martin_t Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 It would appear the HeathensSpeedwaySupporters Trust are to make an application to build a track in Oldbury. Wonder what the current 'owners' will make of that as the trust are banned from Monmore 😂 Bit near to housing if you ask me but be nice if it goes through....I can get there in five minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 It would appear the HeathensSpeedwaySupporters Trust are to make an application to build a track in Oldbury. Wonder what the current 'owners' will make of that as the trust are banned from Monmore Bit near to housing if you ask me but be nice if it goes through....I can get there in five minutes. Banned? no please what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Banned? no please what? The HSST are banned from Monmore.....not the promotors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOS50 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 The HSST are banned from Monmore.....not the promotors. Looked it up now, thanks, still a bit of a shock, rival groups eh? I had no idea. We get up to Monmore for both types of speedway when possible so I have an interest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 No there is no rival group, the Planning Application has been submitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 No there is no rival group, the Planning Application has been submitted. Good luck with it 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Any links to this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Any links to this? http://www.cradleyheathens.co/_mobile/news.php?extend.1696 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ommer Mon Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Very good news indeed and congratulations to everyone involved in getting it to this stage. Â Hopefully Sandwell will prove more welcoming than Dudley have ever been. They have made enough very encouraging noises in the past. Now is the time to deliver. Â Time for everyone in Sandwell to lobby their local Councillor. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woz01 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) Interested in this because of my club Coventry current issues and of course as a speedway fan. Just wondering about funding, where's it going to come from? Good luck. Edited July 12, 2017 by woz01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 https://www.facebook.com/heathensspeedwaysupporterstrust/photos/a.665933320208693.1073741828.660693037399388/1035397926595562/?type=3&theater¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic¬if_id=1499856982320159 Â Â http://www.cradleyheathens.co/news.php?extend.1696.1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE DEAN MACHINE Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Opposition will come from within the sport rather than outside it . The one thing you have is fan backing you need to use it , good luck 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reliant Robin Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Opposition will come from within the sport rather than outside it . The one thing you have is fan backing you need to use it , good luck Why would there be opposition from within the sport? Surely this would be seen as a good thing and get the Club out of a track sharing situation? Â Good luck with it all 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccolo Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 It would appear the HeathensSpeedwaySupporters Trust are to make an application to build a track in Oldbury. Wonder what the current 'owners' will make of that as the trust are banned from Monmore Bit near to housing if you ask me but be nice if it goes through....I can get there in five minutes. Â Think you'll find the issue is with the Chairman of the Trust who has slaughtered the owners on social media, hence no table at the track. That's what I've been told by a good source anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 (edited) I have been involved with this project since its inception, submitting the plans is the easiest bit, getting them approved is the hard bit, however as Speedway is only a small part of the whole project, we feel this is the way forward, and as many locals that know this particular area it is one that badly needs something like this; The Sports & Recreation Project will include Outdoor Volleyball Courts, Netball & Basketball Courts, Crown Green Bowls, Rugby Pitch, Cricket Pitch, Outdoor Exercise Equipment, a BMX & Skateboard Arena, plus a Cycle Speedway & Speedway Track. Â https://www.doogal.co.uk/ShowMap.php?postcode=B69%201JD Â The site already has numerous football pitches, and a barely used Clubhouse facility with 30 Changing rooms, Medical room, 2 Function Rooms holding 150 and 250 respectively, plus a small Lounge holding perhaps 20 people ideal for Sponsors.. and a lift for those that need it, logistically its almost perfect with local Bus routes having stops on all four sides of the site, its within a minute or 2 of Junction 2 of the M5.. Edited July 12, 2017 by greyhoundp 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The White Knight Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 I wish Cradley Supporters all the luck in the World. Â You have certainly fought long and hard for it to happen. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sotonian Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 https://www.doogal.co.uk/ShowMap.php?postcode=B69%201JD Â The site already has numerous football pitches, and a barely used Clubhouse facility with 30 Changing rooms, Medical room, 2 Function Rooms holding 150 and 250 respectively, plus a small Lounge holding perhaps 20 people ideal for Sponsors.. and a lift for those that need it, logistically its almost perfect with local Bus routes having stops on all four sides of the site, its within a minute or 2 of Junction 2 of the M5.. If it's as ideal as it seems, why wasn't it considered much sooner than now? Or was it but something has changed in the meantime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin_t Posted July 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 If it's as ideal as it seems, why wasn't it considered much sooner than now? Or was it but something has changed in the meantime?Because the promoters spent the last eight years trying to get Dudley council on their side and didn't consider going over the border to Sandwell. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post greyhoundp Posted July 12, 2017 Popular Post Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 If it's as ideal as it seems, why wasn't it considered much sooner than now? Or was it but something has changed in the meantime? Â I cannot answer for others, except that for me personally it has always been right at the top of the list of any potential site, we have canvassed Sandwell Planners, Sandwell Council leader, Sandwell CEO, and Sandwell Councillors, whilst there has been discouragement from certain areas, every Councillor that we have spoken to has liked the proposals, indeed one even went so far as to mention a partnership . We are nothing if not persistant, the area we propose to site the Track is an unused piece of scrubland which has been dormant for more years than i can remember, surely its better to have tried and failed rather than to not try at all. 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R87 Posted July 12, 2017 Report Share Posted July 12, 2017 Positive news. Important not to start putting the bunting up just yet, but good to see some concrete news. Hopefully it's the start for Cradley finally getting a place of their own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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