Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:36 am  

Jim Jalfrezi wrote:

Does anyone know why there is one section of the land (sort of central) that doesn't appear to have been touched at all ?
It seems like a small uneven valley (if that makes sense) with vegetation still present, about 75yds by 40yds.
Has it been left for drainage or something similar ?
Apologies for being a numpty if it's actually quite obvious why it's there

its to stick Starbug in, but that bit needs draining before filling, got my first look last tuesday morning on way back from the airport, the missus got the wrong impression as to why i was all excited

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Mon Oct 04, 2010 11:06 pm  

Bigpev wrote:

its to stick Starbug in, but that bit needs draining before filling, got my first look last tuesday morning on way back from the airport, the missus got the wrong impression as to why i was all excited

Myself like the rest of the Leythers have been through this already
, patience children , the journey is long , but the reward is worth it

Or not in our case

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Tue Oct 05, 2010 6:35 pm  

Jim Jalfrezi wrote: Does anyone know why there is one section of the land (sort of central) that doesn't appear to have been touched at all ? It seems like a small uneven valley (if that makes sense) with vegetation still present, about 75yds by 40yds. Has it been left for drainage or something similar ? Apologies for being a numpty if it's actually quite obvious why it's there Updated landscape Masterplan June 10 Hi Jim, have a butchers at the updated landscape masterplan on page 1 . careful it's a 10mb document. I'm guessing the bit you refer to is EXISTING REGENERATING BROADLEAF WOODLAND called Salteye Brook. It's basically a drainage culvert that would,ve fed into the old path of the Irwell which is being left ' on purpose ' as an environmental corridor , when matured it will also prove useful in blotting out both White Reclamations Yard and the Nimbies estate from the Stadium , and appease all the tree huggers. There's also a partially culverted drainage channel running from the south east into the brook , which will have to be fully culverted and covered , the Stadium will sit to the South and the Retail part & Retail Car park to the North of the this channel . if you want in inside & out of this there is a 42 page Flood report published on 28th July on Page 5 of the planning site application docs. Altold there's about 112 documents relating to the revised planning application now if anyones got time to plough through them all, worth a look now and again as you always find something unexpected like the wording " Potential future crossing to Metrolink Stop".

Jim Jalfrezi wrote: Does anyone know why there is one section of the land (sort of central) that doesn't appear to have been touched at all ? It seems like a small uneven valley (if that makes sense) with vegetation still present, about 75yds by 40yds. Has it been left for drainage or something similar ? Apologies for being a numpty if it's actually quite obvious why it's there Updated landscape Masterplan June 10 Hi Jim, have a butchers at the updated landscape masterplan on page 1 . careful it's a 10mb document. I'm guessing the bit you refer to is EXISTING REGENERATING BROADLEAF WOODLAND called Salteye Brook. It's basically a drainage culvert that would,ve fed into the old path of the Irwell which is being left ' on purpose ' as an environmental corridor , when matured it will also prove useful in blotting out both White Reclamations Yard and the Nimbies estate from the Stadium , and appease all the tree huggers. There's also a partially culverted drainage channel running from the south east into the brook , which will have to be fully culverted and covered , the Stadium will sit to the South and the Retail part & Retail Car park to the North of the this channel . if you want in inside & out of this there is a 42 page Flood report published on 28th July on Page 5 of the planning site application docs. Altold there's about 112 documents relating to the revised planning application now if anyones got time to plough through them all, worth a look now and again as you always find something unexpected like the wording " Potential future crossing to Metrolink Stop".

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Wed Oct 06, 2010 2:05 pm  

Cheers Middleman, I think I understand

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Wed Oct 06, 2010 9:11 pm  

Jim Jalfrezi wrote:

Cheers Middleman, I think I understand

Well can you explain to me matey?

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Wed Oct 06, 2010 10:40 pm  

Chris Charles No1 Fan wrote:

Well can you explain to me matey?

OK an explanation for BBC Three viewers . .

We're planning to build our new stadium between a scrap yard and two sewerage works , on the spoil heap thrown up by the naavies when they built the Ship Canal that was then used as a rubbish tip . Our winger may well disappear into a hole in the ground near the West Stand if we don't get the drainage right , and there's a 48% chance it will be under water within the next 50 years due as it's part of the Irwell valley flood plain under risk from global warming .. Sleep tight

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 10:43 am  

Drove past this morning and it looks like they are in the final stages as they are now leveling and smoothing the top surface.

Does anyone know the date when the chosen contractors are announced?, think that is the next important date.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 1:52 pm  

No but construction start on the 9th of Novenber I think.

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sat Oct 09, 2010 4:07 pm  

Michigan red wrote:

Drove past this morning and it looks like they are in the final stages as they are now leveling and smoothing the top surface.

Does anyone know the date when the chosen contractors are announced?, think that is the next important date.

Think the tendering process is down to the final two bidders and the preferred bidder will know sometime in the next two weeks, then it's all systems go

Re: New Stadium Site Update Thread!!! : Sun Oct 10, 2010 6:43 pm  

Could there be any implications on the local funding provided for your community stadium under the CSR?

On the whole our stadium is privately funded as part of a wider business development, with the local council giving a land donation of around $2,000,000 for both us and Cas.

Hope all is well and those no good Tories don't hinder your plans!