adonis Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 AS I said before, do you not think that alternative sites were not sought? It's no good just picking sites from Google maps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 3 minutes ago, MattK said: What wrong with here? 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 , 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Has anyone in fact contacted Brandon estates to see if they would indeed finance an alternative site ?. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 .. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gambo Posted April 21, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 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? Edited April 21, 2020 by Gambo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adonis Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 (edited) 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.. Edited April 21, 2020 by greyhoundp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W9 Lion Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 1 minute ago, W9 Lion said: "Sandwiched between major roads" would make it highly attractive for housing. It must be just me then, not wanting to live next to a main road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dontforgetthefueltapsbruv Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 Does anyone know if the site is for sale? According to a greyhound forum it's for sale at £850,000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattK Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 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 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greyhoundp Posted April 21, 2020 Report Share Posted April 21, 2020 2 hours ago, tyretrax said: Does anyone know if the site is for sale? According to a greyhound forum it's for sale at £850,000. https://www.novaloca.com/commercial-land/for-sale/coventry/brandon-stadium-rugby-road/74889 No longer available.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickthemuppet Posted April 22, 2020 Report Share Posted April 22, 2020 (edited) 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 Edited April 22, 2020 by mickthemuppet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1 valve Posted June 26, 2020 Report Share Posted June 26, 2020 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. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie Head Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 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. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve roberts Posted July 9, 2020 Report Share Posted July 9, 2020 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! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyretrax Posted July 11, 2020 Report Share Posted July 11, 2020 Funny thing is greyhound people say that the greyhound board should have taken over Brandon for their H.Q. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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