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19 minutes ago, heathen52 said:

The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"...

Writing is on the wall..

All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time...

And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything..

It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went...

"Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"...

 

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2 hours ago, mikebv said:

The council are hiding behind the "complex, technical difficulties around consent,"...

Writing is on the wall..

All parties involved have known where this ends for a long, long time...

And, given hardly a ripple of protest, they probably feel that now is the time to finalise everything..

It would be interesting to see what would happen if some promoter (or maybe all the BSP), came out and said that they would promote the sport there to see how it went...

"Finish the stadium, as per the agreement for building the houses, and we will run Speedway there"...

 

Going by previous council decisions I think Osbournes request has a good chance of success !

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Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden  behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time.

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Swindon Council lead Jim Robbins has previously stated he will not support a change of use.

Let's see if he backs his words up!

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On 3/6/2024 at 12:37 PM, orion said:

Yet again the goalposts are getting moved again...Tomlinson has always hidden  behind no new Staduim no more new houses from the begining only for us to hear this ..Cant wait for his reply this time.

Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. 

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12 minutes ago, thecoombdog said:

Him and that tool Cllr Adams are acting like none of this is down to them!! Completely deluded. 

It's Funny how were taking credit for  them Stopping them building houses ..Now its nothing to do with them 

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12 hours ago, orion said:

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Does he not know there's a perfectly good speedway track and stadium in existence already,  owned by his business partner and one he's promoted at for years?

What the flippin flip?!?

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6 hours ago, iainb said:

Does he not know there's a perfectly good speedway track and stadium in existence already,  owned by his business partner and one he's promoted at four years?

What the flippin flip?!?

Whereabouts Iain?..

Sounds absolutely perfect...

Let all involved know...

Maybe you could be eligible to get a 20% finders fee for finding it?  ;):D

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Being a "glass is half full" kind of guy, I am at least positive that Terry Russell released this statement as the silence since the statement that they had located somewhere to build a track was deafening.

So, let's play a game. Let's assume this is true that there is a location found that is a similar distance from Swindon centre as Blunsdon. Foxhill Moto Parc, surely? Obvious place to put a speedway track.

Why release this if it isn't true? I'm sure there are many theories regarding that! In the meantime, we can only hope.

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If, and it’s a big If, you believe that statement, then no doubt these “various legal and planning actions necessary “ will include a significant number of houses on the “potential” site as part of the planning application.

I can see it now, the applicant will build “xxx homes with the consent for a further xxx homes subject to completion and operating of said stadium” xxx homes get built whilst the land for the stadium lays dormant, just like Wallyford stadium.

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2 hours ago, Grachan said:

Being a "glass is half full" kind of guy, I am at least positive that Terry Russell released this statement as the silence since the statement that they had located somewhere to build a track was deafening.

So, let's play a game. Let's assume this is true that there is a location found that is a similar distance from Swindon centre as Blunsdon. Foxhill Moto Parc, surely? Obvious place to put a speedway track.

Why release this if it isn't true? I'm sure there are many theories regarding that! In the meantime, we can only hope.

Well they release many things that are not true

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Dodgy Tel announces he's found a perfect new place for Speedway, so it's OK to knock the Abbey down.

Dopey Swindon council fall for this, and allow the Abbey Stadium to be knocked down and houses built.

Tel Boy hits a snag and the perfect new stadium can't be built after all.

Swindon council say "never mind, you tried your best"

Osbourne hands a brown envelope each to Tel Boy and the Council leader.

Osbourne moves on to rinse and repeat at the next town.   

 

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45 minutes ago, PotteringAround said:

Dodgy Tel announces he's found a perfect new place for Speedway, so it's OK to knock the Abbey down.

Dopey Swindon council fall for this, and allow the Abbey Stadium to be knocked down and houses built.

Tel Boy hits a snag and the perfect new stadium can't be built after all.

Swindon council say "never mind, you tried your best"

Osbourne hands a brown envelope each to Tel Boy and the Council leader.

Osbourne moves on to rinse and repeat at the next town.   

 

Substitute Dopey for corrupt greedy couldn't give a s**t Council.

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