Bikers booted off the bing!

Graham Gibson • Published 15 Jul 2011 08:15 56 Comments

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ANGRY West Fife scramblers have revved up their protests against plans to shut them out of their biking "haven" at Comrie Bing.

The bikers face being booted off the site after owners Land Regeneration & Development Ltd decided to seal the area, the derelict site of an old pit.

The furious dirt bike riders claim they would even be willing to pay for what they consider an ideal isolated location that does not annoy other local residents.

Naiomi Fenwick, who helped lead protests at the bing over the weekend, said, "We have used this land for many years for our motorbikes and quads.

"I personally have tried to contact LRD over the last 18 months to ask them to clean the land and let us use this for leisure.

"We are more than willing to pay to use this land but we have never had any sort of reply from them.

"The owner came down to the site and made us aware that he is now closing the land off and we have a week left on it, maybe two at the most.

"This land is used by families to keep their kids off the streets on the motorbikes. We are one big family up there and we are making a stand against this company."

Site owner, Fifer John Devine, has been seeking permission to redevelop and clean up the land for more than 10 years and suggestions for a golf course, hotel, a school and housing have all been mooted.

In January this year councillors approved plans to try to transform the site.

One biker commented on the Press website, "People complain about motocross riders and quad bikers ruining pathways and private land.

"The Comrie site is a haven for these people and is well enough out of the way that they do not cause anyone any problems.

"Yet now they want to remove this site as well, leaving these people nowhere to go. I find this ridiculous."

Another stated, "I actually take my kids here to use their bike and quad as there is nowhere else for them to do so.

"Taking this wasteland and developing it for housing and a golf course may line the pockets of the developers but where does it leave the kids that use this place for fun?"

The former pit has been described by Fife Council as the "largest area of post-industrial dereliction in West Fife" with a "myriad of environmental problems".

In approving plans councillors were told that the bing itself was thought to contain "four million tonnes of debris" and adjacent Bickram Wood was now fenced off as "high levels of cyanide" were found there.

Land Regeneration & Development Ltd were given permission for opencast coal mining at the old pit as well as a programme of investigation and remediation of contaminated land.

There's a possible £102,900 community fund in store as the applicants offered 15p for each of the 686,000 tonnes of coal they plan to extract from the site.

West Fife and Coastal Villages councillor Bobby Clelland said, "A couple of years ago we arranged meetings with bikers and police to try and form a bike club to raise funds and train youngsters on safety but it fell through.

"I receive phone calls complaining about scramblers but there's also a need for some kind of club to find locations for them to use.

"Unfortunately there are not any in West Fife I'm aware of so it could be a good idea to get a club up and running.

"I would rather see kids enjoying themselves having been trained up to use the proper safeguards rather than just roaming about streets and local parks.

"There is a need for it and we're failing to satisfy that at the moment. The bing is not a safe place so it's about trying to find a good safe environment."

Calls to Land Regeneration & Development Ltd were not returned.

This article appeared in Dunfermline Press 14 Jul 11

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Shah Hoorsur
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Jul 15, 10:28
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The bikers always knew that this was privately-owned land, and that at some point the owner would want to use it.

They've had free use of it for years, so how can they now moan and whinge that the land is to be sealed-off for possible development? Maybe the bikers could converge on Naiomi Fenwick's back garden and use it with her permission, if she is so "furious" and "angry"??

On a similar note, why would anyone want to use such an area of highly-contaminated land for an activity such as dirt-biking? Surely just breathing in the dust from the churned-up tracks is risky to health??

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Chip
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Jul 15, 11:49
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The bikers do annoy local residents they are just ignorant to the situation. They never mention the numerous burnt out cars that have been left over the years or the damage they have caused to the fences and gates.

This is known to be one of the most highly polluted areas around West Fife because of former industries in the area.

The fire brigade and rescue services have been called out on a number of occations to deal with accidents and fires. Who is paying for this?

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Bailseye
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Jul 15, 12:06
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Shah,

This land has produced some of Scotland the best known professional motocross riders!! I enjoyed long weekends of my youth spending every hard earned penny on my YZ125 up there. No wonder Naiomi is upset, look at all the young idiots crawling the streets these days. This place has kept kids off the drink and drugs for many a year.

Chip,

The bikers don't trash the cars, it's the young idiots mentioned above. Fence the

bing off at start of the entrance road and have a gate keeper for registered users.

SAVE "THE BING"!!!!

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Stefan Everts
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Jul 15, 15:01
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SAVE THE BING!!! It's places like this in the world that keep our kids feeling free!!

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ThomasDeBois
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Jul 15, 17:39
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The bikers should put their money where their mouth is and buy the land. Put up or shut up!

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nipper49
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Jul 16, 17:04
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I can agree with both side's of the argument to a certain degree,but whatever the issues the fact of the matter is the bing will be closed to allow the opencast to go ahead.I do however sympathise with the bikers but why do they not use Blairhall pit bings.The location may not be as large as comrie but I am sure a suitable size track could be established.

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Shah Hoorsur
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Jul 16, 18:18
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#Bailseye

Oh come on now, you can't be serious with your statement that the free use of this highly contaminated land has contributed to a drop in the youth crime rate??

At the end of the day, every user of this land has only used it because it's free.

If the bikers are so serious, rather than whinging to the local paper, why not approach the land owner with a viable business proposition which would benefit both parties?

I'll bet that this won't happen however, because for too long the users have convinced themselves that it's 'their' land and won't want to spend a single penny on maintaining their use of this piece of land.

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lmao at them aw
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Jul 16, 21:58
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bailseye, i think you will find if you read the article that the bikers have tried to contact the owners on numerous occasions without succsess and have also stated they would be willing to pay to use the site,

the bickram wood is contaminated with cyanide left by the mod post ww2. the bing itself is not contaminated.

as for the burnt out cars well unfortunatley in all walks of life there are the few bad apples that spoil it for everyone else, but please dont tar everyone with the same brush.

i for one am sad to see the bing close to motorcycles as there isnt alot of other options localy but commerce must keep moving and if the regeniration of the site gives something back to the local communities then its probably for the best.

as for not spending a penny, a few of us took plant hired from a dunfermline firm including a mini digger up to the site 3 years ago and built a cracking track with proper jumps and landings etc AT OUR OWN EXPENCE and cleared 4 tippers full of rubbish off the site.

dont talk about subjects you know nothing about........

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billyfaefife
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mr john devine passed away a couple of months ago.

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Angel
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Jul 17, 08:40
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"i for one am sad to see the bing close to motorcycles as there isnt[sic] alot[sic] of other options localy[sic]"

The land is not some sort of community park - you are you lot occupied and trespassed on someones land. You and you ilk are acting like you are being turfed off your own land.

"as for not spending a penny, a few of us took plant hired from a dunfermline firm including a mini digger up to the site 3 years ago and built a cracking track with proper jumps and landings etc AT OUR OWN EXPENCE[sic] and cleared 4 tippers full of rubbish off the site."

What you fail to understand that you are trespassing on someone's land. The fact that you hired a digger and made a track and jump (vandalising the land as I would interpret it) makes it worse.

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wee eck
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Jul 17, 20:40
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cmon the bikers, tell them all to sod off.

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Jeely Nay
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What about the purpose built track round the corner from Cardenden? Not go there and help support it? Oh aye, there might me annual fee's and weekly subs to pay and the fact you might huv tae put your bikes onto a trailer and get them there.......

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Alot of you are missing the point here. Comrie Bing is an excellent site which should be considered for Motocross. I read all the negative comments from the folk against this because it would seem that YOU would prefer to see it as a Golf Course, so you can arrive in your Volvo estate, take your clubs out and prance around in your V-neck's and slacks, thinking you are better than us !

Well what about all the kids who look forward to going up the bing over the weekend on thier wee quads ? The kids who CANNOT use the bigger motocross tracks, because it is too dangerous. The families who may not be able to afford to take 3 children and an adult to a registered track over the weekend. The community of bikers who regularly meet up at Comrie and have a good day / weekend out there. ALL will lose out at the closure of this area, and for what ? So a select few can line their pockets and wanna be toffs can "play a round".

Seems to me that anything with an engine is looked down upon as trouble making. Now answer me this, there are a hell of alot of bikes / bikers who travel to Comrie each and every weekend. Granted, as has been said before, there are some bad apples and a few kids/ neds / hoodies there too (where isnt there) BUT where are they afore mentioned kids/ neds/ hoodies gonna ride their bikes now ?????? Exactly, footpaths, farmers fields, football pitches and worse yet on the roads. Its gonna happen, it will, when this bing gets closed. And for what.......Comrie is a secluded area, well away from the public and main roads. Bikes are carried in there on trailers and in vans, NOT RIDEN IN, as some eejit mentioned before. So no disruption to neighbouring towns / villages is happening. Why ruin something that is well used and liked by so many.

Comrie Bing should and could be a Track / Practice ground for bikers. Like we said before, given the chance im 99% certain if a club was organised and we all worked together it could be managed and maintained in a safe and useable way.

I for one will be keeping the fire burning for Comrie Bing, Naiomi & Co, we are all behind you 100% of the way (i emailed you last week and organised the convoy from edinburgh), and i hope that all the bikers big and small will try to keep Comrie Bing going.

Over and out YZ.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Uncle Joe : Well lets hope so, i for one will NEVER put on a Pringle V-Neck, mince around there with my clubs and sip Pimms in the afternoon, like so many others look forward to doing ! ;-)

YZ.

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Jake E Bassa
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Jul 20, 01:36
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Ah wiz up there ma sel daen a bit o scramblin, an this radge cums up tae us an says "git tae". I wuz like if a wan tae cook ma eggs here ah wull pal, an you cannae stop uz.

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Angel
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ProCircuitYZ125 - dude, you are missing the point: You and your ilk do not own the land. I do not know if you have some sort of brain deficiency BUT that is the point. It does not matter that you and some kids have a gay old time, the fact is you do not own the land. You therefore should not be there, should not be moaning to this news-rag and have no rights to this land.

"Well what about all the kids who look forward to going up the bing over the weekend on thier [sic] wee quads ? The kids who CANNOT use the bigger motocross tracks, because it is too dangerous" Tough, you should not have been trespassing on the land for years and have no right to moan about it now.

"Why ruin something that is well used and liked by so many". You should not have been using the land in the first place.

"Comrie Bing should and could be a Track / Practice ground for bikers. Like we said before, given the chance im 99% certain if a club was organised and we all worked together it could be managed and maintained in a safe and useable way."

No it should not have been - read and understand, the land is not yours. You stole it and illegally use it. It is not yours and you are no better than thieves.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Jul 20, 10:55
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ANGEL : Ha ha, i have to laugh at your ridiculous rantings. Go and pin piont exactly where i said i / we own the land ? Yep, i thought that, i / we NEVER did. We are merely trying to do something, in order that we can use the land LEGALLY (note the part LEGALLY) Propositions HAVE been sent to LDR & Fife Council to request this, recently and in the past, as has been said before (or did you neglect to read that part as well ?). I have to use capital letters here to express myself to you, because it would seem you are only capable of selective reading, and firing out stupid replies to something you know nothing about.

I wonder though, by the way your going on about it, it would seem that YOU own the bing - do you ? Cos for someone who gets their frillies in a bunch like you seem to be doing over this, it would seem that Comrie Bing belongs to you. Or maybe you and your pathetic Golfing buddies would like it for yourselves, so you can all prance around palying a round on a sunday afternoon, pretending you are better than anyone else, just cos you wear a flatcap and polish your balls before you come out - wink wink !! And dont bother with the verbal attack on me calling ME mentally retarded etc, less we forget - YOU attacked me on here you complete tool, not the other way around !

So before you go off on one, accusing me and all the other bikers of Tresspassing, Theft and being no better than Thieves, get your facts right and understand what we are saying. Read the pro's and cons of it and do not make attacks such as you have on people voicing their opinions.

Now away and crawl back under the rock you came from, or go on to another newspaper forum and attack / troll some other group of people about something else, as "you and your ilk" you know NOTHING about this, and that is very evident. Absoulte idiot !

YZ.

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Jeely Nay
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ProCircuitYZ125, yer nae going to make many pals with that attitude to some valid and good points re: Private land.

Why do you not get all yer biker pals to buy some land, organise a proper track with 'facilities' and have different times for the wee lads on their quads and the bigger 'lads' on the bigger bikes.

You never know you might even make a few bob into the bargain!

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Frozen
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Jul 20, 15:19
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Its a pity this has happened after all the years the bikers have been using the land. Why does the Land Regeneration & Development Ltd not give the bikers a grant or the bikers apply for a grant (St. Ninians/Lottery/council??) to start up somewhere new - help the bikers or they might end up in Aberdour!!!

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Jul 20, 15:23
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Jeely Nay : Understood, however if you read previous posts, i did not personally attack "Angel", but i do feel that i had to defend myself as i was refered to as having "some sort of brain deficiency". Also being accused of saying things i did not, and bing called a thief, is just not on. I will however ignore any more comments from "Angel", as they are just pointless and he/she has no idea what he/she is on about as he/she has evidently done no research into this matter.

See this was one of the thoughts about Comrie Bing initially, to either organise some sort of club, which would take an entrance fee, for upkeep etc, and also generate a small revenue for the area, payable to fife council and or the landowner / s. Obviously this would all have to be worked out properly, but the incentive was and is there to do so.

It would seem that most folks are on the defensive about this matter, you know "kick them off, they are just a nuisance" etc. But when it all boils down to it, there really is not alot of places to take off road bikes. The younger kids cannot go to the tracks in Lochgelly, Cardenden, Tinto etc as they are not permitted (correct me if im wrong), as the bikes are too small. So where do they go now ? Just sell their bikes, perhaps take up golf - wink wink !!

YZ.

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JessTD
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Is the owner the same John Devine who stood as a Labour councillor in 2007? I think the site is undevelopable other than for further coal extraction. The costs involved in remediation would be immense and would require a scale of development which wouldn't fit in the West Fife Villages area. These bings burn internally for a long time, because of the pressure and fuel and the contamination is horrendous. What's the point in throwing money at a derelict industrial site for new housing when there are other regeneration needs in Fife's urban areas?

The owners probably need to close off the bing in case they are sued by a hapless biker who has an accident or is poisoned as the result of contamination. Sounds as if there is a demand for offroad biking somewhere in the area and it must be possible to put this somewhere in West Fife.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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JessTD : John Devine sadly passed away a few months ago. And as far as im aware was the Landowner. However, since his passing, the development seems to have been fast tracked and works have already begun there now. JessTD :, you are correct in that the land is going to take a massive amount of money to develop on, and yes there are other development needs in the area / surrounding area. Which is entirely my point, if it was used for bikes, the land would not need such work, only a small amount would need done to it in order that bikers could use it.

YZ.

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Angel
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Quads and bikes are "motor vehicles" as defined by section 185 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. It is illegal for them to be ridden on public roads by anyone under the age of 17 and without insurance. The only places these types of vehicle may be ridden are purpose-built race tracks and privately owned land with the owners permission (and where they do not cause harassment, alarm or distress). As the bikers do not have the land owners permission and they have been told where to go, they are breaking the law and the police should be called. Why is the Dunfermline Press promoting the breaking of our countries law?

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Uncle Joe : good lad.

Angel : Not gonna get into another arguement with you here. BUT, the previous landowner (as far as i am aware) was John Devine, who (and correct me if im wrong here) turned a blind eye to the bikers at Comrie Bing. The upshot of this was that the Police would, and have turned up there on the odd occasion, to check nothing untoward was going on, and to look for stolen bikes. On the previous (note previous) occasions when i have spoken to the Police about whether we are allowed to be there, they told us that as long as there was no complaints from the public, we were fine. Also one Police who was there one time, told me, and a group of friends that the Landowner (at the time) had no objections to us being there, as long as everything was kept above board, and there was no evidence of trouble.

So technically we were NOT breaking the law, because if we had been im pretty certain the Police would have removed us from the site, and without doubt confiscated a number of bikes.

Again, im not meaning to be rude here Angel, but simply quoting paragraphs from other peoples comments, and adding your own at the end, and also now quoting paragraphs from what i suspect is the Highway Code, is kinda irrelevent to this topic. We all know that these Quads and Bikes cannot be ridden on road, hence they are called Off Road Vehicles ! I understand your point though about the landowners permission, but you really, and i mean no disrespect on this, dont have a clue about this situation do you ? We have talked to the Police, we have talked to the Council etc, so please, if you dont have any actual facts to put forward, apart from quoting things we all already know, dont post.

The Land has now been passed to a new Landowner, hence what this is all about, we all know now what the procedures and repercussions will be if we use the land now, and this is why we are trying to save it from development. Jeez your hard work pal !

YZ.

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superior tm
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Angel GO AWAY!!!!

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Jeely Nay
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Angel what you say is technically correct, but if the bikers are mucking about on a piece of buckshee land surely that would be better than then flying about the local parks, woods etc and REALLY putting memebers of public at risk?

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Angel
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Jeely Nay - If they owned the land/had owners permission then I would be supporting them all the way. I do not like them saying "This land is used by families to keep their kids off the streets on the motorbikes. We are one big family up there and we are making a stand against this company." This is them clearly going against the owner/s. They are also trying the old 'but the children are off the streets routine'.

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most of these comments are just a big yawn zzzzzzz zzzzzzz

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Angel : Good God, did you not read any of the points raised or discussed here ? Because if you had done, you would have seen that previously we did have a permission to use the land (of sorts). If not we would have been booted out long ago. Is this too hard for you to understand ?????!!!!! I kind of figured i would come check this thread this morning and see another completely pointless reply from you. You need to go back and read all the previous posts and the main article fully, then you will see exactly what is going on here. Not just pluck bits out and make stupid comments, like you do. Actually im beginning to see that your just at the wind up and you get a "boner" about trolling these kind of sites, dropping ridiculous comments in , when you know nothing about the situation at all.

Here and now is the problem, not then, which is all we hear you bleating on about. We are trying to save the bing for us the bikers, NOW - NOT THEN. We have been moved on because it has changed hands. How hard can it be for you to comprehend this ? And oh, i/we are sorry to have offended you with the old "but the children are off the streets" routine, BUT are they not ?????????? We can all laugh at you then when one of them keeps flying past your house on a motocross bike, driving you nuts. Maybe then you will understand just why we are trying to save the Bing. Some machine you are eh ?

Superior TM : Fully aggree with you.

Motormoto : Yep im tired of the repetitive trolling too. Some folks should read and think of thier replies first eh ?

To all the supporters fo the "Save The Bing" good to have you onboard, and lets hope we can turn this around.

YZ Over and out.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Uncle Joe : Why thank you good sir.....

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Angel
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Procircuitcantbebotheredwithname - The land has permission to develop. You are your ilk are not going to afford the land. Before planning permission it was worth a few grand, now it's over a million. Move on losers, move on.

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Shah Hoorsur
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Fact: this is PRIVATELY-OWNED land

Fact: the bikers have been able to use the land FREE OF CHARGE for years

Fact: the bikers DONT OWN the land

Fact: the land is HIGHLY CONTAMINATED with DEADLY chemicals and substances through it's industrial use in the past

Fact: the land OWNER now wishes to develop the land, and wants it cleared

Suggestion: instead of bleating to the 'Press, and slagging-off anyone who doesn't agree with them, why don't all the bikers club together and submit a viable business proposition to the land OWNER?

Fact: the potential for improvement is definitely there, it just needs a wee bit of thought and cash

Just a thought.........................

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Angel (cannae be bothered making up a name cos you just aint worth the time) : Calling me a loser eh ? Me and my ilk etc, well heres some words for you, you pathetic piece of *****, how about you do one and do something constructive, instead of trolling these sites, with no knowledge of what your talking about. No even worth reading your posts anymore, go away and find another site to troll.

YZ

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Angel
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All I am going to reply is, the local Councillor has described as the Bing as ''not a safe place'' and where 'high levels of cyanide' have been found. You sound like such a nice, child friendly person, attracting youths to such a place. Now you have formed some sort committee and protest group, with Naomi Fenwick as a head, any children that develops cancer or illness as a result of being lured there, now has someone/some group to sue. Think about it-too late to back track as you are the ones contacting the local paper and now your names are marked and responsibility firmly established.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Yawn, whatever Angel. Think i speak for a good majority of the readers here by saying just go away. You only have to look at your ratings pal.

You evidently have some sort of bee in your bonnet about bikes and bikers and "our ilk", which is fair enough. However through this whole thing you have neglected to actually realise what the real story is here. I certainly am not going to go through it all again and waste my time on you, when you cant even be bothered to read and understand the point of it all. And no Angel, we are not "marked" as you say, so dont bother with the threats etc. And i will let you know that i am a nice friendly person, but when an absolute idiot like yourself starts callin people out like you have done with me, i will react and will give you it back all day long pal, just as anyone would.

Now, im giving up with wasting my time talking to you, so feel free to carry on insulting me, and how do you put it "your ilk", spouting complete rubbish about facts you know nothing about. All's i know is that you really aint worth the effort.

On the other hand, if anyone has any questions, advice or thoughts on how to help the "Save The Bing" cause, feel free to add. But please, no more ridiculous comments like the ones from my afore mentioned friend Angel.

YZ.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Ha Ha Angel, shows just what you are all about eh pal. Maybe you should use those letters as your new screen name, being as it spells you out perfectly. Sad sad person that you are.

YZ.

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Evel Knievel
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what a sook.

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Thomas
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If the owner read any off this! He would see He could make a gold mine here as the bing has it's loyals! And a recon would get a good amount every weekend' xx

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yzerr
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Whits the latest on this then ,is it needing stepped up a gear , wheres naomi these days she has been quiet ,no been seen on here or at the bing .

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Uncle Joe - Will do bud. Thomas - Yes mate, we know this, and hopefully the Landowner will realise this too. yzerr - Unsure what the next move is bud, emails / letters have been sent to LRD and Fife Council, so we await the response, if any. Actually have not been up the Bing for two weeks now, so dont know what the state of play is, whether it is closed off etc. Will take a wee blast over there this evening and check it out. Hopefully we can still get access. Anyone been up over the last weekend that can let us know ???

YZ.

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yzerr
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Ideal let us know your findings and if theres anything we can do, we were last up two weeks ago ,though maybe take a wee trip up this weekend and see what the state of play is , wouldnt it be nice to meet this angel character there face to face eh to see if they are so clever when not hiding behind a computer

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ProCircuitYZ125
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yzerr : will do mate, actually didnt have time to nip over last night, but should manage to tonight, will report back with the findings. And i know exactly what you mean, with your last comment bud ;-)

YZ.

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Ah well looks like we will just have to nip over ourselves tomorrow and see whats going down , might be a bit wet tho

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Angel
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Aug 7, 15:41
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Still whipping up astro-turf support?? No grass roots here.

The local Councillor has described as the Bing as ''not a safe place'' and where 'high levels of cyanide' have been found. You sound like such a nice, child friendly person, attracting youths to such a place. Now you have formed some sort committee and protest group, with Naomi Fenwick as a head, any children that develops cancer or illness as a result of being lured there, now has someone/some group to sue. Think about it-too late to back track as you are the ones contacting the local paper and now your names are marked and responsibility firmly established.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Aug 8, 11:22
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Angel : not interested in ANYTHING you have to say, and im pretty sure no one else is either !

Quick update for the rest of you. Was up at Comrie yesterday and it would seem the bing is still open (ish). A few folks up there and we were there for a few hours without any problems from the developers. While we were there a couple of Range Rovers came up, looked around and drove off (i presume the new landowners / investors, as these vehicles are not a common sight up there lol) However it would seem that the development is in full swing, as there is a few new roads being laid and the track heading to the big field round the back has been leveled and compressed. Not looking good folks, but will still stick in and see what happens. How long we will be given access for now is unknown, but we shall see.

YZ.

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yzerr
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Aug 8, 22:23
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Well due to one thing and another we didnt manage up yesterday much to our annoyance , last time we were there thought the roads etc you mention were there and have been for a wee while now so i dont think theres anything happening quickly despite the machines still being parked at the farm , just have to wait and see how it goes like you say , and also like you say ignore that idiot in the above posts , thats a saddo !!! No question of it

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Aug 9, 13:08
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yzerr: Well said mate.

Aye the road around to the field at the back was levelled a few weeks ago whilst we were actually there. They didnt seem to mind us being there either, which was a bit strange. Anyhoo, there didnt seem to be any probs on Sunday there, although as you say, the machines are parked up in the farm nearby. We'll just have to wait n see i suppose. But will be up there this weekend anyways.

YZ.

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Angel
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Aug 9, 13:38
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Wow illegal tresspassing on private property - hope the police arrest every last one you.

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ProCircuitYZ125
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Aug 10, 14:24
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Angel - YAWN !!!!!!

Funny though as the Police were driving out, as we were driving in last weekend, and there were already bikes in there. Shock Horror, no one was moved on !!! Bet that really gets your goat eh ? Jog on Angel, no one is remotely interested in any of your quotes. You not worked that out yet ? And it's you that needs locked up pal, there seems to be something missing up there, by the sounds of it. Jump in the white padded van pal, do us all a favour eh !

YZ.

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yzerr
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Aug 10, 17:40
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I wouldnt lower myself to reply to anything that clown says , i cant even bring myself to type its name , just treat it with the contempt it deserves , Anyway yz good to know the old place is still open and come rain hail or shine we WILL be there on sunday ,yeehaaa !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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yzerr
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Aug 14, 18:21
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Well like ah said above , we WERE at the bing today ,more signs of work being done but still pretty much open and a good day was had by all . Long live comrie bing .

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superior tm
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Aug 19, 16:13
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give up angel

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Gers0
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Aug 22, 14:15
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Trespassing isn't illegal in Scotland. In countries abroad they encourage biking in this country the actively discourage it, ave bn goin up the bing for 15 years and am sad to c it go

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yzerr
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Aug 22, 19:38
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Well further changes to the bing this week , loads more machines and they are now parked at the bing , along with some portakabins and a resident security guard , bikes are still welcome though and will be for a wee while yet ,just as long as we stay away from the plant machinery , and the security guard oversees this ,There was even some weekend campers there , some giuys had been there since friday night in tents Long live comrie bing . See yous there on sunday Yeehah

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Georgey
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Oct 2, 16:55
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Hi all! I have been reading with interest all the comments on the Bing. I have just returned home from the site having worked on the opencast there for a month, before getting well and truely rained off! The site is now owned by Ian Devine, (Johns son)

The Bad news for all you guys is that the Bing is to be torn down in 4 yrs time and the site leveled completely, right across your existing track, through the old settling lakes to a level peg in the field behind. The Coal is being raised for sale to Long Gannet power stn

The profits from the coal are to be used to fund the reclamation of the Bing.

Now, a few notes about the Bing. Its on fire and has been for very many years. LRD have had probes installed in the Bing and these have recorded temperatures in excess of 1100 degrees F, the fires have created voids in the heap with a great danger that the crust over these voids will collapse. If you happen to be on it at the time, it will drop you into the inferno......FACT! (Thats why there are Coal Authority signs installed telling you to keep off! (We were totaly prohibited from taking any of the plant onto the Bing for this reason)

As a Biker myself, I do feel for you all, but you WILL lose your Bing.

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digger2007
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Nov 7, 18:25
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r u still allowed up at comrie bing guys.

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