The ABLE Project's 'BMX highriders' scheme received £8,374 from Big Lottery's Awards for All to create a BMX club for young people with special needs. We worked half a day every week (12 weeks) to self-build an innovative pump track in the grounds of Ravenscliffe High School and Sports College, Halifax, England. Calderdale & Kirklees Green Business Network managed the project and are now transferring the lessons learnt onto a new (10 acre) site in North Kirklees. The pilot track remains in place as a community resource.

[ last updated 18 November 2014 ]

20111101

Blind BMXer

Article here and Video here
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20110506

Disabled BMX Case Study

Available on request - see Links for "Get in touch with us"
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Summer 2011



Exploring the potential of Pump Track sessions with (clockwise): primary school age; girls; gifted & talented; and toddlers!
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May 2011 - all systems go


Mission accomplished : BMX for all, with a twist of (wild) garlic
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20110408

Grand Opening 8th April!


Thanks to The Big Lottery Fund Awards For All and Marshalls plc. Halifax Courier article here. Now the After School Club begins.
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20110326

April 2011, now and next


Our Pump Track will have its Grand Opening April 8th and already we're planning a major follow on project. Click images to zoom.
You can follow progress in Crawley too!
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Step 1, get used to the track ...


The first training session on Friday 25th March in glorious Spring weather. A small group with learning disabilities (but capable of independent travel to school) begin by "pumping" the track on foot.
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20110101

March 2011: Our Track is IncrEdible


Training sessions begin and wild garlic is sprouting in the berm!
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February 2011: finishing touches

10 tonnes of "4mm to dust carboniferous limestone" (crushed rock sand) was donated to the project free of charge for top dressing. Thanks to Marshalls plc for this totally local product in keeping with our guiding principles. See more photos in 'Pics of track' (top).
Stop Press: the Grand Opening will be 8th April 2011.


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January 2011 : all finished!


All the shaping is complete (19th Jan) after 12 half days work. Click "Pics of track (see top)
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