Eastfield BMX Club
Mr HODGETT (Croydon) (09:54): I rise today to speak about a wonderful local sporting club, the Eastfield BMX club. The BMX club was founded on 27 November 1980 by David Hall, with their first track located in Norton park in Croydon. The club then moved to their current track in Colchester Road in Kilsyth in 1991. Approximately 100 people visit the track per week, with the club offering gate practice, beginners coaching and also club meets. They welcome all boys, girls and adults to join up as an Eastfield member and ride in their race meets. As long as you can ride a bike without training wheels there is a place for you at the Eastfield BMX Club.
Funding and support are needed to help make improvements to the track, such as providing a new start gate so that the club can continue to offer this great local sport within the community. I had the pleasure of visiting the club in January for their annual regional BMX competition, and I thank Ariana, Bill and Bodi for their time. I look forward to working with the club to deliver improvements to their facilities to support this exciting sport.