Athletes in the Brighton and Hove and Lewes areas will be able to put their feet up throughout September as both the Withdean and Lewes athletic tracks will be closed for re-surfacing and re-marking.
Lewes is actually first out of the blocks, they are getting a full resurfacing and they will be closed from Monday 24th August for eight weeks.
Completed in 1999 and having over 46,000 individual uses in a year the track surface is now showing signs of wear. The Lewes club having raised the £658,000 to build the community track in the first place has again led the work to put together a £158,000 funding package to enable the resurfacing works to be undertaken.
In addition to a large financial contribution by the club towards the resurfacing work there has also been significant financial and professional help from East Sussex County Council, the Lewes Town Council, Priory School, Sussex Downs College, Wave Leisure and Sussex and England Athletics.
Withdean, which is receiving an extra top surface so the line markings can be re-done, will not close until 6th September and will only be closed for four weeks.