{"id":1840,"date":"2014-03-27T22:18:04","date_gmt":"2014-03-27T22:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/?p=1840"},"modified":"2014-03-27T22:18:04","modified_gmt":"2014-03-27T22:18:04","slug":"suspension-of-all-coachedrecreationalrace-cycling-at-mountbatten-leisure-centre-portsmouth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/suspension-of-all-coachedrecreationalrace-cycling-at-mountbatten-leisure-centre-portsmouth\/","title":{"rendered":"Suspension of all coached\/recreational\/race cycling at Mountbatten Leisure Centre, Portsmouth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>A Statement issued from Parkwood Community Leisure which operates Mountbatten Leisure Centre on behalf of Portsmouth City Council.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u201cWe can confirm our continued support of Portsmouth City Council\u2019s Environmental Health Officer who has initiated an investigation following the recent fatality during an event held at the cycle track at Mountbatten Leisure Centre.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Safety is a key priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a result, the cycle track will remain closed to all users while the investigation takes place.\u201d<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Therefore,\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">with immediate affect<\/span>, any British Cycling coaching and recreational sessions will be suspended until further notice due to the investigation and\u00a0<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">NOT<\/span>\u00a0be allowed on the track at anytime.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We have communicated this as a matter of urgency to British Cycling and Regional Development Manager, Mark Adams, to ensure all coaches\/clubs in the region who use the track at Mountbatten Leisure Centre are aware.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We apologise for the inconvenience this might cause to your booking and users.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I will keep you updated on any further progress with this matter.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parkwood Community Leisure<\/p>\n<p>Mountbatten Leisure Centre<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Park<\/p>\n<p>Portsmouth<\/p>\n<p>PO2 9QA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 023 9262 6508<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leisurecentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.leisurecentre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parkwood Community Leisure<\/p>\n<p>Mountbatten Leisure Centre<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Park<\/p>\n<p>Portsmouth<\/p>\n<p>PO2 9QA<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Tel: 023 9262 6508<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leisurecentre.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.leisurecentre.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Statement issued from Parkwood Community Leisure which operates Mountbatten Leisure Centre on behalf of Portsmouth City Council. \u00a0 \u201cWe can confirm our continued support of Portsmouth City Council\u2019s Environmental Health Officer who has initiated an investigation following the recent fatality during an event held at the cycle track at Mountbatten Leisure Centre. \u00a0 Safety is a key priority and we take our responsibilities extremely seriously. As a result, the cycle track will remain closed to all users while the investigation takes place.\u201d &nbsp; Therefore,\u00a0with immediate affect, any British Cycling coaching and recreational sessions will be suspended until further notice due to the investigation and\u00a0NOT\u00a0be allowed on the track at anytime. &nbsp; We have communicated this as a matter of urgency to British Cycling and Regional Development Manager, Mark Adams, to ensure all coaches\/clubs in the region who use the track at Mountbatten Leisure Centre are aware. &nbsp; We apologise for the inconvenience this might cause to your booking and users. &nbsp; I will keep you updated on any further progress with this matter. &nbsp; Parkwood Community Leisure Mountbatten Leisure Centre Alexandra Park Portsmouth PO2 9QA &nbsp; Tel: 023 9262 6508 www.leisurecentre.com &nbsp; Parkwood Community Leisure Mountbatten Leisure Centre Alexandra Park Portsmouth PO2 9QA &nbsp; Tel: 023 9262 6508 www.leisurecentre.com &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on get_the_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[12,22],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1840"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1841,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1840\/revisions\/1841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.southbc.org.uk\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}