Ground status

[Reg Smeeton]

Been away for a while, so apologies if this has been debated, but looks like something that could stimulate thoughts.

http://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/news/10755613.Bid_to_protect_home_of_Swindon_Town_football/?ref=mr

[jayohaitchenn]

Interesting. Can only be a good thing I reckon.

[Reg Smeeton]

 I believe the Scum are one of the clubs with this in place...however their council have always been broadly supportive, often being Labour controlled or a coalition of Lib Lab and Green.  SBC have more or less always been obstructive and have a dismal record in recent years when largely under Tory control.

This should be a largely cost free exercise, so that might help.  Be interesting to see the official club line on this..in the measntime, a golden opportunity for the Trust to start looking to raise some funds by way of a future contingency plan.

[blah blah]

When I open the link, the top of my Internet Explorer page reads

Bid to protect home of Swindon Town football (From Swindon Advertiser)

What are the Adver planning to do with the County Ground ?

[Reg Smeeton]

When I open the link, the top of my Internet Explorer page reads

Bid to protect home of Swindon Town football (From Swindon Advertiser)

What are the Adver planning to do with the County Ground ?

Seeing as how the Adver have shunted much of their work, to Oxford, think you should be worried.

[TheMajorSTFC]

Good idea IMO!

[Batch]

Nice move by the Trust.

[Ardiles]

It's a nice thought, but Asset of Community Value status sadly means very little.

Just one example: campaigners trying to save the Tumbledown Dick, a historic local pub near me in Farnborough, were successful in having this status assigned to the building earlier this year.  And then the local council gave planning permission two weeks ago for large parts of it to be demolished - just keeping the facade -so that McDonald's can use it as a drive through 'restaurant'.  McDonald's will now have two drive through facilities within less than 1½ miles.

[Reg Smeeton]

It's a nice thought, but Asset of Community Value status sadly means very little.

Just one example: campaigners trying to save the Tumbledown Dick, a historic local pub near me in Farnborough, were successful in having this status assigned to the building earlier this year.  And then the local council gave planning permission two weeks ago for large parts of it to be demolished - just keeping the facade -so that McDonald's can use it as a drive through 'restaurant'.  McDonald's will now have two drive through facilities within less than 1½ miles.

It seems that the designation means you get a 6 month window for the community to try and buy the thing. Of dourse it means little if there's no money for the purchase in the time frame.

I'm sure there are SBC councillors, who would be only too happy, to be able to claim expenses in order to facilitate MacD's getting another drive thru in Swindon

[Mother Brown]

It seems that the designation means you get a 6 month window for the community to try and buy the thing. Of dourse it means little if there's no money for the purchase in the time frame.

I'm sure there are SBC councillors, who would be only too happy, to be able to claim expenses in order to facilitate MacD's getting another drive thru in Swindon

Couple of sites spring to mind.
The Mechanics Institute and the Locarno.

[fatbasher]

I believe the Scum are one of the clubs with this in place...however their council have always been broadly supportive, often being Labour controlled or a coalition of Lib Lab and Green.  SBC have more or less always been obstructive and have a dismal record in recent years when largely under Tory control.

This should be a largely cost free exercise, so that might help.  Be interesting to see the official club line on this..in the measntime, a golden opportunity for the Trust to start looking to raise some funds by way of a future contingency plan.

Obstructive to what exactly? You have to also take into account that a privately owned business all be it on council owned land has for large parts of the last 40 years owed the council (us tax payers) money and with less than 10,000 users of this privately owned business for twenty three weeks of the year. The lovely socialists councils have had an opportunity to be more benevolent than those nasty Tories to balance things out in a leftist BBC/Guardian kind of way.

[Frigby Daser]

It's a nice thought, but Asset of Community Value status sadly means very little.

Just one example: campaigners trying to save the Tumbledown Dick, a historic local pub near me in Farnborough, were successful in having this status assigned to the building earlier this year.  And then the local council gave planning permission two weeks ago for large parts of it to be demolished - just keeping the facade -so that McDonald's can use it as a drive through 'restaurant'.  McDonald's will now have two drive through facilities within less than 1½ miles.

Some pubs are worth losing.

[Ardiles]

 

[Reg Smeeton]

Obstructive to what exactly? You have to also take into account that a privately owned business all be it on council owned land has for large parts of the last 40 years owed the council (us tax payers) money and with less than 10,000 users of this privately owned business for twenty three weeks of the year. The lovely socialists councils have had an opportunity to be more benevolent than those nasty Tories to balance things out in a leftist BBC/Guardian kind of way.

So you're opposed to the community asset idea...fair play, I'm sure there are others on here, who'd also prefer to see a McD's or similar on the CG.  At least you were prepared to put your head above the parapet.

[fatbasher]

So you're opposed to the community asset idea...fair play, I'm sure there are others on here, who'd also prefer to see a McD's or similar on the CG.  At least you were prepared to put your head above the parapet.

Don't believe I said I was opposed, in fact i could be a good idea but as others have commented on the agreement my not hold much clout, so comrade behave.