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Title: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: Nelly GTFC on Monday, September 8, 2014, 14:58:35
Hi there Swindon fans :) (This post may need moving, I just thought it might get more attention here for the time being.)

Any chance I can get some extra signatures for my club to acquire a new stadium? Only takes a few minutes, we would really appreciate your help.

We have been trying for the last 20 years, but setbacks due to location, nimby's, and funding have set us back.

This is an official petition made by Grimsby Town Football Club over the last few months, which will be handed into our local council for planning permission.

Circa 500 permanent jobs, and 500 temporary construction jobs. For the long term survivability of the club, not only will it help the club, it will help with community projects in Education and Health.

Click Link >> http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/north-east-lincolnshire-council-support-for-a-community-stadium-and-leisure-complex-at-peaks-parkway (http://www.change.org/en-GB/petitions/north-east-lincolnshire-council-support-for-a-community-stadium-and-leisure-complex-at-peaks-parkway)

Thank you.

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Community Stadium and Leisure Complex at Peaks Parkway

Together we can make this happen for the Community of North East Lincolnshire

Community Leisure Complex comprising

• 14000 seat stadium and home of GTFC

• all weather multi-use pitches

• health and wellbeing centre

• education and training centre

• multi-sport potential for rugby, netball, cricket

• car parking (street sports)

• Grimsby Town Sports & Education Trust centre - 2000sqm

- Football in the Community sports participation

- Futsal programme

- NEET provision

- Inclusion & disability projects

- Health & Education

- 163,000 annual aggregate engagement hours

 Commercial enabling development comprising

• hotel and restaurants

• petrol filling station

• retail

Economic benefits

• safeguarding GTFC for future generations - 150 jobs

• construction employment - 500 jobs

• new permanent employment circa 500 jobs

• inward investment of £80m

• business centre - 3500sqm

• new business opportunities

• 2000 space car park plus coach spaces (potential Park & Ride)


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: Flashheart on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:08:26
Whenever I see the words Grimsby Town, I instantly think of Clive Mendonca.

Just though I'd share that with you.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: @mwooly63 on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:12:05
Daughters BF is from Grimsby so have had to listen to him wailing about a new stadium ( or lack of it ) esp as your current one isnt even in Grimsby but Cleethorpes  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Barely above sea level too

I take it the hope is a new stadium will help you escape non league ?
Signed and good luck in your endeavour.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: Reg Smeeton on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:15:06
Whenever I see the words Grimsby Town, I instantly think of Clive Mendonca.

Just though I'd share that with you.

I recall without much fondness being Mendoncad sometime in the late 20th Century in a 3-3 draw...all a bit fin de siecle strange times hazy memory.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: Nelly GTFC on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:29:13
Wish we had a striker like Mendonca now, although in this non-league we have had 2 x 30 goal scorers, you bought one off us   :no:

Daughters BF is from Grimsby so have had to listen to him wailing about a new stadium ( or lack of it ) esp as your current one isnt even in Grimsby but Cleethorpes  :Ride On Fatbury's Lovestick:
Barely above sea level too

I take it the hope is a new stadium will help you escape non league ?
Signed and good luck in your endeavour.

I can't remember where I saw the post, but Melinda Messenger has relatives in Grimsby, not sure if it was football related, think the family are Swindon/Grimsby fans through marriage.

Hehe Blundell Park was very close to flooding last December, came over the sea defences, I live practically 5 minutes from the Docks, and they lock gates were opened which saved the dock from totally flooding.  Millions of pounds of sea defence upgrades are currently being worked on, one of my friends has been doing welding work all along the coast - ££££££



Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: JayBox325 on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:35:05
Signed. Good luck with getting your stadium sorted.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: iffy on Monday, September 8, 2014, 15:58:32
We had Alan Connell, but I think you had Lee Peacock who became your captain. Signed.
Peacock's on Twitter, I think, and could drum up a few more town (and football) fans.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: @mwooly63 on Monday, September 8, 2014, 16:02:37
We had Alan Connell, but I think you had Lee Peacock who became your captain. Signed.
Peacock's on Twitter, I think, and could drum up a few more town (and football) fans.

@LeePeacock76


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: FormerlyPlymRed on Monday, September 8, 2014, 16:06:32
Signed and good luck.

Went to the cleethorpes coast light railway for my grandads 80th (big train lover), quite happily have another trip up that direction. Cracking fish and chips as well
 


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: TheMajorSTFC on Monday, September 8, 2014, 17:07:11
Signed and good luck!


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: Pete on Monday, September 8, 2014, 17:35:42
Some of the nicest fish and chips I've ever tried in that part of the world. Signed.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: JoeMezz on Monday, September 8, 2014, 18:21:34
Signed, good luck.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: RedRag on Monday, September 8, 2014, 18:57:30
very happy to have signed your petition - even if the proverbial deepest midwinter, midweek away game in that new stadium wouldn't look quite so intimidating anymore ;)


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: SleafordRobin on Monday, September 8, 2014, 21:02:54
Signed!  I work with a couple of Grimsby fans, they're pretty fanatical about the new stadium, Could do with a car park this time though.  Good luck to them!


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: reeves4england on Monday, September 8, 2014, 21:12:46
I signed it, and got a thank you email in Spanish. Crazy.


Title: Re: Petition: New Stadium - Grimsby Town
Post by: 4D on Monday, September 8, 2014, 22:06:41
Why do Grimsby need a new ground?