_committee" rel="nofollow">http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/download/meetings/id/48001/item_715_-_update_on_cycling_hub_and_closed_road_loop_-_referral_from_the_culture_and_sport_committee</a></p> <p>So - a "Hub" in two places. </p> <p>Hope CEC is also working on suitable access <em>by bike</em>. </p> <p>HH <em><strong>could</strong></em> have <em>great</em> cycle routes with high quality links to City Centre &amp; Porty (via the Innocent) and Royal Infirmary (and onwards up the Burdiehouse Burn) plus into Mid &amp; East Lothian if suitable connections are ever built. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-176263 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 14:31:24 +0000 mussbmx 176263@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-176246 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:53:24 +0000 tarmac jockey 176246@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Here is the wording from the approved Council report:</p> <p>3.12 If Committee approves the recommendations in this report, the next steps in the<br /> project would be to submit the funding bid to sportscotland, and prepare the<br /> procurement of the project, including the required consultants and professional<br /> expertise to design and build the facilities. Planning permission will require to be<br /> sought, and intrusive ground surveys may also be required due to the known<br /> undermining of the area. The estimate for timescale to completion is 18 to 24<br /> months. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-176245 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:52:56 +0000 Cyclingmollie 176245@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Road circuit dropped? So Ingliston with its potholes, kerbs and sand-strewn corners - a circuit so dangerous ERC once switched to East Fortune for crit racing and training - will remain the only local closed road circuit. And that only available to rent. The Lothians need a closed circuit more than a velodrome. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-176242 Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:22:01 +0000 mussbmx 176242@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I take it the final plans were approved? </p> <p>If so does anyone have any idea when work would likely start? To the nearest year anyway. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=13490#post-175508 Thu, 11 Dec 2014 15:42:43 +0000 Baldcyclist 175508@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Road circuit dropped, outdoor velodrome in...</p> <p><a href="http://road.cc/content/news/138538-road-circuit-dropped-meadowbank-replacement-plans-after-objections" rel="nofollow">http://road.cc/content/news/138538-road-circuit-dropped-meadowbank-replacement-plans-after-objections</a> </p>