from Water Orton Lane. The Manby Lane junction with Kingsbury Road (A38) to the north is another access point for motorists into the estate but is not used by buses. There is also another entrance at Castle Vale Retail Park, although this is used mainly by drivers wishing to access the car park or Sainsbury's petrol station. This was designed so that it would not be used as a thoroughfare into the estate. There is an extensive cycle-path network around the estate which follows the main roads and Project Wagtail. In March 1995, the Castle Vale Hopper bus service was introduced as a pilot service for one year following a feasibility study by the CVHAT into internal transport links on the estate. This service was run by Serverse Travel for the first year, there was a Fare of 20 pence to use the service. On the day the route started it was declared open by the Actor Stephen Lewis, famous for his role as inspector Blake (Blakey) in the situation comedy On The Buses. The service was considered a success and was rolled out permanently with the service number 696. The bus service is the only route operated by Valley Travel, the transport arm of Merlin Venture, and follows a circular clockwise route around the estate. When Parliamentary Approval was granted for the construction of West Midlands Metro Line Two, approval was also granted to the construction of a spur to Castle Vale. The proposed route entered the estate from Chester Road onto Tangmere Drive and on to a terminus at Reed Square. Neither lines have started construction. Sport Castle Vale benefits from numerous sporting facilities which are open to all residents. A local charity Castle Pool Community Partnership now runs the Castle Pool after a Community Asset Transfer was completed in January 2015 and the swimming pool features a pool while the Castle Vale Community Leisure Centre has badminton courts, gymnasiums and grass pitches for football. An additional facility is the Vale Stadium on Farnborough Road which hosts a grandstand, overlooking the main pitch which is then surrounded by several other grass pitches for football. The stadium is used by Romulus F.C., Castle Vale JKS F.C. and Castle Vale F.C., the latter two a result of an amalgamation of the now-defunct original Paget Rangers F.C., who played their last match at the stadium on 23 April 2002, and Pinnacle