Mud glorious mud or maybe not
February 17, 2008
Shropshire villagers have criticised organisers of a motocross event claiming it brought chaos to roads, causing major disruption.
People living in Condover, near Shrewsbury, said vehicles were parked dangerously on a main road and left it a complete mess after the two-day Enduro event last month, which attracted riders from all over the country. The complaints were aired at a parish council meeting this week. Councillors and villagers said they had been given no prior notification the event was to take place at Norton Farm. Thelma Smallman, of Harley Road, claimed some of the competitors pulled wheelies close to the road. Mrs Smallman said: “One of the main concerns was the state of play that the road was left in after this motocross event. “I don’t think it’s on that this kind of thing can go on. It looked totally out of control and there were no parking arrangements. They were doing wheelies and it was totally dangerous.”
Constable Dave Harte said the responsibility for ensuring proper measures were put in place belonged to the highways authority, Shropshire County Council. Borough council leader Peter Nutting said he had spoken with the organisers and had been told a further event was planned for the village in August. And parish council chairman Tony Tudor, called for people to keep a log of motocross events held in the village to ensure land owners did not exceed their permitted number of events. Paul Edmondson, of Fast Eddy Racing, which organised the event, said it had been holding annual motocross activities at the farm for the past three years. He said he sympathised with villagers over the amount of mud left on the road but said it was caused by heavy rainfall. Mr Edmondson said there had been signs on the road warning people about the event but said they would be contacting the authorities in the next few weeks to ensure lessons were learned in the future.
News Source Shropshirestar
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