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jannerboyuk said:
It seems that this debate may be irrelevant. According to today's south wales echo the temporary ice rink will be definitely in the bay and not sophia gardens. Dave Newton, chairman of Save Our Ice Rink Action Rink (who obviously should get a life or a job instead of wasting his time campaigning and trying to influence planning decisions - what a saddo!!), is quoted as saying "The final decision will be taken in January, but it is highly likely to be Cardiff Bay because Glamorgan (County) Cricket Club cannot deliver their proposed arena until Decemebr 2006."

I think Cardiff Bay would be a good place for a new ice rink, and cricket ground, as opposed to the parklands.
 
lewislewis said:
I think Cardiff Bay would be a good place for a new ice rink, and cricket ground, as opposed to the parklands.
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!
 
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?
 
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
 
mr_mark 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?


are you some crach twat? :confused:
better shape up good boy, that kind of shitty down nose attitude don't work on here :)
 
Peter D Cox said:
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


report on bbc site now too

beeb

Cricket club rink scheme scrapped

The council backs a temporary ice rink at the planned sports village
Plans for a temporary ice rink in the grounds of Glamorgan Cricket Club in Cardiff have been dropped.

Glamorgan wanted to site the temporary rink in its car park as part of plans to boost Sophia Gardens' capacity.

Cardiff Council decided rink users would have less time to wait if a temporary rink is set up at a planned new sports village in Cardiff Bay.

The decision has been welcomed by opponents of Glamorgan's expansion plans, which are still on the table.

A new ice rink is needed to house the Cardiff Devils ice hockey team, whose city centre rink is being demolished in the summer to make way for a £500m shopping complex.
 
ddraig said:
report on bbc site now too

beeb
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?
 
waterloowelshy said:
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?

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
 
waterloowelshy said:
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?


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 :rolleyes: hope you're calmer and more rational when planning peoples towns :)
 
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 :rolleyes: hope you're calmer and more rational when planning peoples towns :)
apologies i didnt mean you - i meant Peter D Cox who just seems to have a boner for objecting to things!
 
waterloowelshy said:
apologies i didnt mean you - i meant Peter D Cox who just seems to have a boner for objecting to things!
You really should learn to debate in a reasonable manner. ;)
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?
 
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