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Attention all Coventry Bees fans. Sports reporter Dave Rowe and top speedway photographer Jeff Davies will be on hand at the Brandon Club on Thursday 9th March to speak about their desire to keep the club alive. This precedes the actual Nuneaton Speedway Supporters Club meeting where Dave will join up with Sam Ermolenko. The evening starts at 7.45pm. Address is Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon, CV8 3HW.

A record 150,00 people attended Coventry Motofest over the weekend of June 2nd/3rd. The organisers provided an excellent position for the SCS&S campaign group stand and we were exposed to thousands of visitors that we would not normally expect to see. We had so many positive conversations with people and everyone we spoke to wanted to see motorsports back at Brandon ASAP! http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.158

Around 1800 respondents made their voices heard, 99.4% objected to the planning application with only SEVEN applications in support! The campaign group would like to sincerely thank everyone who sent in emails/letters of objection, including representations made by the BSPA, SCB and ACU. Find out more here: http://www.savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.136.1&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

If you had intended to send in your objection to Brandon Estates planning application to develop the Brandon site for housing development, but hadn't quite got round to it, then you'll need to get your objection letter in before March 1st 2018. email erica.buchanan@rugby.gov.uk using reference 018/0186 Please include your name, address and postcode. If you need some further info please use this link: http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126

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Developers have to prove to RBC that there is no longer a clear and identifiable need to stage motorsports events at the site. Their case has been universally rejected from all quarters. The draft local plan details posted above also dismisses the developers planning application and is very likely to be incorporated within the Rugby Borough Council local plan in due course. What the developers now know is that everything they've tried so far to persuade all parties to look favourably on their planning application has failed. If their planning application is thrown out by RBC planning committee at the end of May, then no doubt they will appeal to a government inspector to make a decision. The campaign group is now making plans to counter this scenario.

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If you had intended to send in your objection to Brandon Estates planning application to develop the Brandon site for housing development, but hadn't quite got round to it, then you'll need to get your objection letter in before March 1st 2018. email erica.buchanan@rugby.gov.uk using reference 018/0186 Please include your name, address and postcode. If you need some further info please use this link: http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126

Now is the time to voice your objection to the planning application from Brandon Estates to redevelop the Brandon stadium site. The SCS&S campaign group has posted advice on how to voice your objections to this outrageous planning application...Get your objections in! To raise your objection you can email Erica Buchanan, who has been appointed as the Planning Officer at Rugby Borough Council to preside over this planning application. You can contact her via her email: Erica.Buchanan@rugby.gov.uk Details of the planning application can be seen here; http://www.planningportal.rugby.gov.uk/fulldetail.asp?AltRef=R18/0186&ApplicationNumber=&AddressPrefix=&Postcode=CV8+3GJ&CaseOfficer=&ParishName=&AreaTeam=&WardMember=&Consultant=&DateDecidedStart=&DateDecidedEnd=&Locality=&AgentName=&ApplicantName=&ShowDecided=&DecisionDescription=&DecisionLevel=&Sort1=DateReceived+DESC&Sort2=FullAddressPrefix&Submit=Search Please use the reference: R18/0186, the main reasons behind your objection and please provide your name, address and postcode. For more info please check the Save Coventry Speedway and Stock Car Campaign website over the coming days for further advice. http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126 The planning application can be viewed below. The consultation period for any objections ends on March 1st 2018.

Now is the time to voice your objection to the planning application from Brandon Estates to redevelop the Brandon stadium site. The SCS&S campaign group has posted advice on how to voice your objections to this outrageous planning application...Get your objections in! To raise your objection you can email Erica Buchanan, who has been appointed as the Planning Officer at Rugby Borough Council to preside over this planning application. You can contact her via her email: Erica.Buchanan@rugby.gov.uk Details of the planning application can be seen here; http://www.planningportal.rugby.gov.uk/fulldetail.asp?AltRef=R18/0186&ApplicationNumber=&AddressPrefix=&Postcode=CV8+3GJ&CaseOfficer=&ParishName=&AreaTeam=&WardMember=&Consultant=&DateDecidedStart=&DateDecidedEnd=&Locality=&AgentName=&ApplicantName=&ShowDecided=&DecisionDescription=&DecisionLevel=&Sort1=DateReceived+DESC&Sort2=FullAddressPrefix&Submit=Search Please use the reference: R18/0186, the main reasons behind your objection and please provide your name, address and postcode. For more info please check the Save Coventry Speedway and Stock Car Campaign website over the coming days for further advice. http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126 The planning application can be viewed below. The consultation period for any objections ends on March 1st 2018.

Now is the time to voice your objection to the planning application from Brandon Estates to redevelop the Brandon stadium site. The SCS&S campaign group has posted advice on how to voice your objections to this outrageous planning application...Get your objections in! To raise your objection you can email Erica Buchanan, who has been appointed as the Planning Officer at Rugby Borough Council to preside over this planning application. You can contact her via her email: Erica.Buchanan@rugby.gov.uk Details of the planning application can be seen here; http://www.planningportal.rugby.gov.uk/fulldetail.asp?AltRef=R18/0186&ApplicationNumber=&AddressPrefix=&Postcode=CV8+3GJ&CaseOfficer=&ParishName=&AreaTeam=&WardMember=&Consultant=&DateDecidedStart=&DateDecidedEnd=&Locality=&AgentName=&ApplicantName=&ShowDecided=&DecisionDescription=&DecisionLevel=&Sort1=DateReceived+DESC&Sort2=FullAddressPrefix&Submit=Search Please use the reference: R18/0186, the main reasons behind your objection and please provide your name, address and postcode. For more info please check the Save Coventry Speedway and Stock Car Campaign website over the coming days for further advice. http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126 The planning application can be viewed below. The consultation period for any objections ends on March 1st 2018.

Now is the time to voice your objection to the planning application from Brandon Estates to redevelop the Brandon stadium site. The SCS&S campaign group has posted advice on how to voice your objections to this outrageous planning application...Get your objections in! To raise your objection you can email Erica Buchanan, who has been appointed as the Planning Officer at Rugby Borough Council to preside over this planning application. You can contact her via her email: Erica.Buchanan@rugby.gov.uk Details of the planning application can be seen here; http://www.planningportal.rugby.gov.uk/fulldetail.asp?AltRef=R18/0186&ApplicationNumber=&AddressPrefix=&Postcode=CV8+3GJ&CaseOfficer=&ParishName=&AreaTeam=&WardMember=&Consultant=&DateDecidedStart=&DateDecidedEnd=&Locality=&AgentName=&ApplicantName=&ShowDecided=&DecisionDescription=&DecisionLevel=&Sort1=DateReceived+DESC&Sort2=FullAddressPrefix&Submit=Search Please use the reference: R18/0186, the main reasons behind your objection and please provide your name, address and postcode. For more info please check the Save Coventry Speedway and Stock Car Campaign website over the coming days for further advice. http://savecoventryspeedway.com/news.php?extend.126 The planning application can be viewed below. The consultation period for any objections ends on March 1st 2018.

Ahead of the main NSSC meeting on March 9th at Brandon Club, Dave Rowe and Jeff Davies will talk about their desire to help get the club get back racing in 2018. After this, Dave will team up with fellow Eurosport presenter and 1993 World Speedway Champion Sam Ermolenko. The meeting begins at 7.45pm. The venue is Brandon Club, Main Street, Brandon CV8 3HW. Entrance fee is £1 for members and £3 for non-members.

Our next meeting is a special event on Saturday 14th January, where the NSSC will be hosting an awards evening with Neil Vatcher to celebrate the achievements of under-16 riders who have been successful in their respective category throughout last season. This is a first for the club and a different event compared to what you would normally see at the NSSC. The list of guests who have kindly given up their time over the years includes: Riders from: Jason Crump, Leigh Adams, Greg Hancock, Billy Hamill, Andreas Jonsson, Chris Harris, Scott Nicholls, Hans Andersen, Danny King, Stuart Robson, Rory Schlein, Simon Stead, Martin Smolinski, Kenni Larsen, Edward Kennett, Lewis Kerr, Max Fricke, David Howe, Billy Janniro, Ryan Fisher, Morten Risager, Adam Roynon, Ricky Wells, Shane Parker, Jason Garrity, James Sargeant and Josh Bates amongst many others. Promoters and Team Managers: Colin Pratt, Peter Oakes, Alun Rossiter, Jim Lynch, Gary Havelock, Peter Adams, Trevor Swales, Mick Horton, Chris Van Straaten, David Hemsley, Debbie Hancock, Graham Drury, Rick Frost amongst many others. Referees: Tony Steele, Chris Durno, Jim Lawrence, Dave Watters, Craig Ackroyd, Phil Griffin, Christine Turnbull amongst others. Significant others: Neil Vatcher, Phil Morris, Nigel Pearson, David Rowe and Steve Brandon. If you would like to come you would be more than welcome.

No intention to criticise anyone who has posted on the forum, but it would great if more of you could come along to some of our meetings. Your entrance fee goes directly towards helping under-16 British riders through our association with Young Lions Speedway. More and more youngsters are participating year on year and it is encouraging that given the appropriate support, that as a sport we stand a better chance of developing a nucleus of riders who can compete at world level in 5-10 years time. The more you know about the sport from all people who are connected (Riders, Team Managers, Promoters, Referees, TV presenters etc.) the more you appreciate the challenges that many face. All of the guests that we have spoken to over the years are real enthusiasts and are all rooting for the sport to pick itself up and move forward, although they may disagree about what is needed to get there. We know all about the ludicrous and over complicated rule book and the culture within the sport which promotes this ridiculously short-sighted season by season view of self-interest and rule manipulation. As the fans we have two ways to deal with this. We can trade insults with one another and criticise the people who run the sport (and yes a lot of this criticism is very valid) or as we see it at the NSSC, we can look at ways to try to help the future speedway riders to improve so that hopefully British Speedway is no longer the third rate sport that it is at present. So by coming along to our NSSC evenings you are making a contribution, you can learn a few things you didn't know before and voice your opinion.

Wish some of the posters here could have attended the NSSC Speedway Question Time evening at the Brandon Club tonight. The panel consisted of Dave Rowe, Neil Vatcher, Graham Drury, Steve Brandon, Simon Stead, Tony Steele, Jim Lawrence and Jim Lynch who gave up their time to answer questions from a well attended audience, with proceeds going to Young Lions Speedway. There was some enlightening words and comments expressed by the panel about the sport, which would give some sense of balance to some of the rhetoric we have seen on some of the threads

Wish some of the posters here could have attended the NSSC Speedway Question Time evening at the Brandon Club tonight. The panel consisted of Dave Rowe, Neil Vatcher, Graham Drury, Steve Brandon, Simon Stead, Tony Steele, Jim Lawrence and Jim Lynch who gave up their time to answer questions from a well attended audience, with proceeds going to Young Lions Speedway. There was some enlightening words and comments expressed by the panel about the sport and the Bees, which would give some sense of balance to some of the rhetoric we have seen on this and other threads

Nuneaton Speedway Supporters Club meet regularly on a Thursday evening at the Beandon Club, Brandon near Coventry. We attract a diverse range of guests and speakers including riders, promoters, team managers and referees, who freely volunteer their time for these events. We also run a successful quiz events twice a year. All funds raised from these evenings help fund British Speedway Under-16 riders through our affiliation with Young Lions Speedway. The next generation of British riders are the lifeblood for the future of the sport, so you can help by coming along to our future events. Our most recent meeting included a panel of four well known speedway referees, both entertaining and educating the audience, giving another prespective on the sport, promoters, team managers and riders. If you would like come along, the entrance fee is £3 for non-members and just a £1 for members (£10 annual membership fee). Look out for the regular posts on twitter (@NSSCSpeedway) or the website: nuneatonspeedwaysupportersclub.co.uk. Thank you taking the time to read this.