Can't see them putting a snow dome at AV as its too close to Churchill dry slope. Put a snow dome and that won't survive.
Not disputing that, just if it goes in AV the Churchill slope would struggle and possibly close. Grew up on Gloucesters slope but always enjoyed Churchill's as it has a great sweeping bend on it, but needs to be slightly longer like Gloucesters.
Yeah, used to but back op put paid to going anymore. I lived on Robinswood hill in Gloucester so used to spend time there on the dry slope. Didn't get onto snow though for years and years later. The old lady had timeshares in Schladmin in Austria so went there skiing on the Planai http://www.planai.at/en Snowboarded once as well, I booked lessons but misheard the instructer thinking he said 9am so went up the mountain for that time and they said it's 1pm. Asked my son for a quick lesson as there was no chance I'm going on a lift the wrong way. Fair play he taught me enough to get down quite well. But it hurt my shins with all the edging etc.
The council supported the application at Ashton Vale, and also supported the World cup bid via council tax payers money. The council were disinterested to sell and to BCFC without putting that land out to tender meaning it would be sold below market rates. That is robust support. So no the council do not owe Bristol City anything. They did more to support BCFC that they have for services for those do err learning disabilities. The money squandered on the world cup bid could have helped to keep a service e.g Lawrence link open.
Well I spoke to spoke to a BCFC insider at the time and they said they would get their money back eventually. Now how that works I don't know but that's what I was told. This Town Green application was a disaster from the Council's point of view and indeed I believe led to the law being changed so much so that if it were made now the Stadium would be built.
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The land at Ashton Vale is still more than worth building on. A sports academy would be an asset to the local community and BCFC - Bristol Sport - Associated businesses. Mr Lansdown can take this path, a agreement is there to do so and he would recoup his money if he so wished. That is a win win. As for disaster. The agreement x BCFC x local residents x the Council for the site could be looked upon as a sensible pragmatic step, instead of years of legal wrangling.
http://www.cityacademy.bristol.sch.uk/page/?title=Sport&pid=10 A snow dome can be looked upon as a waste. A sports academy would turn Bristol Sport into a significant participant in grass roots sport v vanity project (depending on your view). It would also add to City's player pathway as City have little provision for coaching lads who are not of the elite academy standard e.g Furthering the Community Trust and football development centres.
When I say a disaster the object was to build a new stadium there and the facts are that it was not, due to the incompetence of many of the Officers involved and also Vence's advisers. That is the bottom line. There is a part of me which feels that the local residents were extremely lucky to get away with it and that something equally unpalatable would represent some sort of justice. To me it is an obvious place to sort out our parking problems
The local residents won a legal case in the high court. They were at the time made out to be all types of things, but somehow defeated the capital of Steve Lansdown. Luck normally loses v wealth of that level. Thoughts of the site being used to accommodate something that would not benefit the local populace, wider community, and would require yet more legal proceedings highlight the type of spirit that prevents BCFC becoming a very active participant with the South Bristol Community. The site being used to house a sporting academy would do the opposite to the above. It would be of great benefit to the many and create a synergy of a kind to the Sporting models Steve Lansdown has referred to when speaking about Bristol Sport = The site is a wonderful opportunity to move on.
The burden of proof for residents was to stipulate that the land had been used for lawful sports and pastimes for 20 years. The role of Vence was to disprove that. I am aware that various sports and pastimes were "stated" and the belief was that the Inspector would not accept them. She did. In truth the site was never used for more than dog walking along a public right of way and some parts were and still are impassable. I have some expertise in this field and can state it was a shambles which Vence thought they would win easily. From that Inspector's decision onwards the Council (who were not obliged to accept it) committed legal suicide. Still as you say that is history but my feelings has always been that SL would somehow get his revenge.
"The site being used to house a sporting academy would do the opposite to the above. It would be of great benefit to the many" It may be your preferred choice but that doesn't equate to 'the many' A snow dome and ice rink would enable the Bristol Pitbulls to be incorporated in to the Bristol sport franchise which fits in with your 'synergy' suggestion and would also create many, many jobs and would be of great benefit to the greater Bristol Community.
Yes it does. The City academy in Bristol is in constant use and the indoor hall and external 3g pitches used till 10 pm. Thousand are using the place and it is not big enough for the demand. Bristol City via Bristol Sport could do similar mirroring aspects of FC - Sports clubs abroad. That can equate to many. Easily so.
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Theres plenty of those about.. communities don't all need everything to revolve around football. Thats your preference!
