THE future of the BMX 'pump' track could be in the public's hands after a survey was launched to see if users would support it being reinstated.

Cllr David Saunby, who was the catalyst behind getting the track installed at Trescobeas Park five years ago in 2016, is asking if it should be reinstated by the town council after its repairs left the track unusable.

The track was originally built by a private contractor on behalf of Falmouth Town Council and became so popular the track wore out. The council carried out its own repairs using concrete which broke up making the track unusable.

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The pump track has been enjoyed by hundreds of riders. Picture David Saunby/Facebook

Posting his question on Facebook Cllr Saunby asked if people would support the track being reinstated by a professional track builder who would maintain it. If the support was there he would ask the town council to back it.

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"My question is to you the public, especially the cyclists who not only ride on the road, but also take part in off roading, if you think that the track which has brought so much pleasure to the very young and the more senior riders over the past five years, should be re-instated, but this time by a professional track builder, which would include a built in guarantee of inspecting and servicing the track every 6 months, if the town council agrees?"

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Cllr Saunby said he would be 'heartbroken' if the track was not reinstated.

"I believe we have something very special and unique in Trescobeas Park, which serves the whole of Falmouth and Penryn, including the outlying villages of Budock, Mabe, Mylor, Mawnan Smith and further afield.

"I was involved in bringing the Pump Track about in 2016 which is free to use 24/7, and would be heartbroken, not just myself, but the hundreds of cyclists that use it on a regular basis, if the track could not be re-instated by a professional track builder, or at worst possibly being done away with, which has been suggested."

He says with walking and cycling being promoted for the well being of people young and old, the removal of the track is 'unacceptable' and not an option that the council should even consider.