Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 2:26 pm  

vastman wrote:

I think the most underused sports facility in Wakefield is the old Police Fields at Sandal. There is probably room for four pitches there and a facility building. Don't know who owns it, or if access may be an issue.

It's certainly fun speculating.

That isn't too far away from Belle Vue either. The locals would back the idea of expanding it as a sporting facility as they're constantly worried about the land being sold off for housing.

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:15 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote:

That isn't too far away from Belle Vue either. The locals would back the idea of expanding it as a sporting facility as they're constantly worried about the land being sold off for housing.

i thought it had been sold and a new sports centre etc was going to built off Shay Lane Walton.
I'm sure this was talked about 3 years or so ago, maybe plans/planning permission fell through.

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:38 pm  

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote: That isn't too far away from Belle Vue either. The locals would back the idea of expanding it as a sporting facility as they're constantly worried about the land being sold off for housing. It's this place.... https://www.yell.com/biz/west-yorkshire ... d-1090151/ We've been to a few functions there over the years and there is plenty of land around there that could potentially be utilised but I'm not sure what the current state of play is regarding the potential housing development that has been mooted for the site for the past 20 years or so ??

Wollo-Wollo-Wollo-Wayoo wrote: That isn't too far away from Belle Vue either. The locals would back the idea of expanding it as a sporting facility as they're constantly worried about the land being sold off for housing. It's this place.... https://www.yell.com/biz/west-yorkshire ... d-1090151/ We've been to a few functions there over the years and there is plenty of land around there that could potentially be utilised but I'm not sure what the current state of play is regarding the potential housing development that has been mooted for the site for the past 20 years or so ??

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 4:49 pm  

I’ve mentioned before that the old Westgate Common pitches at the back of Snapethorpe school are perfect for a training centre.
There are two pitches, also room to put an indoor facility there, it’s already got floodlights, there’s secure parking, it’s just a few hundred yards from Jn 40 M1, the existing building has changing rooms, function rooms, medical room, gym and upstairs has classrooms etc.
The whole place is surrounded by 10ft steel fencing

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 5:51 pm  

The Avenger wrote:

I’ve mentioned before that the old Westgate Common pitches at the back of Snapethorpe school are perfect for a training centre.
There are two pitches, also room to put an indoor facility there, it’s already got floodlights, there’s secure parking, it’s just a few hundred yards from Jn 40 M1, the existing building has changing rooms, function rooms, medical room, gym and upstairs has classrooms etc.
The whole place is surrounded by 10ft steel fencing

I went to school there, left in 1962, played plenty of Rugby on those fields, i believe Westgate Common RL played their games there at one time, difficult to think nothing has been built on some of that land in the past 60 years, but it could be an ideal site for community sports development.

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 6:23 pm  

Dunkirk Spirit wrote:

I went to school there, left in 1962, played plenty of Rugby on those fields, i believe Westgate Common RL played their games there at one time, difficult to think nothing has been built on some of that land in the past 60 years, but it could be an ideal site for community sports development.

West gate wolves were the last team to play out of there, it’s a bit of a sad tale what happened and the monies that went missing and debts left, over a hundred kids left with no club overnight. Would be a good spot due to the fencing, although I’m not 100% sure there is enough field space for what is ultimately required

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:51 pm  

financialtimes wrote:

West gate wolves were the last team to play out of there, it’s a bit of a sad tale what happened and the monies that went missing and debts left, over a hundred kids left with no club overnight. Would be a good spot due to the fencing, although I’m not 100% sure there is enough field space for what is ultimately required

A large chunk of Snapey's sports fields had been given over to housing last time I had a nostalgic walk around the outside perimeter. .

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 7:56 pm  

KevW60349 wrote:

i thought it had been sold and a new sports centre etc was going to built off Shay Lane Walton.
I'm sure this was talked about 3 years or so ago, maybe plans/planning permission fell through.

I think it was an opening proposal by a developer that neither the council nor the locals really warmed to. That Brook Farm alternative is mainly on a massive slope so I can't see it being suitable as an alternative WY Sports site anyway.

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Tue Dec 19, 2023 9:12 pm  

vastman wrote:

I think the most underused sports facility in Wakefield is the old Police Fields at Sandal. There is probably room for four pitches there and a facility building. Don't know who owns it, or if access may be an issue.

I played at this venue about from '81 through to '84 for the now defunct Castle ARLFC... really good space and always had fantastic potential... good friends and good memories.

Re: Looking for better training facilities : Wed Dec 20, 2023 8:18 am  

What about just around the corner on Neil Fox Way, i know there's loads of house building going on but if i remember rightly,large areas are also for use as industrial,pub restaurants etc, leisure facilities.
Does WMDC own this land,or is it privately owned?
Anyway would be ideal if there was space available to build our own facilities.