Because it's a leisure facility which appears to be offering discounts to locals, that they don't have to pay to maintain, and will create jobs.

I know, I live there. But Normanton is a small town just right for the pool.

SWAG met with Denise yesterday.

The answer is 'Yes' - but then she is a politician!

What we need is another waterpark in Yorkshire because Barnsley Metrodome is soooooo busy.

White Elephant anyone?

Trying to compare the Metrodome with a facility that's on the junctions of the M1 and M62 , plus it's own dedicated rail network, also on a leisure site (Excape) that's already proving itself to be one of the regions biggest draws is truly non-sensical.
IF, and still an IF a facilty like is proposed comes to fruition on that site, it would inevitably be a major attraction.

Well put.

And how would that contribute toward to funding of the ground?
Or clear up the land over from WR? because at the end of the day until that issue is sorted any new stadium is dead in the water.
No sale of WR, no j32. FACT.

You really are desperate to see us fail arent you?

quite sad. An agreement on the sale of wheldon road was reached along time ago thanks.

keep on the case with her as she has let me down, said she would keep an I on eye the council to sort the drainage that flooded my garage, 12 month on and naff all done

Get on to Don Mort. I may have his email some where.

He is from Wakey Express and sorted our drainage out. He will chase them up for you

Wheldon Road was sold ages back.

For a significantly higher amount than Belle Vue too.

I have no faith in 'Denise' when it comes to leisure facilities in the district, waste of time/space/money.

Really when the chemical site is over the road??????????????
Are you sure???????????

Yep. Belle Vue was sold for what £3.6m or something alike to that? TRB will correct me on that I'm sure.

The Jungle is situated on valuable land, plus considering the size of it, offers much more scope for building on.

You want to hire a pneumatic drill and get an hole dug. That'll sort your drainage soon enough.

Why all the insults because Cas have plans to build a new stadium. Good luck to them, personally i will delighted to have Britains biggest water park on our door step.

BUT i am more concerned about the progress of our stadium than our near neighbours, instead of attacking the Cas stadium plans wouldn't it be better supporting and raising the profile of our proposed stadium.

so it should go for more seeing that its twice the land, so you should get around the £7m mark then

I'm not privy to such information, but there is no reason to suggest why it shouldn't have been sold for that.

No-where near £3.6m I'm afraid. Nor will your land either, which is substantially larger, but is in no more attractive an area - right now at least.

The problem you have is that your deal cannot be fulfilled whilst there is a blast zone - no builder will buy land they cannot build on - and as such Paloma (or whatever the American firm who own the Hicksons site are called) are in complete control of the whole deal.

You do, as I understand it, have a deal in principal which is worth a good amount - but unlocking that value is not easy!

Quite right!

good luck to them. Id certainly be going to that waterpark if it opens?

me too I travel to the metrodome in barnsley once in a while

Forgive me there has been so much crap posted on threads about new stadiums that i don't know what's reality and what's not, but weren't the developers who bought WR wanting to backout/agree a new price for some reason? Also, a while back the Cas board were asking fans to support a push for the WR development to bring it forward as it had been penciled in for 2015 or so?

What happened with this action and was the first point rubbish?

So how much was yours out of interest? Am I right in thinking that one payment was used to clear your debt or something? Too far back to remember exactly.

And the other info you say is correct. Cas do not have access to the money until C6 is cleared etc.