A ‘bike playground’ is coming to Liscard’s Central Park, after plans for the new attraction were approved by Wirral Council.
The proposal, put forward by design firm Back on Track and supported with combined authority funding, will see a so-called ‘pump track’, or ‘bike playground’, built in the Wirral town.
Pump tracks are continuous circuits of banked turns and features that do not require pedalling.
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They are becoming increasingly popular and help people to develop their fitness, skills and co-ordination as they teach you to use the ground to generate speed.
A statement prepared for the application said the Central Park project will be an ‘East Pump’ track.
This means it is designed for older children and is set up as a continuous loop.
Talking about the plan last month, Cllr Janette Williamson, the Labour leader of Wirral Council, said: “It is important to offer activities, anti-social behaviour often comes from boredom.
“We’ve got stuff going on in Central Park, with sports activities and the pump track, which we did a consultation on and found over 85% of the participants supported.”
The pump track plan has been funded as part of a £1m grant given to Wirral by the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority's (LCRCA) Mayoral Town Centre Fund.
The money has been split evenly between Liscard and New Ferry.
In Liscard, the first £200,000 of the money has been spent on grants for businesses and community projects.
Sums of up to £10,000 to improve shop fronts and make other changes inside and out have been given out in an attempt to improve the town's appearance.
Among the businesses to receive the funding were beauty salons, gift shops and cafes, with community grants going to environmental initiatives, exhibitions and youth mental health projects, as well as other schemes the council considered to be important.
In total, 33 businesses were given an average of £5,000 in grant funding, while nine community projects got an average of £7,500.
The £500,000 sum will also be spent on new CCTV columns and better street lighting on Liscard Way, making the town a safer place to be.
