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Football ground deal is opposed
4:14pm Sunday 11th May 2008
A football pitch might be sold to make way for a housing development, to the anger of some residents.
Eccleshill United Football Club wants to use money from any sale of the land in Kingsway, Wrose, to renovate its ground.
The club has submitted an application to Bradford Council and is awaiting a decision on whether part of the site could be used for housing.
However, some residents are worried that any such development would harm the area.
Football club secretary Paul Jarvis said: "We'd just be selling the small pitch at the top. We'd only be losing a small piece of land and in the long run everybody would benefit from the move."
Mr Jarvis said that the training ground at the club was dilapidated and money was needed to restore it.
He said: "We need to push things forward."
But Kingsway resident Kathleen Wilson said: "The area is supposed to be recreation ground. We're all objecting to this, we don't want lorries going round and a load of new houses."
A public meeting will be held at 7.30pm tonight at Eccleshill United Clubhouse in Kingsway, where residents are invited to voice their opinions about the proposal.
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chris, BRADFORD says...
9:37pm Sun 11 May 08
I heard there thinking off selling the clayton field off now the school shut down. It all about the money these days not thinking about anyone else thanks chris
chris, BRADFORD says...
9:37pm Sun 11 May 08
I heard there thinking off selling the clayton field off now the school shut down. It all about the money these days not thinking about anyone else thanks chris
House Price Crash, Bradford says...
10:05pm Sun 11 May 08
Have you seen Clayton Middle School now Chris, they were going to convert the school into flats but they places is now derelict.
House Price Crash, Bradford says...
10:05pm Sun 11 May 08
Have you seen Clayton Middle School now Chris, they were going to convert the school into flats but they places is now derelict.
House Price Crash, Bradford says...
10:05pm Sun 11 May 08
Have you seen Clayton Middle School now Chris, they were going to convert the school into flats but they places is now derelict.
LeagueJunkie!!!, Lost Again. says...
11:10pm Sun 11 May 08
LeagueJunkie!!!, Lost Again. says...
11:10pm Sun 11 May 08
LeagueJunkie!!!, Lost Again. says...
11:10pm Sun 11 May 08
drakeman, 2 mins from the bulls says...
11:55pm Sun 11 May 08
LeagueJunkie!!! wrote:Well said as chris says it all about making money with no thought for any one else.
Why dont they build on every bit of f*****g land and then cause even more youngsters to hit the streets in search of entertainment.
there,s not enough for the kids to do as it is and this govermentwant people to get out and exersice but with no playing fields how can we utter a-holes in charge.
drakeman, 2 mins from the bulls says...
11:55pm Sun 11 May 08
LeagueJunkie!!! wrote:Well said as chris says it all about making money with no thought for any one else.
Why dont they build on every bit of f*****g land and then cause even more youngsters to hit the streets in search of entertainment.
there,s not enough for the kids to do as it is and this govermentwant people to get out and exersice but with no playing fields how can we utter a-holes in charge.
drakeman, 2 mins from the bulls says...
11:55pm Sun 11 May 08
LeagueJunkie!!! wrote:Well said as chris says it all about making money with no thought for any one else.
Why dont they build on every bit of f*****g land and then cause even more youngsters to hit the streets in search of entertainment.
there,s not enough for the kids to do as it is and this govermentwant people to get out and exersice but with no playing fields how can we utter a-holes in charge.
john bolton, ravenscliffe says...
12:13am Mon 12 May 08
john bolton, ravenscliffe says...
12:13am Mon 12 May 08
john bolton, ravenscliffe says...
12:13am Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson, Bradford says...
12:37am Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson, Bradford says...
12:37am Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson, Bradford says...
12:37am Mon 12 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
11:44am Mon 12 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
11:44am Mon 12 May 08
Mr T, Bradford says...
11:44am Mon 12 May 08
Steve Wilson, Idle, Bradford says...
12:28pm Mon 12 May 08
1 - this is not enhancing local sports facilities as its gettiing rid of one
2 - what part the council here? Have they a strategy on grassroots sport or happy to pick up additional rates monies?
3 - I've heard various figures banded around re the sale price from £2-3m. So what expertise does the committee @ EUFC have in managing a budget of this level? Who are they? What state are the club's finances in at present? Who is sitting silently behind this waiting for a slice of the cake? I suspect the usual crowd of developers etc
You see it is all about money with sport used as a limp excuse.
If EUFC cannot manage its facilities without cashing in on their assets then I would suggest they are far from capable of making this work at all.
Finally, wake up Bradford Council...Kingsway has been turned into a rat run by several recent developments. You are blighting the residents lives and this shambolic scheme will only add to this. Take some responsibility.
Steve Wilson, Idle, Bradford says...
12:28pm Mon 12 May 08
1 - this is not enhancing local sports facilities as its gettiing rid of one
2 - what part the council here? Have they a strategy on grassroots sport or happy to pick up additional rates monies?
3 - I've heard various figures banded around re the sale price from £2-3m. So what expertise does the committee @ EUFC have in managing a budget of this level? Who are they? What state are the club's finances in at present? Who is sitting silently behind this waiting for a slice of the cake? I suspect the usual crowd of developers etc
You see it is all about money with sport used as a limp excuse.
If EUFC cannot manage its facilities without cashing in on their assets then I would suggest they are far from capable of making this work at all.
Finally, wake up Bradford Council...Kingsway has been turned into a rat run by several recent developments. You are blighting the residents lives and this shambolic scheme will only add to this. Take some responsibility.
Steve Wilson, Idle, Bradford says...
12:28pm Mon 12 May 08
1 - this is not enhancing local sports facilities as its gettiing rid of one
2 - what part the council here? Have they a strategy on grassroots sport or happy to pick up additional rates monies?
3 - I've heard various figures banded around re the sale price from £2-3m. So what expertise does the committee @ EUFC have in managing a budget of this level? Who are they? What state are the club's finances in at present? Who is sitting silently behind this waiting for a slice of the cake? I suspect the usual crowd of developers etc
You see it is all about money with sport used as a limp excuse.
If EUFC cannot manage its facilities without cashing in on their assets then I would suggest they are far from capable of making this work at all.
Finally, wake up Bradford Council...Kingsway has been turned into a rat run by several recent developments. You are blighting the residents lives and this shambolic scheme will only add to this. Take some responsibility.
mick, Wrose says...
3:37pm Mon 12 May 08
mick, Wrose says...
3:37pm Mon 12 May 08
mick, Wrose says...
3:37pm Mon 12 May 08
know my onions, bradford says...
10:29pm Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson wrote:This is a libellious comment. Hope the accuser gets what is deserved coming to them.
Eccleshill United........Only after money like the failed Wrose Travel which I believe Mr Jarvis has something to do with, did they ever get the contract back for schools after the coaches were found to be unsafe?
know my onions, bradford says...
10:29pm Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson wrote:This is a libellious comment. Hope the accuser gets what is deserved coming to them.
Eccleshill United........Only after money like the failed Wrose Travel which I believe Mr Jarvis has something to do with, did they ever get the contract back for schools after the coaches were found to be unsafe?
know my onions, bradford says...
10:29pm Mon 12 May 08
Mark Johnson wrote:This is a libellious comment. Hope the accuser gets what is deserved coming to them.
Eccleshill United........Only after money like the failed Wrose Travel which I believe Mr Jarvis has something to do with, did they ever get the contract back for schools after the coaches were found to be unsafe?
know my onions, bradford says...
10:43pm Mon 12 May 08
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
know my onions, bradford says...
10:43pm Mon 12 May 08
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
know my onions, bradford says...
10:43pm Mon 12 May 08
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
sigil, terminus says...
11:56am Tue 13 May 08
know my onions wrote:A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole.
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
sigil, terminus says...
11:56am Tue 13 May 08
know my onions wrote:A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole.
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
sigil, terminus says...
11:56am Tue 13 May 08
know my onions wrote:A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole.
The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?
know my onions, bradford says...
6:21pm Tue 13 May 08
sigil wrote:Hence the need for more housing !!!!!
know my onions wrote: Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole. The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
know my onions, bradford says...
6:21pm Tue 13 May 08
sigil wrote:Hence the need for more housing !!!!!
know my onions wrote: Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole. The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
know my onions, bradford says...
6:21pm Tue 13 May 08
sigil wrote:Hence the need for more housing !!!!!
know my onions wrote: Quite obviously people are commenting on very little what they know about. The club is in a forward direction in what they are are trying to achieve. Wrose is an area that receives very little funding from the council due to it being a so called affluent area. It makes a change for a club to go ahead and promote itself through funding to benefit the local community as a whole. The committee at Eccleshill deserve all the plaudits for taking this desision and good luck to the club for the future. There will be obviously distractions along the way but the main beneficiaries can only be the people of Wrose. What has Wrose got to offer with regards to community enterprise and spirit at the moment?A rapidly expanding network of takeaways.
sigil, terminus says...
6:43pm Tue 13 May 08
sigil, terminus says...
6:43pm Tue 13 May 08
sigil, terminus says...
6:43pm Tue 13 May 08
know my onions, bradford says...
9:36pm Tue 13 May 08
Maybe an old persons complex should be built on the land which would please 90% of Wrose residents.... Now there is an idea,,,,,,,
know my onions, bradford says...
9:36pm Tue 13 May 08
Maybe an old persons complex should be built on the land which would please 90% of Wrose residents.... Now there is an idea,,,,,,,
know my onions, bradford says...
9:36pm Tue 13 May 08
Maybe an old persons complex should be built on the land which would please 90% of Wrose residents.... Now there is an idea,,,,,,,
billwills, bradford says...
11:02am Thu 15 May 08
Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
billwills, bradford says...
11:02am Thu 15 May 08
Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
billwills, bradford says...
11:02am Thu 15 May 08
Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
albion, west riding says...
6:22pm Thu 15 May 08
billwills wrote:There is some EEC ruling regarding the development of sports grounds.
Similar situation to Farsley Celtic where Leeds Council refused them planning permission to build residential prpoerties on a cricket pitch. Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
albion, west riding says...
6:22pm Thu 15 May 08
billwills wrote:There is some EEC ruling regarding the development of sports grounds.
Similar situation to Farsley Celtic where Leeds Council refused them planning permission to build residential prpoerties on a cricket pitch. Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
albion, west riding says...
6:22pm Thu 15 May 08
billwills wrote:There is some EEC ruling regarding the development of sports grounds.
Similar situation to Farsley Celtic where Leeds Council refused them planning permission to build residential prpoerties on a cricket pitch. Time to apply to one of the several Govt agancies that fund development of sports facilities Eccleshill and not build on another one.
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chris, BRADFORD says...
9:37pm Sun 11 May 08
I heard there thinking off selling the clayton field off now the school shut down. It all about the money these days not thinking about anyone else thanks chris