noaksey 345 Posted April 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, ruffdiamond said: Gotta feel for the Birmingham promotion, but these sort of things do need special attention. What sort of cost are we talking does anyone know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie4388 679 Posted April 20, 2022 People forget only the other week Mildenhall had the same problem with ambulances etc. They had to wait nearly 2 hours for an ambulance which eventually came from Peterborough. The meeting their only continued because it was an afternoon meeting. It's not only Birmingham having the problem i think it's unfair just to criticize the Brummies Promotion. Sadly due to the situation the Country is currently in Abandoning the meeting is going to happen every time there's an incident sadly. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eric i 620 Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Bandits4eva said: 2 ambulances would soon pay for itself when you don’t have to abandon your meetings! Find ways to raise money? If Berwick, Edinburgh, Redcar etc can get 2nd ambulances then I don’t know how others can’t! and Scunny. I agree 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted April 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, noaksey said: What sort of cost are we talking does anyone know? We've had these discussions on various threads over the years, i think somebody once said it's about £400-£500 which is only about 30 paying punters Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ruffdiamond 6,115 Posted April 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Fozzie4388 said: People forget only the other week Mildenhall had the same problem with ambulances etc. They had to wait nearly 2 hours for an ambulance which eventually came from Peterborough. The meeting their only continued because it was an afternoon meeting. It's not only Birmingham having the problem i think it's unfair just to criticize the Brummies Promotion. Sadly due to the situation the Country is currently in Abandoning the meeting is going to happen every time there's an incident sadly. Maybe it's about time that folk realise that, the NHS is in dire straits and only can be run by donations/charity or whatever. It may push the insurance premiums up, but that's just the way it is?,,, you can't rely on 'free' forever!,,, someone or something has to pay! 1 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Moranboys 411 Posted April 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said: People forget only the other week Mildenhall had the same problem with ambulances etc. They had to wait nearly 2 hours for an ambulance which eventually came from Peterborough. The meeting their only continued because it was an afternoon meeting. It's not only Birmingham having the problem i think it's unfair just to criticize the Brummies Promotion. Sadly due to the situation the Country is currently in Abandoning the meeting is going to happen every time there's an incident sadly. Meetings can,t be run on a wing and a prayer,the paying public won,t put up with it and it doesn,t look professional at all. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allthegearbutnaeidea 1,735 Posted April 20, 2022 Don’t feel any sympathy for Birmingham’s promotion, it’s something the majority of clubs have covered for years, and should be mandatory, you cannot abandon a meeting for an ankle injury, when there’s a hospital 5 miles away! Even if a paramedic went with him in a van/the ambulance, and then returned, the public and the away team shouldn’t have to put up with that. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ch958 2,395 Posted April 20, 2022 if its an ankle injury cdnt he have gone in a car? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MattB 177 Posted April 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, Fozzie4388 said: People forget only the other week Mildenhall had the same problem with ambulances etc. They had to wait nearly 2 hours for an ambulance which eventually came from Peterborough. The meeting their only continued because it was an afternoon meeting. It's not only Birmingham having the problem i think it's unfair just to criticize the Brummies Promotion. Sadly due to the situation the Country is currently in Abandoning the meeting is going to happen every time there's an incident sadly. The NHS is in mess. Last thing they need are ambulances being stood next to a speedway track for two hours waiting for someone to fall off. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fozzie4388 679 Posted April 20, 2022 Just now, Moranboys said: Meetings can,t be run on a wing and a prayer,the paying public won,t put up with it and it doesn,t look professional at all. Speedway has and never will be Professional. No Matter how much the BSPA etc try to convince people it is. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Panthers99 434 Posted April 20, 2022 All well and good having the money for a second ambulance, but what if there isn't one available? A friend's father suffered a stroke, he lives alone, they were quoted 24 hours for an ambulance, they got one in the end which only took 14 hours but had to do 120 mile round trip. The issue is far bigger than Speedway. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allthegearbutnaeidea 1,735 Posted April 20, 2022 Just now, MattB said: The NHS is in mess. Last thing they need are ambulances being stood next to a speedway track for two hours waiting for someone to fall off. Completely different and irrelevant 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
noaksey 345 Posted April 20, 2022 5 minutes ago, iainb said: We've had these discussions on various threads over the years, i think somebody once said it's about £400-£500 which is only about 30 paying punters Thanks. They'll have to factor that in from here. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
iainb 5,022 Posted April 20, 2022 1 minute ago, MattB said: The NHS is in mess. Last thing they need are ambulances being stood next to a speedway track for two hours waiting for someone to fall off. Just now, Panthers99 said: All well and good having the money for a second ambulance, but what if there isn't one available? A friend's father suffered a stroke, he lives alone, they were quoted 24 hours for an ambulance, they got one in the end which only took 14 hours but had to do 120 mile round trip. The issue is far bigger than Speedway. I think you'll find that if you stump up the money for a private ambulance they'll turn up for whoever pays the bill 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
allthegearbutnaeidea 1,735 Posted April 20, 2022 When people are saying you need a second ambulance, that doesn’t mean taking one away from the NHS ambulance service, it would be ‘st john’s’ or a private ambulance/paramedic firm, the same as what your paramedics and ambulance is in the first place 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites