Reading Track League back in jeopardy due to lack of volunteers

Shortage of volunteers at Reading's Palmer Park Track means the track league will struggle to operate beyond this year

The future of the Reading Track League is back in doubt after a volunteer shortage means the track may have to close in 2017.

Following a report by Cycling Weekly last October that the league may have to end, it was thought its immediate future was safe when one of the current volunteers, Richard Poole, received offers of help from willing enthusiasts.

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