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@TimiMallett
had a think and maybe resurfacing whitworth is a bit far fetched at the moment, but there's no reason we can't aim for that as a long term goal. i've taken some (non) expert advice and reckon the council may bite if we were to get polo in the news a bit.
i remember seeing a post a while ago, can't remember which thread, but it was an email nes had received from some council bike bloke who said something like 'bike polo is not an activity that we recognise at the moment so we won't be able to offer funding'.
i'd be interested to know what nes sent as a reply. maybe it would be worth finding out what we would need to do to get recognised.
the council are currently offering parkour lessons, with a qualified instructer, on the streets of rusholme. why? because it's been in the news and they want to be seen to be trying to help kids find a past time that doesn't involve hanging around being an arse.
we should use powerhouse to attract the media. jesse james was shot their and however many years on, local kids are using a court in the park to play a cool 'urban' game. it's a rough idea but you can see what i mean.
maybe getting in the news and showing the council that we're serious and can help the community, should be our short term goal at the moment, and see where that takes us.
thoughts?