Indoor Venue - need your feedback!

[DianneH]

I have met with the manager at Whitcliffe Mount Sports Centre and there are 2 halls (each one is about the same size as we had at Batley).

As you go through the door to the hall there are a few steps to a balcony which overlook the hall (about the same height as from the outdoor rostrum) which could even be used as a rostrum if thought suitable which would save time setting up and putting away.

The floor surface is the same as at Batley in one of the halls but has more grip in the other hall - the one that I would suggest we use.

The container would be sited outside the fire doors to the hall and this is on concrete (not mud and grass as was at Batley). Car parking is double what was at Batley.

The only time available for the next few months that would be suitable for the Club is 1 pm onwards on a Sunday so I would suggest 1 pm - 6 pm. If we then decided that we wanted to race earlier we could then get our booking in first and start at an earlier time next season. We could also ring at short notice to go indoors if the weather is poor for our outdoor meetings as the halls are not used very much on a Sunday in the summer months.

We obviously need to look at making some jumps etc and track markings but I think it is an ideal venue. If ever we wanted to run a bigger meeting ie Supercup we could open the doors between the 2 halls and use both.

I was asked at the weekend whether or not we would continue to run the series at Chadderton and this would be a definite yes if this series goes well and remains popular.

We would look at running club meetings on a weekly basis with the exception of when we are at Chadderton.

I would appreciate some feedback as to how many would attend if we were to run weekly from 9 January 2011 at 1pm till 6pm for the remainder of the indoor series as we will need to start organising things and book the hall.

Dianne