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85 Supply and Demand There are 9 bowling greens in the borough and the most popular of the 7 Council-owned greens is in Roundwood Park. Participation in bowling is only 0.2%. Clubs in the borough report difficulties in attracting new members and the declining participation rate in the borough reflects a London-wide trend. This together with the fact that Brent has a large ‘young’ population indicates that there does not appear to be demand for increased bowling green provision, but improvements could be made to the pavilions at the existing sites to meet the needs of current demand. Watersports The borough has one venue for watersports and this is located at the Welsh Harp, with 170 hectares of open space and water. It is located east of the borough on the Kingsbury / Hendon borders, partially in Brent and Barnet. The reservoir is owned by British Waterways. It is two kilometres long and in its south westerly point is the base for a number of water sport clubs providing activities in sailing, kayaking, canoeing, bell boating and windsurfing. Welsh Harp is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which means that any developments on the site are subject to conditions that prevent damaging impacts on the SSSI. There are no recognised levels of provision but the success of Great Britain’s ‘sailing’ team at the 2008 Olympics should be used as a tool to encourage greater participation. It is important to make sure the community has access to the watersports facilities at Welsh Harp as they are alternatives to mainstream sports, however they tend to be more costly than other sports. Therefore it is vital to work with the clubs on the Welsh Harp and develop programmes to encourage the local community to use the facilities at an affordable rate. Cycling Cycling is not just a form of transport but an increasingly popular sport due to the British successful cycling team at the Beijing Olympics 2008. But it is also a leisure pursuit and fitness activity, which engages people of all ages to take up the activity. Quantity and Quality There are already a number of cycle routes and networks around Brent as part of the London Cycle Network. Plans are being developed to include more local cycle routes to enhance the cycle routes further. There is also a disused BMX track in Chalkhill which was probably built in the 1980’s when BMX became a very popular sport. The track is very overgrown and hasn’t been used for years but the foundations of the track are still there. It is also in a good area away from traffic and could provide the perfect environment for multi discipline cycling facilities as British Cycling state they would like to facilitate in order to develop the sport further. The active people survey recorded that 9 percent of the borough participate in a continuous cycle for 30 minutes at least once a month. However, travel surveys conducted at the local sports centres indicated that the main reason people don’t cycle is because they don’t feel safe cycling on the roads. British Cycling have also noted that traffic in London is a major barrier to parents allowing their children to cycle and so traffic free areas are a priority to allow engagement with the under 16’s. There is one cycling club in the borough but they don’t have suitable outdoor facilities away from the traffic to train which means that it limits the club in what they can offer young people who want to take up the sport. The government has pledged investment into cycling but more needs to be done to encourage people to cycle more, especially investment into cycle routes and facilities in areas away from the roads where everyone especially children can feel safe to cycle.
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