lewislewis
Lumumba Cymru
jannerboyuk said:
I think Cardiff Bay would be a good place for a new ice rink, and cricket ground, as opposed to the parklands.
New threat by Glamorgan Cricket Club
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I think Cardiff Bay would be a good place for a new ice rink, and cricket ground, as opposed to the parklands.
waterloowelshy
Well-Known Member
shame it takes years to bed a cricket wicket in and even longer for it to become playable - nice idea just a shame about the practicalities!lewislewis said:
I live in Pontcanna and the main problem I foresee is the high volume of chavs that ice hockey games seem to attract. They may need to build some tower block apartments and a bingo hall on Cathedral Road to accomodate them all. Is this even something the council considers when making planning decisions?
Peter D Cox
New Member
Important news today: Ice Hockey to go to Bay
The Cardiff Council Executive have announced this afternoon that the temporary ice hockey rink is going to the bay. But it's far from over with GCCC's plans. We still need all the support we can get. See Hit It For Six
The Cardiff Council Executive have announced this afternoon that the temporary ice hockey rink is going to the bay. But it's far from over with GCCC's plans. We still need all the support we can get. See Hit It For Six
waterloowelshy
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so does this mean that you are now happy with the cricket club plans that involve only land within the already built up area consisting of the cricket ground and have no impact on the park - or are you still being a Laboriously boring NIMBY and still opposing the cricket club?ddraig said:
Peter D Cox
New Member
waterloowelshy said:
Glamorgan CCC has had permision to substantially develop the stadium, seating and facilities since 1997. It has only pursued building of the ugly and inapporiate Indoor school building - probably because that can be let for corporate hospitality at rugby matches. It has never had the cash to actually improve facilities for spectators by using those planning consents. Practically therefore, Glamorgan could radically improve its ground without further consents.
It won't because: a) it needs to generate revenue and capital value by getting public money in some form (now they are talking £9 million loans from the council) for a money making arena; b) those old consents still don't give a ground size that meets the English Cricket authority's requirements for Test matches.
Paul Russell in a speech before Christmas pointed out that only once - ever - had a ground outside the big five secured a Test match, so the odds are pretty long. So now he's peddling test cricket because he can't use the emotional cry of "Cardiff needs an ice-rink". If it wasn't test matches, he'd think of something else: maybe the world international pole dancing championships? Hit It For Six is still covering the saga
ddraig
kicking against the pricks...
waterloowelshy said:
wtf u on about u tit?
where am i opposing the cricket club? and i reside in riverside so hardly a NIMBY.
i saw it on the bbc news site and thought of this thread is all.
you don't half show yourself up
hope you're calmer and more rational when planning peoples towns 
waterloowelshy
Well-Known Member
apologies i didnt mean you - i meant Peter D Cox who just seems to have a boner for objecting to things!ddraig said:wtf u on about u tit?
where am i opposing the cricket club? and i reside in riverside so hardly a NIMBY.
i saw it on the bbc news site and thought of this thread is all.
you don't half show yourself up
You really should learn to debate in a reasonable manner.waterloowelshy said:
Personnally I've no objection to improving the cricket ground as long as it doesn't impact adversely on the surrounding area.
Also I'm pleased that there will be an ice-rink built at the docks and for those that will use it.Why was'nt this proposed in the first place?
