Coventry_Bee Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) Below is from the Coventry observer who have been in touch with Brandon Estates. It is interesting to read that basically they have done all the council told them to do, so basically throwing it back at the council. I am sure the council really going to bend over backwards to help this totally inept company with no regard for locals and have turned their neighbourhood into a trash site for gypo's. What will it take to stop the place being burnt down or trashed as each lot of travellers that get in do more damage than the previous scum. I am not sure the locks and measures they took in securing the entrance to the stadium were really ideal, more like they taking the p*ss. The scum that break in specialise in this sort of thing so an unsecured post and a padlock from B&Q really isn't really fit for purpose. TWO fires were ignited at Coventry Stadium on Monday night, sparking safety concerns among residents of Binley Woods and fans of the Coventry Bees speedway club. It is believed travellers – who occupied the site from Wednesday, January 3, until Tuesday, January 9 – started the blaze. The news came as little surprise to fans of the world-famous Coventry Bees after growing speculation the stadium could be set alight while the site remains unoccupied. Stadium owners Brandon Estates have told the Observer efforts will be made to ensure no further fires break out on the site. But they declined to give details. A statement issued to the Observer read: “The security measures that Brandon Estates Ltd have put in place are precisely those recommended by Rugby Borough Council and its independent legal barrister. “A great number of measures have been implemented, strictly in accordance with the advice from Rugby Borough Council, including staging the entrance to the stadium, fitting special locks and a VPS alarm system, a security team who visit the site daily, erasing the signs saying Coventry Speedway and erecting numerous signs warning of the danger of being on the site. “Brandon Estates are concerned that gypsies are on the site, and that a fire was started. Brandon Estates assures speedway fans and all members of the public that efforts will be made to ensure that no further fires break out on site. “We understand that the Police will issue a Notice pursuant to Section 61 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 which should ensure the removal of the gypsies and no further illegal incursions.” Travellers have since left the stadium’s car park. A Warwickshire fire service spokesperson told the Observer: “Two fires took place at Coventry Stadium. “We were first called out at 10.58pm where we had two pumps in attendance. We believe this incident to be deliberate. “Then at 3.24am we had two appliances in attendance to put out a single storey building. The fire affected 100 per cent of the building.” We have also contacted Warwickshire Police but are yet to receive a response. The site is earmarked for housing. A planning application is expected soon. Campaigners fans, and the Observer’s Save Our Bees campaign, are seeking a long-term home for Coventry Bees, who will be competing in Leicester this season following a multi-party dispute over Brandon. They still hope one option could be a return to Bees’ traditional Coventry Stadium home. Edited January 10, 2018 by Coventry_Bee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Coventry_Bee said: Below is from the Coventry observer who have been in touch with Brandon Estates. It is interesting to read that basically they have done all the council told them to do, so basically throwing it back at the council. I am sure the council really going to bend over backwards to help this totally inept company with no regard for locals and have turned their neighbourhood into a trash site for gypo's. What will it take to stop the place being burnt down or trashed as each lot of travellers that get in do more damage than the previous scum. . . I expect that they will think that throwing it all back into the councils lap will put added pressure on them to allow the planning to go through when the application" goes in". There is without doubt a method in their madness. Edited January 10, 2018 by Dave Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markyb Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 On 26/12/2017 at 5:22 PM, Dave67 said: Heartbreaking. Dave - having thought there was no way back, you come up with a Boxing Day 2017 movie which shows the end may not be at an end. Couldn’t give a monkeys about a grandstand, being able to buy a pie and a pint or buying a scarf / photo in a track shop. The only item we need is a track and seems as though there is something there still. Ok need a safety fence and a spark to control the starting gate and necessary racing red/green lights - the other bits can be worked upon in the future. HOWEVER- how did you gain access to the stadium albeit Boxing Day. How on earth did the gypo’s gain access the the heavily fortified stadium complex ? I live 2.5 miles from the stadium and pass it on a regular basis and have seen the barricades in place to deter yet more intrusions from the scum. Heard a 4th hand rumour today that Mr Sandhu had very recently made an unsuccessful attempt to buy back the stadium for a figure of 2 million quid from Brandon Estates ( allegedly to re-start stock car PLUS speedway ) Would appear that Brandon estates still clinging to the idea of being given planning permission to build homes on the site -however they should take on board that Oakdale nurseries (across the A428 road from the speedway} sold out almost 20years ago for the same reason but nothing has progressed The prospect of seeing / smelling speedway is still a distant prospect -but not dead and buried as I thought it was a few days ago. Mr Sandhu was a saviour to Coventry Speedway all those years ago ( he spent mega money transforming the place upfront - so untypical for ANY sporting club at the time and since) If the 4th hand rumours are to be believed, then maybe he could be back once more for a 2nd coming. The Coventry public have a place in their hearts for sport (ccfc at Wembley last year for a mickey mouse cup, Wasps for rugby union) Entertainment is the name of the game and in the right hands (anything not involving the HORTON clan and his sidekick WATSON, please, PLEASE, PLEASE !!!!) could be a winner. Keep the faith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted January 10, 2018 Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 8 hours ago, Woz01 said: They also left a puppy locked in a cupboard. That's horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 The puppy is ok - confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midland Red Posted January 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2018 Does anyone know for certain if anything has been done with the ashes of Nigel Boocock at the stadium? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TesarRacing Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 9 hours ago, Midland Red said: Does anyone know for certain if anything has been done with the ashes of Nigel Boocock at the stadium? I asked this question a few months ago and I think someone said they had been removed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj350z Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) Plea to Brandon Estates to allow the Bees to return to Brandon - from the CET: http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/local-news/coventry-bees-national-league-speedway-14137597 Edited January 11, 2018 by dj350z 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Jones Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 (edited) youtu.be/66H8t28Zqzk Some shots of Brandon after the fire. Edited January 11, 2018 by Dave Jones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaColette Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Midland Red said: The puppy is ok - confirmed Oh good! Not nice looking at the pictures of Brandon Stadium, can the local authorities do anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 3 minutes ago, lisa-colette said: Oh good! Not nice looking at the pictures of Brandon Stadium, can the local authorities do anything? Hopefully Have big enough gonads to refuse planning permission at every attempt Brandon Estates make. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wealdstone Posted January 11, 2018 Report Share Posted January 11, 2018 On 26/12/2017 at 6:49 PM, Lefty said: Re statement from Gambo above.. Even, as a Wolves supporter I wanted to win the lottery and build a speedway track next to the home of the chairman of Barrets that stuffed Cradley.. Looks like Monaco needs a speedway track also! My father used a quote that made me think.... Who is the biggest thief... He who steals the goose from the common, or, he who steals the common from the goose? Thankfully the honey from the Bee always stays alive - get the track back. Keep fighting. "The law locks up the man or woman who steals the goose from off the common, but leaves the greater villain lose who steals the common from the goose" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 12, 2018 Report Share Posted January 12, 2018 14 hours ago, lisa-colette said: Oh good! Not nice looking at the pictures of Brandon Stadium, can the local authorities do anything? Very little it seems! A couple of rumours around that someone is trying to buy Brandon (Sandhu?). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/othersports/article-5320571/amp/Vital-venues-sporting-history-not-left-rot.html?__twitter_impression=true Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Great article - should be shared to as many sports media outlets as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackadder Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Excellent article. Very sad reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Shovlar Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 Good read for the uneducated public. Need a strong vocal force to attend every open planning meeting to put pressure on rugby council. Brandon Estates can Eff off. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted January 28, 2018 Report Share Posted January 28, 2018 2 hours ago, Steve Shovlar said: Good read for the uneducated public. Need a strong vocal force to attend every open planning meeting to put pressure on rugby council. Brandon Estates can Eff off. The SaveCovSpeedway group will be there and I suspect residents! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g13webb Posted February 3, 2018 Report Share Posted February 3, 2018 (edited) On 28/01/2018 at 8:33 PM, Woz01 said: The SaveCovSpeedway group will be there and I suspect residents! I wish I had the same feelings as you all, for I too thought Brandon was a special place and iconic to our sport. But forgive me for being cynical, but whatever chance the stadium had, of carrying on Speedway and StockCars, has long gone. From my experience years, when you see situations like this, all the hopes have been extinguished before the project even started. I am in no doubt Brandon Estates had everything in place before they brought the stadium. We're talking big money developments, developments that will gross massive profits. They wouldn't be speculating unless they were assured of the final outcome. Be it from back-handers, illegal payments or even blackmail , they wouldn't be spending hundreds and thousands of pounds on plans and professional people unless they had the reassurances in place before it even started. That's the ways top businesses work. They will be expected the objection process to show up, but for it to change anything, the battle has to be fought along similar lines as they have done. with high profile and name and shame those who are benefitting. Make the public aware of the underhanded goings on. Its probably too late for that now.... Its such a pity, that when the BSPA received that television money from Sky, they didn't use it for more creditably and purchase somewhere like Brandon that they could call their own.. My first visit to Brandon was in 1970 . Compared to the wooden run-down premises we had at Lynn at that time, this was the pinnacle of our sport. But time has really taken its toll. These last few years it is embarrassing how little work had been done and it has been left to decay, its now only a sad reflection of the place it once was. Cant help thinking this has played right into the Developers hands..... Really sorry for these bad thoughts !!! Edited February 4, 2018 by g13webb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoke Potter Posted February 5, 2018 Report Share Posted February 5, 2018 On 03/02/2018 at 7:42 AM, g13webb said: Its such a pity, that when the BSPA received that television money from Sky, they didn't use it for more creditably and purchase somewhere like Brandon that they could call their own.. This is exactly what should happen. It would make it so much more difficult for BE to sell it for housing if the BSPA were able to come along and say we're willing to buy it for this much and the deal can be done now. Of course, as we are repeatedly told, the BSPA "have no money"! The sport's national body and it has no finances... Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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