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By Charlotte Harding

This month we welcome the Trailpro team and officially celebrate a dream coming to reality as the Pump Track build starts! Martinborough Youth Trust members are thrilled to see this project come to fruition: “it’s been a long road but we finally got here!”

With summer just around the corner, timing couldn’t be better, and come the end of November when the community pool opens Considine Park will be the place to be with the pump track adding another activity to its family/youth focused offering. 

The community-led project that was sparked from a casual conversation several years ago shows what is possible. 

“It’s been a long road but council have been incredibly supportive of us getting to this point and working in collaboration. It’s been slow at times but as they say good things take time and we always had ‘a do it once, do it properly’ approach to the project.” 

As well as some grant funding the project has been incredibly blessed with several very generous private donations which have had a huge impact on the build being achieved this year. We have also been working closely with several local businesses who approached the group with support when build time came around. 

We also want to give huge thanks to the community who have been cheering us on for a long time! Pledges via Givealittle, sausage sizzles, and fireworks night event donations together with the classic change bucket at Kitchener’s have all had an impact in raising $310,000 for the project.

Ultimately the proof will be in the riding, and we cannot wait to see the kids (and adults) using the track. Built to suit toddlers on balance bikes _ with a dedicated loop just for them _ to a more challenging track that will enable kids to build skills and use it in new ways as their skills grow, Martinborough Pump Track will bring a whole new level of outdoor fun to our community.

(Charlotte Harding has been the face of the project, working with Youth Trust trio Terry Blacktop, Sue Sullivan and Pat Church).

Caption: Pump Track adjacent to the pool in Considine Park.

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