Greg Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi guys not seen much of Mildenhall have they got a number 7 rider yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomcat Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 Hi guys not seen much of Mildenhall have they got a number 7 rider yet ? Hi Greg, not that I know of. Don't quote me on it, but I think they may be holding some sort of pre season training school/practice and would offer the remaining team place to the best rider on show. Not 100% certain on that, but I'm sure I read that somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie4388 Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 The Number 7 isnt going to be unveiled till the Press and Practice Day on the 18th I'm sure i read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEEG Posted February 24, 2012 Report Share Posted February 24, 2012 From the Official Mildenhall Website after last weekend's Fans Forum Louis also confirmed that the final member of the 2012 Fen Tigers line-up will be announced at the club's Press and Practice day on Sunday 18th March at West Row. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refereerick Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 I noticed on the Mildenhall website that entrance fees have gone up 20% from £10 last season to £12 for the upcoming season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 For me its gone down about 8% ish, from £26 to £24 ! result.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
refereerick Posted February 25, 2012 Report Share Posted February 25, 2012 For me its gone down about 8% ish, from £26 to £24 ! result.... Ah ha! I see where my £2 is going now! Couldn't we just have met outside the turnstiles each meeting and I could have given you a couple a quid and it would have saved all the fuss of changing the prices!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingslynn-2008 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I noticed on the Mildenhall website that entrance fees have gone up 20% from £10 last season to £12 for the upcoming season If thats the case i will not be going this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 yeah cheers refereerick always a difficult decision I would have thought to judge the entrance fee, any changes etc etc. Personally I am happy to pay £12 for entrance, to what was last year some of the best entertainment I have seen at Mildenhall for sometime. Then for me as an added bonus the two kids get in free ! so overall its cheaper (for me and anyone else with children). As its advertised as a family sport, and its imperative to get kids to attend so they become tomorrows loyal supporters, this is a good move. I was speaking to someone yesterday and said the main thing is, does Mildenhall Speedway offer great value? do the meetings run on time? medical cover ready and waiting? a much improved track? (no blue lines) the answer to all the above last year was YES, so I have no reservations about the entrance fee. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Just out of interest..mildenhalls crowds seemed to increase last year, would it not be viable option to return to the premier league, maybe next year? What would you fans prefer, would you pay an extra few quid to watch a more structured league (by that i mean, a proper competition, all teams one agenda) or are you content paying less and being the big fish in the national league? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damon Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 I would say the best speedway I have ever witnessed happened last year in the play off finals ! doubt that will ever be repeated. As long as the racing is entertaining, good track and run well, I dont personally care which league its in... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STARRGAZER1 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 The problem that I would have with the admission prices is the price for Seniors. I notice that this is same as for adults but with a free programme!.As a couple we do not require 2 programmes!There are very few tracks that now include free programe with admission. A token reduction in the price would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Just out of interest..mildenhalls crowds seemed to increase last year, would it not be viable option to return to the premier league, maybe next year? What would you fans prefer, would you pay an extra few quid to watch a more structured league (by that i mean, a proper competition, all teams one agenda) or are you content paying less and being the big fish in the national league? The crowds did increase last year and were the best for many a year overall. However I certainly see no need to rush back into the PL just yet. I dont agree with your comment about a more stuctured league or paying less in the NL and being a big fish either, I think the NL is a brilliant product. Personally I would like to see us stay in the NL for another couple of seasons and consolidate the excellent work of last year. Don't forget in June 2010 crowds were around 300! It may be that when Ipswich are ready to return to the EL, Mildenhall will have everything in place to move to PL?? Who knows but as Damon so rightly said above " does Mildenhall Speedway offer great value? do the meetings run on time? medical cover ready and waiting? a much improved track? (no blue lines) the answer to all the above last year was YES" and that is more important to me than the league we are in! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Irving Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Who did Mildenhall buy Blackbird's contract from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 It may be that when Ipswich are ready to return to the EL, Mildenhall will have everything in place to move to PL?? That i'm led to believe is Chris Louis' plan from what I've been told. He's looking to move both clubs up a division in 2014, with the slight possibility of it happening in 2013 if certain things fall in to place. The relationships between the two clubs will remain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 The crowds did increase last year and were the best for many a year overall. However I certainly see no need to rush back into the PL just yet. I dont agree with your comment about a more stuctured league or paying less in the NL and being a big fish either, I think the NL is a brilliant product. Personally I would like to see us stay in the NL for another couple of seasons and consolidate the excellent work of last year. Don't forget in June 2010 crowds were around 300! It may be that when Ipswich are ready to return to the EL, Mildenhall will have everything in place to move to PL?? Who knows but as Damon so rightly said above " does Mildenhall Speedway offer great value? do the meetings run on time? medical cover ready and waiting? a much improved track? (no blue lines) the answer to all the above last year was YES" and that is more important to me than the league we are in! I felt my post may get a tad misinterpretated. I'm a big fan of National League racing having followed it a good number of years and hopefully many more years to come. My comment on it being less structured could've been worded better, what I meant was in the PL all teams have the same agenda, whereas in the NL sadly that isn't the case....that in itself could make the league a little less attractive to some supporters. I was perhaps wrong to single you out, Mildenhall along with Dudley and Stoke are the big fish in what is a quite small pond. I was merely asking Mildy supporters what their preference would be. Hopefully your crowds will continue and your club can grow. Maybe in a few years time we could see Mildy running at both levels with Ipswich returning to the Elite, then you'd have the perfect development structure...which can only be good for all concerned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badge Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Excellent news for Mildenhall: You are here News > Crime and Courts Court decision leaves couple facing massive legal bills Published on Monday 27 February 2012 13:03 A COUPLE who said their lives had been made a misery by the racket from a nearby stadium and motor cycle track near their West Row home are facing financial ruin after their case hit the buffers today. Fireman Raymond Shields and his partner Katherine Lawrence of Fenland, Cooks Drove, argued the cacophony of noise from Mildenhall Stadium and motocross track blighted their daily lives - but are now facing enormous lawyers’ bills after their marathon legal campaign ended in failure at London’s Appeal Court. But in a decision with far-reaching implications for land use, three judges ruled the stadium and track, both of which have planning permission, are “an established part of the character of the locality” and, despite the noise, did not amount to a “nuisance” in law. The ruling means Mr Shields and Ms Lawrence will be stripped of a £20,000 damages pay out they were awarded by a judge last year and face having to pay hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal costs bills. They must pay costs of £85,000 on account straight away, but that is likely to be only a small fraction of their eventual bill. Lord Justice Jackson said the stress and cost of the couple’s two-and-a-half-year struggle through the courts were both “huge”, and told the court: “The outcome of this litigation will be a disaster for the claimants, a fact which I regret”. But he added: “On the other hand, their predicament is a consequence of their decision to purchase a house in an area where motor sports were an established activity”. The couple are adamant that, when they bought their home,just 500 metres from the track, in January 2006, they were blissfully unaware that speedway, stock car racing, banger racing and motocross were going on nearby. But Lord Justice Jackson said that was “most surprising” when all relevant planning permissions, going back to 1975, and certificates of lawful use were available for inspection on the local authority’s register. And he observed: “It is a matter of prudence, indeed basic common sense, to inspect that register before purchasing a property in a rural location”. Whilst emphasising that he was making no finding of dishonesty against Mr Shields or Ms Lawrence, the judge said the motor sports use “was or should have been apparent to the purchasers and the purchasers’ professional advisers”. Dismissing the couple’s damages action, the judge, sitting with Lords Justice Mummery and Lewison, concluded: “The noise of motor sports emanating from the track and the stadium are an established part of the character of the locality”. In a High Court ruling last year, Judge Richard Seymour QC dismissed claims that incidents of “harassment” the couple said they suffered due to the stand they took over noise could be pinned on any of those involved in owning or operating the venue. The court was told the couple’s cars in Fenland’s driveway were attacked by a forklift truck in the early hours of April 21 2010. An oil tank was fractured during the incident, sending heating oil flowing into the bungalow. That resulted in Mr Shields and Ms Lawrence, a management consultant, leaving their home and, in their absence, on June 11 2010, the bungalow was badly damaged by fire - a blaze which the couple claimed was “caused deliberately”. However, Judge Seymour said there was “not a scrap of evidence” as to the identity of the forklift truck driver and it was “simply not good enough” for the couple to say that the owners or operators of the venue were implicated. Dismissing the couple’s claim for “aggravated” and “exemplary” damages, the judge said he could reach no conclusion on the cause of the fire at Fenland. However, the judge went on to award the couple more than £20,000 damages against David Coventry, one of the stadium’s freehold owners, and Moto-Land UK Ltd, which operates the motocross track. That payout was overturned by the Appeal Court today. The couple’s first complaints about the noise were lodged with Forest Heath District Council three months after they moved into Fenland and Mr Shields even built a straw bale wall around the house to prevent his peace and quiet being ruined. However, Lord Justice Jackson said planning permission for the stadium, the home of the Fen Tigers speedway team, was granted as long ago as 1975; local authorities were “supportive” of the venue and planing consent for the motocross track followed in 2002. taken from http://www.newmarketjournal.co.uk/news/crime-and-courts/court_decision_leaves_couple_facing_massive_legal_bills_1_3566180 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dukes Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 This is fantastic news for speedway tracks up and down the country. Even the BBC got in on the news story see link below http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-17182211 But on the other hand read this http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-17183373 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilK Posted February 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 A wonderful result for Mildenhall Stadium, Speedway, and for common sense ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil3065 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 This is indeed fantastic news for Mildenhall Speedway. As the judge pointed out, when a property is purchased, the onus is on the purchasers to do their research into the local area, as part of the decision as to whether or not to make the purchase. Thankfully, common sense has prevailed, and the enjoyment of hundreds of people on a weekly basis of sport at Mildenhall stadium can continue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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