Kingshurst campaign group calls for action against off-road bikes

RESIDENTS have called for the council to take extra steps to stop off-road bikers driving onto local parkland.
The campaign group Action for Babbs Mill has launched an online petition, urging the local authorities to make it harder for the boy racers to access the area around Babbs Mill Lake.
Locals claim that many riders are following a route which stretches from Shard End through North Solihull, all the way out to Coleshill. The park and adjoining nature reserve are a particularly popular "racetrack."
Sarah Evans, chair of the group, said: "Throughout the years Babbs Mill and the surrounding areas have suffered from the nuisance of off-road vehicles ruining the grass verges, parts of the nature reserve and potentially damaging the natural environment.
"This year we have had no let up and the park and the residents are now suffering from this nuisance.
"The residents of all affected areas need to see something done to curb the usage of these off road vehicles on the roads and in the parks."
Locals are also being urged to play their part by reporting bikes to West Midlands Police or Crimestoppers.