Campaign for bike park and padel courts at former Ossett golf course

By Tony Gardner
Published 18th Mar 2026, 11:42 GMT
Updated 18th Mar 2026, 11:43 GMT

A campaign has been launched to convert a former council-run golf course into a bike park and padel courts complex.

Nearly 600 residents have so far signed a petition in favour of the proposals for Spring Mill, in Ossett.

The nine-hole course and clubhouse shut down almost a decade ago after Wakefield Council axed the facility due to financial pressures.

The push to revaitlise the site has been spearheaded by local resident Andy Shires and backed by Tony Homewood, a former councillor for the area.

Andy Shires (left) and former councillor Tony Homewood have launched a campaign to transform Ossett's former Spring Mill Course Course in a bike park and padel complex. LDRS imageplaceholder image
Andy Shires (left) and former councillor Tony Homewood have launched a campaign to transform Ossett's former Spring Mill Course Course in a bike park and padel complex. LDRS image

Mr Shires, a fitness coach, said: ” It has such great potential and could be a real community hub again.