East End Fan Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 7 hours ago, flagrag said: Not sure if this will have any effect on Kent Speedway but unfortunately Len Silver and his partner Hazel long running business Silver Ski holidays has gone into administration on Friday due to Covid 19 pandemic Where did you pick up that news ? I have not seen it. Very sad if true, but many businesses have gone the same way in this awful Pandemic. May have an effect on Kent Speedway, but I hope not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevePark Posted March 15, 2021 Report Share Posted March 15, 2021 https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/silver-ski-holidays-failure-confirmed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted March 16, 2021 Report Share Posted March 16, 2021 23 hours ago, StevePark said: https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/silver-ski-holidays-failure-confirmed Thank you for the info. I winder how many businesses have been lost where the owners are close to Speedway? Very sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 On 3/15/2021 at 10:02 PM, StevePark said: https://www.travelweekly.co.uk/news/travel-agents/silver-ski-holidays-failure-confirmed Just been on Companies House web site re Silver Ski. No mention there of administration or bankruptcy. All seems strange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted April 4, 2021 Report Share Posted April 4, 2021 Easter Sunday comes with the news that trials will take place to see if Covid passports will work. Several big sporting events are selected for the trials including the FA Cup Final at Wembley ( so the TV news reports). But that is on May 15th with Speedway planning to open on 17th and Kents 1st meeting on 18th. Too close for comfort I think. Will see what Boris has to say on Easter Monday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsunami Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 21 hours ago, East End Fan said: Easter Sunday comes with the news that trials will take place to see if Covid passports will work. Several big sporting events are selected for the trials including the FA Cup Final at Wembley ( so the TV news reports). But that is on May 15th with Speedway planning to open on 17th and Kents 1st meeting on 18th. Too close for comfort I think. Will see what Boris has to say on Easter Monday. It is as it was said, a 'trial' of some large events to assess the advantages and dissadvantages of the use of Vaccine passports. Not going to be used yet at Speedway, till after the assessment of their use if favourable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SFTGNigel Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 Apologies if this question has been asked before on this thread but I'm returning to the forum after about year's absence given the shutdown of the sport in the UK. Have Kent given any information on season tickets or admission policies and limits (specifically for the likely reduced capacity meetings in early season - at least)? I can't see anything on their site about such issues and given the news about Silver Ski upthread perhaps that's not surprising. As an Rye House refugee I'm hoping to make Central Park my regular fix alongside while continuing to visit as many tracks as possible once the sport is back. I managed to see a couple of Ekstraliga meetings last year along with the climactic Toruń legs of the SGP season but no more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 25 minutes ago, SFTGNigel said: Apologies if this question has been asked before on this thread but I'm returning to the forum after about year's absence given the shutdown of the sport in the UK. Have Kent given any information on season tickets or admission policies and limits (specifically for the likely reduced capacity meetings in early season - at least)? I can't see anything on their site about such issues and given the news about Silver Ski upthread perhaps that's not surprising. As an Rye House refugee I'm hoping to make Central Park my regular fix alongside while continuing to visit as many tracks as possible once the sport is back. I managed to see a couple of Ekstraliga meetings last year along with the climactic Toruń legs of the SGP season but no more. Clubs are deep in discussions with their local councils at the moment, regarding stadium capacitys and Covid safety measures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crescent girl Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) 33 minutes ago, cityrebel said: Clubs are deep in discussions with their local councils at the moment, regarding stadium capacitys and Covid safety measures. Expect some wildly differing levels of co-operation from the various councils, counties, cities, even countries....... Edited April 5, 2021 by crescent girl 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted April 5, 2021 Report Share Posted April 5, 2021 21 minutes ago, crescent girl said: Expect some wildly differing levels of co-operation from the various councils, counties, cities, even countries....... Absolutely... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 On 4/5/2021 at 9:56 PM, crescent girl said: Expect some wildly differing levels of co-operation from the various councils, counties, cities, even countries....... Surely no Councils can go against government guidelines ? I do not know exactly what the rules will be, but there will be some, and they will be the same anywhere in the country. Stuff like distancing and face coverings, sanitisers etc plus limits on numbers, I would expect. Could include a negative test now that the test kits are free. Still 6 weeks away and a lot can happen in that time---good and bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cityrebel Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, East End Fan said: Surely no Councils can go against government guidelines ? I do not know exactly what the rules will be, but there will be some, and they will be the same anywhere in the country. Stuff like distancing and face coverings, sanitisers etc plus limits on numbers, I would expect. Could include a negative test now that the test kits are free. Still 6 weeks away and a lot can happen in that time---good and bad. The government issue the guidlines, but the local councils will make the final decisions. This is how it was with non league football, before the latest lockdown. Every stadium is different, in design and capacity. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TotallyHonestJohn Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 38 minutes ago, cityrebel said: The government issue the guidlines, but the local councils will make the final decisions. This is how it was with non league football, before the latest lockdown. Every stadium is different, in design and capacity. 100% Correct... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted April 10, 2021 Report Share Posted April 10, 2021 When I was involved with Arena Essex, on the Stock Car side, we were told that catch fencing had to be installed but the two sets of H&S who were involved said they would close us down if we built it according to what their opposite number wanted. Took a lot of work and some cunning to get something they would both accept. I lost all faith in local councils at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel1 Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 On 2/12/2021 at 9:39 PM, DragonsDen said: I've been off this forum for some time now but have just checked back in - I walked past Plough Lane today and I had a tear in my eye, no it wasn't the wind but the unbelievable amount of construction that has gone on. The football stadium has been completed but obviously, with the pandemic, they are not allowed to play there yet. Being a local and going down the dons all my life I really miss the place and having seen pictures of the football ground, I cannot understand why speedway is completely out of the frame. The other thing that bothers me is they haven't done anything for the infrastructure in regards to transport etc but hey, what do I know. Now sorry about my rant and back on subject Kent Kings is now the closest track to me and I will go when I can but that early start time just kills me getting there most of the time. Good luck to everyone racing this year and I hope we do get to see some racing Bit late coming back on this, but, one would have thought that with another stadium being designed and now erected that someone from the BSPA could have requested that the design would include a speedway track. I also believe Jon Cook had at one time looked into a track being part of the redesign of the Olympic Stadium when West Ham and other London football teams were vying for the use of those facilities. Perhaps London does not want a speedway team and yes I went to many of those venues during the times when there were sufficient clubs to permit the London Riders Championship. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted April 13, 2021 Report Share Posted April 13, 2021 1 hour ago, Rebel1 said: Bit late coming back on this, but, one would have thought that with another stadium being designed and now erected that someone from the BSPA could have requested that the design would include a speedway track. I also believe Jon Cook had at one time looked into a track being part of the redesign of the Olympic Stadium when West Ham and other London football teams were vying for the use of those facilities. Perhaps London does not want a speedway team and yes I went to many of those venues during the times when there were sufficient clubs to permit the London Riders Championship. Can you enlarge please ? I have not head anything about a new stadium. Is it true ? Where is it ? A London club might suit me better than Sittingbourne so long as it has seating. I'm still a Hammer at heart.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel1 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 20 hours ago, East End Fan said: Can you enlarge please ? I have not head anything about a new stadium. Is it true ? Where is it ? A London club might suit me better than Sittingbourne so long as it has seating. I'm still a Hammer at heart.. East End Fan, I think you have mis-read my comment. I was merely saying that as a new football stadium was being built in Plough Lane that the design could have included a speedway track. As for the Olympic stadium I believe Jon Cook had put out feelers regarding getting track incorporated in that stadium. Both things have been missed opportunities. I used to go to Rayleigh before changing to West Ham in 64 and like you moved across to Arena. Being domiciled in Kent I now have a home County track to end my days at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveLyric2 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 22 minutes ago, Rebel1 said: East End Fan, I think you have mis-read my comment. I was merely saying that as a new football stadium was being built in Plough Lane that the design could have included a speedway track. As for the Olympic stadium I believe Jon Cook had put out feelers regarding getting track incorporated in that stadium. Both things have been missed opportunities. I used to go to Rayleigh before changing to West Ham in 64 and like you moved across to Arena. Being domiciled in Kent I now have a home County track to end my days at. Missed - but very expensive - opportunities? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
East End Fan Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 4 hours ago, Rebel1 said: East End Fan, I think you have mis-read my comment. I was merely saying that as a new football stadium was being built in Plough Lane that the design could have included a speedway track. As for the Olympic stadium I believe Jon Cook had put out feelers regarding getting track incorporated in that stadium. Both things have been missed opportunities. I used to go to Rayleigh before changing to West Ham in 64 and like you moved across to Arena. Being domiciled in Kent I now have a home County track to end my days at. Thank you Rebel. I was not aware of the new football stadium at Plough Lane. Given the good Speedway support in that area, I am surprised that no one got in there to include it. I have moved around rather like yourself. We have probably met without realising it !! Although I do not live in Kent, my journey down the M2 is not too bad and, like yourself, I will probably see my days out as a Kings fan. Must say it is very comfortable to watch, unlike Arena. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris116 Posted April 14, 2021 Report Share Posted April 14, 2021 The big problem is that the FA will not allow a football league team to play at a stadium that has a speedway or stock car track around it. The Scottish FA don't have the rule which means that Cowdenbeath Racewall is allowed around the football pitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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