Swindon 2019

[2ndbendbeerhut 1,781]

"The Robins are expected to take to fresh shale in March for their annual press and practice session after the club announced plans to reduce the size of the current 363 metre track"

any ideas how small they going?

[A ORLOV 8,628]

Swindon fixtures 2019

http://www.swindon-speedway.com/fixtures19

There are quite a few long gaps with no home meeting, will have to pop down to Somerset for a few meetings.

[Mafiarule 12]

On 1/25/2019 at 11:10 AM, A ORLOV said:

Swindon fixtures 2019

http://www.swindon-speedway.com/fixtures19

There are quite a few long gaps with no home meeting, will have to pop down to Somerset for a few meetings.

Same every year. Sadly the continuity and lack of teams has taken its toll on support.gone are the days of travel in numbers. . 

[Reliant Robin 492]

1 hour ago, Mafiarule said:

Same every year. Sadly the continuity and lack of teams has taken its toll on support.gone are the days of travel in numbers. . 

And the lack of support has taken its toll on continuity and teams.

Can't see us ever getting back to those days unfortunately

[jeffster 60]

More houses being built very close to the track....

 

https://www.insidermedia.com/insider/southwest/homes-planned-for-former-motorola-factory?utm_source=southwest_newsletter&utm_campaign=southwest_news_tracker&utm_medium=top_story_article

 

Homes planned for site of former Motorola factory

30 Jan 2019 South West Property

Up to 159 homes could be built on a disused car park in Swindon, part of a former Motorola site, if plans submitted by Homes England are brought to fruition.

The land also includes offices formerly occupied by Vygon, as well as a carvery.

The site was previously earmarked for expansion by Morotola and then by Vygon, before being demolished to slab level in 2010. Vygon currently occupy part of the former Motorola site, which also starred in the James Bond film The World is not Enough as a Turkish oil platform, having moved in in 2011.

If approved by Swindon Borough Council, the 16.1-acre site would be developed with 111 market homes, 36 social homes and 12 intermediate homes.

The application's design and access statement reads: "To the north-west of the site is the Abbey Greyhound Stadium - recent residential development is underway on sites around the stadium.

"The nearest residential development is adjacent to the west of the site and is accessed off Salzgitter Drive. To the south of the site is the Vygon light industrial site with a mix of other uses to the south-east including a restaurant/pub, gym/sports centre, office space and an existing and emerging retail park.

"The proposals for this site will therefore be central to these changes and will help to create a new and vibrant neighbourhood.

"The most dominate feature in the vicinity is the adjacent Vygon building - a leading supplier of medical and surgical disposables. This is a light grey clad warehouse building, set back from the site boundary, with a distinctive horizontal ‘tube’ projecting from the main building.

"Whilst the plan demonstrates one potential way of developing the site, it is for illustrative purposes and shows how the quantum of development described in this statement can be accommodated on the site."

[Mafiarule 12]

20 hours ago, Reliant Robin said:

And the lack of support has taken its toll on continuity and teams.

Can't see us ever getting back to those days unfortunately

One league and start mid April or Easter.  What ever comes first. All season wrapped up end  August. 

[Steve0 5,517]

Lee Kilby is the new co-promoter replacing Colin Pratt - who moves to Peterborough.

[hyabb17 1,077]

Great news about Lee. so passionate about speedway in general.

[Mafiarule 12]

7 hours ago, Steve0 said:

Lee Kilby is the new co-promoter replacing Colin Pratt - who moves to Peterborough.

Welcomes Lee as co promoter.. is he any good at building!!!!!!

[auntie doris 2,339]

Good news for the club with Lee being appointed co-promoter

[Speedtiger 327]

But now bad and sad news for Swindon and the Robins as the Honda factory is due to close...this will badly hit working people and therefore speedway attendances...!! 

Edited February 18, 2019 by Speedtiger

[Bald Bloke 3,281]

3 hours ago, Speedtiger said:

But now bad and sad news for Swindon and the Robins as the Honda factory is due to close...this will badly hit working people and therefore speedway attendances...!! 

I think it said 2022? With respect if the new stadium isn't up and running by then, it may well not matter  

[Speedtiger 327]

The way Swindon have performed to date with the new stadium...it won’t be started by 2022. The truth is Tel Boy will struggle even harder now to sell the club...!!! I really fear for the future of the Robins.

[Bunce 347]

With the terrible news about the closure of Honda in Swindon,  I wonder how many current fans are also employees of Honda? As said a couple of posts ago, this could have a knock on effect for the Robins although the closure is not for a couple of years. I suspect even now, belts will be tightened and unnecessary expenditure put on hold, so that may include trips to the Speedway. Having been made redundant myself (twice) in past years I really feel for those car workers, lets hope the prospects for all involved is brighter than it looks at the moment, and it doesn't affect the Robins plans for the future.

[Steve Shovlar 10,439]

It would have virtually no effect whatsoever. 3500 workforce. If 1 in 100 went it would only be 30 odd fans at most. And these workers would not be made redundant as they have plenty of time to find new employment. Surely none would be there the day the place closed up. 220,000 people live in Swindon.