Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:00 pm  

My sister lives in Stanley, she was dead against the Thornes development, she now wants the thornes developement back on.

Unlucky, be careful what you wish for come sometimes you get it. Nimby's should all be shot , they prevent the world from progressing.

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:13 pm  

stanleyman wrote:

I promise you I have come on here with no agenda other than to put across my point on why I am opposed to the industrialisation of the Newmarket site, I do realise that I am going to get no support for what I believe is the greater good of our community from you folks on here as you are all wildcats fans and you all want this to happen, and I dare say that in the long run you will be proved to be right and this will all go ahead but if I and others just sat back and watched it happen without making our voices heard then we would not be being true to our beliefs, another point you make is that the wildcats would be shafted as you put it if this ground does not go ahead well to be honest I don’t know about that all I do know is that rugby has been played in Wakefield for over 100 years and I am sure this would continue to be the case as I am sure there are other suitable sites. As other people have mentioned about all the hundreds of jobs that would be created by all this, well from what I have seen of this sort of thing in the past you could have a warehouse as big as 3 rugby fields and only have 6 guys on forklifts working in it so I think that number of jobs could be very much exaggerated, but anyway these are just my thoughts and I do realise that I am in a very big minority so I think it will just be a case of wait and see what comes of it all.

Could you be more specific on the highlighted points.

What are your beliefs?

Where are these other sites that would be commercially and financially viable that you are sure exist?

What other developments in the past are you referring to and did you oppose these sites?

Did you oppose the Thornes Park proposals?

I would presume you are a member of WCCG.
The video is quite laughable and actaully highlights the need to move away from predominately residential areas,yet you state you are happy for just the stadium to be built -- seems to contradict what your little band of followers believe!!!!!

Showing rubbish in gardens -- get real and no disrespect to Belle Vue/Agbrigg,but you could walk down many streets in Agbrigg and find that amount of litter in a garden.That has more to do with the residents than the stadium.

Your own website even highlights the fact that Wakefield need a new stadium to protect their super league survival.

The facts are,you dont give a monkeys about Wakefield Wildcats,the benefits to the wider community of a first class sporting facility,the benefits of job creation.

The simple fact is you just dont want the development next to you!! and are trying to hide behind the greenbelt issues.

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:30 pm  

God having looked at the wccg site the whole thing turns in to farce, hey everyone theres a crisp packet on the floor on a street in wakefield http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/ anyway for fun lets count the spelling errors and gramatical errors on that page alone,we are not dealing with clever people here! and i withdraw my offer to pay to take you to a game as i dont mix with people who's iq is lower than their weight in tons!

God having looked at the wccg site the whole thing turns in to farce, hey everyone theres a crisp packet on the floor on a street in wakefield http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/ anyway for fun lets count the spelling errors and gramatical errors on that page alone,we are not dealing with clever people here! and i withdraw my offer to pay to take you to a game as i dont mix with people who's iq is lower than their weight in tons!

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:35 pm  

chapster wrote: God having looked at the wccg site the whole thing turns in to farce, hey everyone theres a crisp packet on the floor on a street in wakefield http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/ anyway for fun lets count the spelling errors and gramatical errors on that page alone,we are not dealing with clever people here! and i withdraw my offer to pay to take you to a game as i dont mix with people whis iq is lower than their weight in tons! Its worth a chuckle isnt it!!! It was good to see they interviewed a cross section of society,including,crackheads,illegal immigrants ,single parents and for pity sake a Volvo driver!!!!!!!!!!!

chapster wrote: God having looked at the wccg site the whole thing turns in to farce, hey everyone theres a crisp packet on the floor on a street in wakefield http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/ anyway for fun lets count the spelling errors and gramatical errors on that page alone,we are not dealing with clever people here! and i withdraw my offer to pay to take you to a game as i dont mix with people whis iq is lower than their weight in tons! Its worth a chuckle isnt it!!! It was good to see they interviewed a cross section of society,including,crackheads,illegal immigrants ,single parents and for pity sake a Volvo driver!!!!!!!!!!!

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:35 pm  

Being a resident of Stanley myself I went 'trespassing' on the the relevant piece of land when it was announced that the stadium was to be there.

It is not a landscaped, parkland, grassy field sort of area in any shape or form - it is rough, waste land which is very difficult to walk over. There are no views at all of this vast area from Newmarket Lane so nothing will change regarding views for residents there and I understand all the new buildings will be low so again will not be eyesores.

The letter in the Express last week talked about losing farmland ... there is most definitely no farmland on the site. There is a 'market garden farm' next to the land where the stadium is going (on the corner of Aberford Road/Newmarket Lane) which belongs to relatives of mine and I am not aware that they have any problems with the plan.

When anything is built anywhere someone will be unhappy - but I cannot think it would be possible to find any site that could be developed in such a way and affect so few people.

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:38 pm  

About Us

About wakefield ccg

Wakefield CCG was formed by residents on Newmarket Lane Stanley Wakefield, In order to voice our opposition to proposals to develop the Silkstone Colliery site off Newmarket Lane into a 12,000 seat stadium.

The reasons we are so vehemently opposed to such a proposal is due to the site being in the Green belt and one of the few areas of open grassland left in the area.

Silkstone Colliery was worked for over 100 years and was finally closed in 1982. In 1997 a proposal was put forward to reclaim coal from the slag heaps on the site and then to fill the land, in order to provide an open grassland planted with trees and heather for recreational use. Work commenced on this scheme and took over 4 years to complete. Local residents put up with upto 80 Tipper trucks a day in the knowledge that the disruption was worth it in order to gain a valuable amenity. At the end of the scheme hundreds of tress where planted and bridleways put in place.

Yorkcourt property developers are now proposing to build a stadium on the site. Wakefield council are supporting this proposal by donating land. This is despite the fact that development on this site has not been part of any strategic planning for Wakefield council contradicts Wakefield councils goals for future development and is in the Greenbelt.

We believe that this proposal is an oppourntunistic attempt to exploit the failure of Wakefield Council to build a stadium on the Thornes Park site and the pressing need for Wakefield Wilcats to find a new home in order to protect there Super League franchise.

WCCG’s aim is to stop development in the Greenbelt and to ensure promises that where given at the time of the sites reclammation are adhered to

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:41 pm  

Catwoman1 wrote:

Being a resident of Stanley myself I went 'trespassing' on the the relevant piece of land when it was announced that the stadium was to be there.

It is not a landscaped, parkland, grassy field sort of area in any shape or form - it is rough, waste land which is very difficult to walk over. There are no views at all of this vast area from Newmarket Lane so nothing will change regarding views for residents there and I understand all the new buildings will be low so again will not be eyesores.

The letter in the Express last week talked about losing farmland ... there is most definitely no farmland on the site. There is a 'market garden farm' next to the land where the stadium is going (on the corner of Aberford Road/Newmarket Lane) which belongs to relatives of mine and I am not aware that they have any problems with the plan.

When anything is built anywhere someone will be unhappy - but I cannot think it would be possible to find any site that could be developed in such a way and affect so few people.

Something they seem to forget that its against the law and to add to that i saw a crisp packet blowing around down ther the other day

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:44 pm  

And the land is owned by Yorkcourt not the Council. At the entrance to said area there has been a large notice for a long time saying 'Trespassers will be Prosecuted' ... so not much of an amenity for anyone!

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:45 pm  

Catwoman1 wrote:

Being a resident of Stanley myself I went 'trespassing' on the the relevant piece of land when it was announced that the stadium was to be there.

It is not a landscaped, parkland, grassy field sort of area in any shape or form - it is rough, waste land which is very difficult to walk over. There are no views at all of this vast area from Newmarket Lane so nothing will change regarding views for residents there and I understand all the new buildings will be low so again will not be eyesores.

The letter in the Express last week talked about losing farmland ... there is most definitely no farmland on the site. There is a 'market garden farm' next to the land where the stadium is going (on the corner of Aberford Road/Newmarket Lane) which belongs to relatives of mine and I am not aware that they have any problems with the plan.

When anything is built anywhere someone will be unhappy - but I cannot think it would be possible to find any site that could be developed in such a way and affect so few people.

I wonder what the response to that will be.

We will probably have to wait while the poster returns home after his shift of protecting the red tailed crested doormouse that lives between the Half Moon and the wobblies.

Re: The Problem With Newmarket : Thu Dec 31, 2009 2:46 pm  

helpfully, they are opened to reasoned debate themselves and have a comments page wher you can submit er comments http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/2009/09/0 ... me/#more-1 sandal cat my old mucker, over to you as you know your facts on this score!

helpfully, they are opened to reasoned debate themselves and have a comments page wher you can submit er comments http://www.wakefieldccg.co.uk/2009/09/0 ... me/#more-1 sandal cat my old mucker, over to you as you know your facts on this score!