Herne Hill to get major facelift

Herne Hill Velodrome, London's last surviving venue from the 1948 Olympics,
has been awarded £400,000 from a fund that aims to provide a lasting legacy
from the 2012 Games.

Part of the money, which is coming from Southwark Council's £2 million
Olympics and Paralympics Legacy Fund, will be used to help pay for the
recently resurfaced track.

The remainder will help transform Herne Hill into a multi-purpose cycling
centre that can be used by the entire community, with a new building planned
including bike storage, changing rooms and facilities for refreshment.

The track had faced an uncertain future after landlord The Dulwich Estate
said last year that it planned to redevelop the site, which gave cyclist
including three-time Olympic Champion Bradley Wiggins their first taste of
track cycling.

That led to the setting up of the Save The Velodrome campaign, which earlier
this year managed to secure the track's future with British Cycling signing
a 15-year lease on the site.

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Simon Mason
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