Just a bit of heads up but the next couple of days, Thursday 15th & Friday 16th December, are going to very interesting day's (especially for the layman, if you know what I mean

) at the PI and would hope that some of you would be able to make it down to view proceedings?

Tomorrow Leeds City Council will present it's two witnesses against the Newmarket scheme, David Stainsby - Leeds City Council highways department & Sue Speak of LCC's planning department. It would be good if they had to justify their objections to a full room!

Friday is a big day and this is the first day of two that the public can give evidence to the inspector! The supporters of the scheme are up on Friday, starting with some bloke called Jonathan Stone of Residents FOR Newmarket, followed by Phil Townsend of SWAG, Ian Bramley of the Supporters Trust, Cllr Clive Hudson - Stanley Outwood East Cllr and Mohammed Ayub of Next Generation (the Asian community group hoping to keep Lightwaves open and supporting Newmarket!).

On Tuesday morning Peter Bevills of Wakefield FC will speak. Tuesday afternoon will see the public objector to the scheme present their case to the inspector.

It would be great to see plenty of support in the Inquiry room in the Town Hall over the next couple of days, especially on Friday when we speak.

The day starts at 10am and breaks for lunch around 1pm. Afternoon session starts at 2pm till around 5pm. You can however pop in whenever and leave whenever.

It would be great to see plenty of supporting faces!

We don't stand a chance

Can you boo and cheer???

I think natural reactions are fine, but maybe not cheering and booing in pantomime styleee...

Anything happening Monday? I'm free most of the day, but I go on holiday on Tuesday.

They don't sit on a Monday. To be fair, this is so the planning inspector can review progress etrc and work on other reports... he does not have the day off!

I'll try and make it tomorrow morning about 11:00. Should be interesting (was last week). Friday morning may be difficult but I may manage it.

Will see if I can do Friday again.
For those that haven't been its quite interesting, worth a visit.

I'll try and make Friday morning - depends very much on the work schedule though.

For those of us speaking - we would appreciate your support very much.

As for tomorrow, it would be great to let the LCC speakers know that we are there and watching!

Will try to get there in the morning ... but unfortunately can't make Friday as working

isappointed not to be able to make it to any of the days due to work commitments, but many thanks to all of those that are going on all the supporters behalves.
Don't know if it will make any difference, but I've written to my local councillors about all this. I live in Leeds and am furious that my taxes are being spent to opose something I'm in favour of - I wonder how many othres are in a similar position. I've also asked them to provide answers as to why they're opposing job creation on the background of all that's going on - well covered on here I know, but would be interesting to target another angle.
Could there be others in the same position?

Bump!

Will do my very best to get there Friday morning . Am I allowed to wear my new Wildcats shirt or will it get slagged off

Quite a few shirts been worn so far in the hearing room. I think a strong element of the case is that Wakefield Trinity is important to the people of Wakefield... so show the inspector that by wearing your shirt!

I think I'll come sans WTW gear and representing the private sector who are meant to be 'taking up the slack,' ready to express my incredulity at a tinpot local councillor trying to block job creation activity on a massive scale.

On top of that, some divot on the casforum is bleating about the right to roam and such, claiming that the old pit stacks are 'the lungs of the local area' - apparently, the latest evil of NM is that it will cause asthma in future generations of kids.

It literally beggars belief!

Let me guess, Lurch, come to think of it, isn't that the big dumb monstrosity from the Adams family or some suchlike?

Not surprising then that he's happy striding through the decay and rotten refuse, old tyres and dog tish that covers the area.

i can't make it to the town hall due to work, but you have my full support and i am watching the day unfold on twitter - there are some views from our point of view, but also some opposing views.

for anyone who hasn't followed it, i think it is quite interesting how the day goes and the points are raised. but it does tend to stop you from working!! - hardly done any work for the week or so (except mondays).

i have a fairly good understanding of how planning law works, and i know that there will be a turn at some stage, but i do feel we have the momentum to deal with this. i think the cross examination of the objectors will be the most interesting part - asking them to justify their objections!!

i hope a few people can attend and to all who are tweeting - please keep up the good work, there is at least one person is following you with real interest

Indeed - the same divot who claims that the statements about green belt %'s are all lies and that Sir Rodders is unqualified to be involved, despite his track record of delivering stadia in various locations.

It's a rather pathetic scenario to be honest, that reeks of desperation; they and we know full well that if the PI was around a stadium for Cas, their anti-development, lungs of the community arguments would evaporate in a puff of hypocrisy.

As I am not going to grace the 'other' forum, could I just make it clear to all (I know they'll read this so it will do on here) that any suggestion that anyone in SWAG is set to gain financially from Newmarket is a long way from the truth. Not a penny has been, or will be, paid to any of us, or anyone connected to us, nor should it!

We are all volunteers and I include:
Phil Townsend
Mick Carr
Steve Astill
Matthew Lindop
Dave Jennison
and more recent associates, Philip Hulme and Jonathan Stone.

It may make no sense to some, but the only reason any of us do this is for the love and pride of our club and City and that we were all in agreement that it was time to make a stand on behalf of the common people of the Merrie City.

Who are you calling common!!?

Thanks for putting the Pulp song in my head - another day ruined!

All part of the service!

It's gone quiet on the twitter updates...what's happening?

In France at the moment, so need updates!

I think LCC are presenting their evidence today!