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No Breaks: A Lost Season in British Speedway is a story of
survival. Once the country's second most popular sport, filling
Wembley Stadium for meetings, speedway now gets by on crowds
numbered in the hundreds. It's been banished to industrial estates
in towns like Redcar and Scunthorpe and generally forgotten by the
mainstream media. And yet, going into 2020, things were looking up:
several star riders were returning to race in Britain for the first
time in years and a new, long-term TV contract was in place. Then
the coronavirus lockdown happened, cancelling the league season and
threatening the sport's very existence. Starting in September 2019,
No Breaks hears from those who earn a living from speedway - the
riders - and those who continue to keep it alive against the odds:
the promoters and fans. Month by month, the book explores British
speedway's current health - itself a reflection of wider society -
while shining a much-needed light on many compelling and positive
stories.
This guidebook describes a 'green chain walk' of 69km (43 miles)
around Edinburgh, Scotland's capital city, linking the city's green
spaces, and highlighting the people who shaped its future and the
natural forces that created the landscape. Divided into eight
sections of between 8km (5 miles) and 11km (6.75miles), the route
can be followed as a continuous multi-day walk or as individual day
walks. * A 69km (43 miles) walk around Edinburgh divided into eight
sections of between 8km (5 miles) and 11km (6.75miles) * The route
can be followed as a multi-day walk, or as individual day walks. *
Each section is accompanied by details of public transport between
the city centre and the section's start and finish points. 45 fully
annotated Ordnance Survey Street View maps detail the route. *
Geological, historical, architectural and cultural highlights are
included in a variety of panels adjacent to the main text. *
Edinburgh The Walk guides the walker through glorious cityscape,
coastline, river, parkland and over the city's famous 'seven
hills', with wonderful views along the way. * Starting at Edinburgh
Castle, the route ends with an ascent of Arthur's Seat and a final
descent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse and the Scottish Parliament
Building.
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