Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:04 pm  

Speedy wrote:

Dont forget this though
New swimming pool planned for Wakefield

Published Date: 26 April 2010
PLANS have been drawn up to build a new city centre swimming pool in Wakefield.

Wakefield Council has submitted a planning application for a pool and fitness centre on Sun Lane, the site of the city's former baths.

The project, which will cost around £10m, will feature a 25m pool, health and fitness suite, steam room and public cafe.
Lisa Dodd, the council's service director for sport and culture, said: "This is the next step towards seeing this key project realised.

"The application will now go through all the normal planning processes and we hope that once approved, initial work can begin later this year."

it will get pulled, no money left,

with all the road works and changes with in the city, it won't happen

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:06 pm  

jack in the box wrote:

so we should be happy that we are the only City in england who has not had a pool for several years are getting something that everyone else in the country has already got

Thank you very much Mr Box you castleford t w a t.

It will be just another of his empty promises - unless of course he can plough the money into surfworld as a sweetner to the Glasshoughton project going ahead.

I don't live in Wakey but can't believe how this guy has lasted so long when it is quite clear is only interest is looking after the Cas area

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:07 pm  

snowie wrote:

it will get pulled, no money left,

with all the road works and changes with in the city, it won't happen

The council have had 30m wiped from their budget by central goverment along with an extra 1.2m from the police budget, so alot will have to go by the wayside unfortunately

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:12 pm  

Speedy wrote:

Dont forget this though
New swimming pool planned for Wakefield

Published Date: 26 April 2010
PLANS have been drawn up to build a new city centre swimming pool in Wakefield.

Wakefield Council has submitted a planning application for a pool and fitness centre on Sun Lane, the site of the city's former baths.

The project, which will cost around £10m, will feature a 25m pool, health and fitness suite, steam room and public cafe.
Lisa Dodd, the council's service director for sport and culture, said: "This is the next step towards seeing this key project realised.

"The application will now go through all the normal planning processes and we hope that once approved, initial work can begin later this year."

Fair point but even so with this built facilties could still be classed as very poor - especially over the west side of wakefield (horbury / ossett way).

I doubt with council cuts that they will spend 10million on this project - no doubt it will end up being scaled back and again the council will lead the people of wakefield up the garden path! Im sick of seeing artists impressions in the wakey express yet nothing ever gets built apart from the horrid market. Lets hope our newmarket will be built and be better than the one in the city centre!!

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:14 pm  

Speedy wrote:

The council have had 30m wiped from their budget by central goverment along with an extra 1.2m from the police budget, so alot will have to go by the wayside unfortunately

at least they are going to finish the trinity walk project< i now use the new road to get home from work which cuts through at westgate, its well planned out and will help with the flow when business's pick up

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:18 pm  

snowie wrote:

at least they are going to finish the trinity walk project< i now use the new road to get home from work which cuts through at westgate, its well planned out and will help with the flow when business's pick up

I visited Wake last week to have a roam through the market, I didnt realise that it had been wiped out, the new complex should be good, but whats the new market hall about and where's the outside market, what we found was crap

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:19 pm  

Speedy wrote:

The council have had 30m wiped from their budget by central goverment along with an extra 1.2m from the police budget, so alot will have to go by the wayside unfortunately

Hmmm, lets start with cas. Just jokin

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:20 pm  

Speedy wrote:

I visited Wake last week to have a roam through the market, I didnt realise that it had been wiped out, the new complex should be good, but whats the new market hall about and where's the outside market, what we found was crap

not been there absolute crap from what I was told, another failed WMDC waste of money,

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:25 pm  

bigalf wrote:

Because the Glasshoughton project is so far in front of Newmarket and time is fast running out FOR BOTH CLUBS!!!

But you do not have the funding.

We don't have planning consent and it seems that the Council are delaying planning at Newmarket to try and force us into Glasshoughton. If we stick to Newmarket then I guess neither will happen and we both will fail to get a franchise.

So our options are :

1. Stick with Newmarket, fail to get planning in time for the franchise application and therefore fail and be demoted to NL 1.

2. Agree to share at Glasshoughton, put in a franchise application. RFL decide that there will only be room for one SL club in the district and award the franchise to Castleford. Wakefield demoted to NL1.

3. As 2. but both of us get a franchise. Wakefield cannot grow the business by being located in Castleford and either dies or is demoted to NL1.

Not much of an option whichever one we take - either spells the end of us as a SL Club.

Castleford's options are pretty much the same so I'm afraid to say I think it looks like we're both screwed.

Re: Stadium Statement : Thu Jul 15, 2010 10:27 pm  

Had a quick look at the WDMC website at the code of conduct for Councillors - not entirely sure cos as usual the way it is worded is far more complicated then it needs to be - but Boxes known Cas allegiance could imo fall under the definition of a prejudicial interest and therefore should imo prevent him from being involved in the discussions.