GUISBOROUGH Town Council met in May for a virtual meeting, but held a full council meeting with members present in June at Sunnyfield House.
Cycling Event. Stephen Mussett, community health development co-ordinator at Redcar and Cleveland Council, and Andy Langford, community traffic agent for SweetSpot Event Group, addressed the council about the forthcoming cycle race for elite riders to take place in Guisborough on Sunday, August 8. The Tour Series will involve the UK’s leading cyclists and teams racing through the streets of Guisborough on a fast and technical 1.34km route. As well the cycle race, sporting and community activities will take place on Westgate from midday. The Tour series opens in Guisborough before subsequent rounds in Sunderland and Castle Douglas and is expected to attract large crowds. The race will start at 3pm and finish in Westgate near to the Bow Street traffic lights and compete on closed roads on a circuit up Church Street, Redcar Road, left on to Walkers Row, Northgate, left on to Bolckow Street, left in to Priory Close, on to Reid Terrace and back on to Westgate at Sunnyfield House. The event will be shown live on ITV4 and Eurosport so will be beamed across Europe. Stephen Mussett said that to get the race to Guisborough was a coup as it had only been held in Durham city before. The TV coverage would include not only the race but points of interest in and around Guisborough.