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Post by admin on Nov 9, 2022 23:35:31 GMT
Steve Jones@stevejon38 9/11/22
Thank you to legend @bomberharris37 for bringing your bike to @rugbybc town hall today and for your continuing support of @keepbeesontrack
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Post by admin on Nov 9, 2022 23:53:37 GMT
BringBeesBackToCoventry@KeepBeesOnTrack 9/11/22Rugby Council planning committee unanimously REFUSE Brandon Estates application. b0252 Many thanks for your support. WE FIGHT ON. TWEET
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Post by rodders on Nov 10, 2022 0:32:21 GMT
BringBeesBackToCoventry@KeepBeesOnTrack 9/11/22Rugby Council planning committee unanimously REFUSE Brandon Estates application. b0252 Many thanks for your support. WE FIGHT ON. TWEET Great news but still a long way off Speedway returning |
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Post by admin on Nov 10, 2022 10:34:04 GMT
BringBeesBackToCoventry@KeepBeesOnTrack 9/11/22Rugby Council planning committee unanimously REFUSE Brandon Estates application. b0252 Many thanks for your support. WE FIGHT ON. TWEET Great news but still a long way off Speedway returning True, but while Brandon is still standing as it was (although in a tragic derelict state) then there's hope. I've seen comments comparing it to Oxford but Brandon Stadium is a much bigger project IMO to get back in any type of working order in the future? |
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Post by rodders on Nov 10, 2022 12:50:29 GMT
Great news but still a long way off Speedway returning True, but while Brandon is still standing as it was (although in a tragic derelict state) then there's hope. I've seen comments comparing it to Oxford but Brandon Stadium is a much bigger project IMO to get back in any type of working order in the future? Not exactly a tempting financial opportunity I would have thought. |
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Post by admin on Nov 10, 2022 16:50:55 GMT
True, but while Brandon is still standing as it was (although in a tragic derelict state) then there's hope. I've seen comments comparing it to Oxford but Brandon Stadium is a much bigger project IMO to get back in any type of working order in the future? Not exactly a tempting financial opportunity I would have thought. That was my thought as well. It's good that the stock car was there showing that such things might not all fall on the speedway. Although I seem to recall that they clashed over dates/ race nights? That might be an issue if a stadium project ever got off the ground in future. |
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Post by Hodgy on Nov 10, 2022 20:25:31 GMT
Getting over that major serious hurdle is great news. We all know appeals can change things. It is still a massive job for a facility that basically needs a complete rebuild. Hope they can make it happen. Would be an amazing comeback.
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Post by admin on Nov 10, 2022 20:39:12 GMT
Getting over that major serious hurdle is great news. We all know appeals can change things. It is still a massive job for a facility that basically needs a complete rebuild. Hope they can make it happen. Would be an amazing comeback. Someone did mention that they only won another battle in the war and that an appeal would be a concern & possibly the next battle. |
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Post by admin on Nov 10, 2022 20:45:57 GMT
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Post by admin on Jan 22, 2024 13:38:29 GMT
Getting over that major serious hurdle is great news. We all know appeals can change things. It is still a massive job for a facility that basically needs a complete rebuild. Hope they can make it happen. Would be an amazing comeback. |
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Post by Hodgy on Jan 23, 2024 0:20:21 GMT
Getting over that major serious hurdle is great news. We all know appeals can change things. It is still a massive job for a facility that basically needs a complete rebuild. Hope they can make it happen. Would be an amazing comeback. Excellent result for those that have continued to fight to save Brandon from the bulldozers. Coventry belong in top league Speedway and have a good fan base to support. I really hope this can lead to them up and running in the near future. Sadly I see our current situation with very different challenges, that will never change for the good.  |
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Post by admin on Jan 23, 2024 12:27:01 GMT
Excellent result for those that have continued to fight to save Brandon from the bulldozers. Coventry belong in top league Speedway and have a good fan base to support. I really hope this can lead to them up and running in the near future. Sadly I see our current situation with very different challenges, that will never change for the good. I don't fully know what was proposed by the developers at Brandon (just a few houses I think?) but the EoES mess is a whole different ball game that is so far down the line now that it's hard to envisage a positive outcome for us? But who knows? It's not over until the fat lady sings; or whatever woke lefty terminology they use these days so as not to offend takeaway/rubbish food consumers! |
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Post by Hodgy on Jan 24, 2024 0:44:49 GMT
Excellent result for those that have continued to fight to save Brandon from the bulldozers. Coventry belong in top league Speedway and have a good fan base to support. I really hope this can lead to them up and running in the near future. Sadly I see our current situation with very different challenges, that will never change for the good. I don't fully know what was proposed by the developers at Brandon (just a few houses I think?) but the EoES mess is a whole different ball game that is so far down the line now that it's hard to envisage a positive outcome for us? But who knows? It's not over until the fat lady sings; or whatever woke lefty terminology they use these days so as not to offend takeaway/rubbish food consumers! I also don’t know what was proposed by the Brandon developers. Although given the total land space I would say it was more than a few houses. More than Swindon as another guess. The EOES proposal appears a significant larger development that I’m sorry to say, will probably succeed. Money talks. I so hope I’m wrong - but very much doubt it. |
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Post by admin on Jan 24, 2024 20:44:22 GMT
Good to see us back on the front foot  - it's going to be a tough year!There's been a boost in the battle to save speedway in Peterborough - The fight to keep speedway in Peterborough has received a major boost – from a planning decision to stop developers building on Coventry Stadium.And the consortium leading the opposition against turning the East of England Showground into a massive housing estate have brought on board one of the legal brains that helped the ‘Save Our Speedway’ group win a major battle last week. Retired lawyer Brian Connolly, an expert on planning, has already had meetings with the ‘Save Peterborough Speedway’ group and has been offering advice to its members. Government Planning Inspector Helen Hockenhull turned down an appeal from Brandon Estates Limited against Rugby Borough Council’s refusal to give them the go-ahead to demolish the Coventry venue and replace it with 124 homes. Connolly said: “The Planning Inspector has come to a carefully worded decision which will act as a precedent at Peterborough and possibly elsewhere. There is a lot in this in terms of planning and speedway.” Peterborough Panthers consortium spokesman Mick Bratley added: “Coventry have a long way to go before they can bring speedway back as it depends on what the developer wants to do with the site. They could just leave it undeveloped, but it is only a small site compared with the Showground which needs maintenance. “The planning principle is now written in stone by the Planning Inspector’s decision which has got to be good news for us and all our fans. “People are realising it’s all very well having hundreds of housing developments, but they also want somewhere to go and that’s particularly relevant in Peterborough where there isn’t a lot going on. “It’s almost like they want you to stay at home, have food and drink delivered and never go out to be entertained. “Covid taught us we all missed going out. The evidence is it affected people’s mental health and this was reflected in attendances at the speedway which went up when racing resumed after a year’s break, even though the team wasn’t exactly doing well. “Speedway was the only sport going on at the Showground and they are trying to replace it with a couple of football pitches.” In the Inspector’s ruling she said the need to keep the stadium and its national importance to speedway and stock car racing outweighed the proposed benefits of the development scheme, even though it included a 3G football pitch. Peterborough businessman Mick Horton was the last speedway promoter at the West Midlands venue in 2016 and since then the stadium has lain idle. Despite this, the Inspector, who presided over a nine-day public inquiry, said: “Four (speedway) clubs have closed as the owners have seen an opportunity to realise their asset through redevelopment proposals. “This does not indicate a sport in severe decline, rather it reinforces the need for existing stadiums to be retained.” The Panthers’ campaigners will use the landmark decision when they meet with leader of Peterborough City Council, Mohammed Farooq, next month. peterboroughtoday.co.uk/sport/other-sport/theres-been-a-boost-in-the-battle-to-save-speedway-in-peterborough 24/1/24
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Post by admin on Jan 31, 2024 18:48:43 GMT
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Post by admin on Mar 28, 2024 0:13:17 GMT
Deadline passes for speedway stadium appeal
A decision to stop a former speedway stadium being demolished for housing has been rubber-stamped after a deadline passed for an appeal.
Campaigners confirmed no legal challenge had been put forward by Brandon Stadium's owners Brandon Estates to a planning inspector's decision in January. The owner's six-week window for an appeal to the High Court has now lapsed.
Save Coventry Speedway and Stox (SCS) said in a statement they were delighted to mark "the end of this particular part of the process".
Plans for 124 homes, a 3G football pitch and pavilion at the derelict former home of the Coventry Bees speedway team were refused by Rugby Borough Council in November 2022. Planning Inspector Helen Hockenhull threw out Brandon Estates' subsequent appeal as she was not persuaded the site was surplus to requirements or that the value of a 3G pitch outweighed that of a community stadium.
In their statement, SCS thanked sporting and community members who helped with legal costs and spoke in support of the stadium at the inquiry.
"Your honesty and passion shone through under difficult scrutiny and it is sincerely appreciated," the statement continued.
“There is now much for us to consider, doubtless with further meetings to be arranged over the coming weeks.”
It now remains for Brandon Estates to choose what to do with the land.
SCS added it retained an "unstinting commitment" to bring speedway and stock car racing back to the stadium.
BBC 13 March 2024
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- it's going to be a tough year!