A petition to save an old athletics track in Bristol from being turned into houses has nearly 5,000 signatures as it passes the six-month milestone. Stay tuned to find out more about the former Whitchurch sports stadium.
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00:00The petition to save an old athletics track in South Bristol from being turned into houses
00:06and flats has reached around 5,000 signatures. To pass is six months milestone. The former
00:15Whitchurch Sports Stadium in South Bristol has been earmarked for new homes and property
00:22development as part of the council's 1,435-home Hengrove Park development, but many locals
00:30were upset at the news that they may lose their former Whitchurch Sports Stadium. In
00:36order to combat this loss, a group of residents have been campaigning to reopen and regenerate
00:43the former track, which has been used as a cycling centre since around 2016 and has been
00:50very popular amongst locals. And the campaign has got much traction, including some large
00:58sports star names.