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5 minutes ago, Gambo said:

And where is this piece of land? Do you not think that alternative sites have been sought, and none found?

They have and they got turned down , thats down to the clout of the applicant ,  Brandon Estates  area whole different league , Like I said in a earlier post , if a big money developer wants  (needs if they want to build on brandon without protest ) they get ,  I would imagine B.E have the legal dept that would deal with a few complaints or a tardy council in an instant , anyway your'e about to see what they can do , because despite all the protestations and claims of govt. directives ,they will overthrow the lot and build on Brandon , better to try and get them to build a new place , before they force their way ,and build on brandon

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3 minutes ago, MattK said:

What wrong with here?

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That piece of land is already earmarked ,in fact they may have already started  to build  a new  technology park ,  as an industrial site it has  connectioins within yards to the M6  M69 and M1  , it must be worth a fortune for that alone ,

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3 minutes ago, adonis said:

That piece of land is already earmarked ,in fact they may have already started  to build  a new  technology park ,  as an industrial site it has  connectioins within yards to the M6  M69 and M1  , it must be worth a fortune for that alone ,

This was just sticking a pin in a map. There must be pieces of land, ideally sandwiched between major roads which would make it unattractive for houses, which could be used for speedway?

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10 minutes ago, greyhoundp said:

Has anyone in fact contacted Brandon estates to see if they would indeed finance an alternative site ?.

I think they did sometime back ,  but back then B.E still thought their plans were going to be a walk in the park , since then Communication with them seems to have withered ..

 

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16 minutes ago, MattK said:

This was just sticking a pin in a map. There must be pieces of land, ideally sandwiched between major roads which would make it unattractive for houses, which could be used for speedway?

Might I refer the honourable member to my previous answers! ;)

Do you not think that alternative sites have been sought and refused/rejected for a variety of reasons?

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20 minutes ago, MattK said:

This was just sticking a pin in a map. There must be pieces of land, ideally sandwiched between major roads which would make it unattractive for houses, which could be used for speedway?

The old car factory at ryton would have been Ideal , but at the time SOME people ,still trusted Sandhu to come good on his promises

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Who actually owns brandon stadium ? Anyone can put in a planning application even if they dont own the land..

http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/JE116507/BRANDON+ESTATES+LIMITED

https://opencorporates.com/companies/je/EXTUID_300208

https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08464341/BRANDON-ESTATES-LIMITED/companies-house-data

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08464341/filing-history

 

So someone is behind this that doesnt want the general public to know who they are, i suspect its the Jersey based company, the clue is their accountants are based in Sutton Coldfield so i think all these companies are possibly one and the same..

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1 hour ago, MattK said:

This was just sticking a pin in a map. There must be pieces of land, ideally sandwiched between major roads which would make it unattractive for houses, which could be used for speedway?

"Sandwiched between major roads" would make it highly attractive for housing.

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3 hours ago, W9 Lion said:

"Sandwiched between major roads" would make it highly attractive for housing.

 

3 hours ago, MattK said:

It must be just me then, not wanting to live next to a main road.

I agree with W9 - part of current planning seems to be the linking of housing and roads as an integral part of any scheme.

If you want to build a major road then it is linked to and financed by housing development.

If you want to build houses then the developer now has to fund the infrastructure (road) upgrades as part of .

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5 hours ago, greyhoundp said:

Who actually owns brandon stadium ? Anyone can put in a planning application even if they dont own the land..

http://www.datalog.co.uk/browse/detail.php/CompanyNumber/JE116507/BRANDON+ESTATES+LIMITED

https://opencorporates.com/companies/je/EXTUID_300208

https://companycheck.co.uk/company/08464341/BRANDON-ESTATES-LIMITED/companies-house-data

https://beta.companieshouse.gov.uk/company/08464341/filing-history

 

So someone is behind this that doesnt want the general public to know who they are, i suspect its the Jersey based company, the clue is their accountants are based in Sutton Coldfield so i think all these companies are possibly one and the same..

This is from the Government's Overseas companies that own property in England and Wales

Title Number WK405562
Tenure Freehold
Property Address Coventry Stadium, Rugby Road, Brandon, Coventry (CV8 3GJ)
District RUGBY
County WARWICKSHIRE
Region WEST MIDLANDS
Postcode CV8 3GJ
Multiple Address Indicator N
Price Paid 2700000
Proprietor Name (1) BRANDON ESTATES LIMITED
Company Registration No. (1) 116507
Proprietorship Category (1) Limited Company or Public Limited Company
Country Incorporated (1) JERSEY
Proprietor (1) Address (1) Elizabeth House, 9 Castle Street, St Helier, Jersey JE2 3RT
Date Proprietor Added 02-12-2015
Additional Proprietor Indicator N
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Perhaps not to much of the past but Harry Findlay said he lost £1.5 million trying to promote greyhound racing at Brandon  He was a real genuine character and he would have been happy if he could break even but he was screwed completely by the stadium owner  which I think must have been a Mr Sandhu

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First, can I immediately apologise for posting something off topic but hopefully what follows makes senses as I wanted to reach out to as many  Coventry fans as possible and figured this is the best place to do so.
The reason being that I have recently purchased a house as a renovation project and in the dilapidated garage there was a (wreck) of car and within it a large box of speedway programmes. I have not looked through them in any great detail but can say they are from the early 90's maybe earlier and basically cover Bees meetings home and away as well as some individual meetings where Cov riders were taking part - There is even a hat signed by Tommy Knudsen.
Interestingly I flicked through a Heathens v Bees programme and noticed that a certain Greg Hancock was riding at reserve for Cradley scoring 11 points...the return fixture at Brandon he scored 5...I wonder what happened to that young lad!!
The car and garage went last week, but if anybody is interested in the programmes let me know otherwise I'm sorry to say they will have to go too.

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Coventry fans please spread the word.

Barry Bishop’s Virtual Skid project next airs on Thursday 16 July and features the Bees going wheel to wheel against the Cradley Heathens from the 90’s.

Each Heat is sponsored (as are the team managers Garry Stead and Adam Roynon). The Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund will be the sponsorship recipients.

Additional donations are being taken. Don’t  forget the SRBF text line is now open for you to be able to donate £5 - its quick and easy and you will be supporting a great cause. 

Text SRBF to 70085 or SRBFNOINFO to 70085 if you do not want any marketing updates.

Here is the legal bit....

Text SRBF to 70085 to donate £5
Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and  SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text SRBFNOINFO to 70085. 

 If you haven’t tried Virtual Skid yet, search Speedway Portal and follow the links to one of the five meetings that have already been screened.

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1 hour ago, Dickie Head said:

Coventry fans please spread the word.

Barry Bishop’s Virtual Skid project next airs on Thursday 16 July and features the Bees going wheel to wheel against the Cradley Heathens from the 90’s.

Each Heat is sponsored (as are the team managers Garry Stead and Adam Roynon). The Speedway Riders Benevolent Fund will be the sponsorship recipients.

Additional donations are being taken. Don’t  forget the SRBF text line is now open for you to be able to donate £5 - its quick and easy and you will be supporting a great cause. 

Text SRBF to 70085 or SRBFNOINFO to 70085 if you do not want any marketing updates.

Here is the legal bit....

Text SRBF to 70085 to donate £5
Texts cost £5 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and  SMS. If you’d like to give £5 but do not wish to receive marketing communications, text SRBFNOINFO to 70085. 

 If you haven’t tried Virtual Skid yet, search Speedway Portal and follow the links to one of the five meetings that have already been screened.

Well recommended!

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