Never to the dark side

breaking news(12 august) for those heading to Millwall who might not yet have bought there train tickets advice is buy from ticket machines OR on the train,not sure how you get through the ticket gates though

also on 26 august after we have played hull on friday night

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-guernsey-66461395

They would both be on the same line.

Maybe we COULD have TWO stations in the area?

This could hope for an Ashton gate train station "It will play an important role in the wider regeneration area" says development boss as the ground is now ready for 220 new flats The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover (Image: Countryside Partnerships) Work to build 220 new flats on a prominent ‘gateway’ site on the edge of Bristol is finally due to get underway next month, more than two years after developers were given permission. The former Ashton Rail Yard site lies next to the Brunel Way dual carriageway flyover, just south of the Cumberland Basin, and was a left empty and vacant for years during the 2010s, before it was sold off by Homes England to developers. The site was cleared of its buildings, levelled and all the hardstanding taken up after councillors awarded developers Countryside Partnerships planning permission in April 2021, but no new homes have been built since. The developers involved said the site would 'play an important role' in the future development of the wider 'Western Harbour' project to build potentially thousands of new homes around the Cumberland Basin. Read next: The 7,300 new homes being built in one packed corner of Bristol Now, Countryside Partnerships have explained the delays and said the work to begin building the flats will start in the autumn. Of the 220 new homes, 98 are going to be classed as 'affordable', and rented through housing association Clarion. In March last year, Clarion announced it had signed a deal with Countryside Partnerships' parent company Vistry to take on the affordable element in a £17.1m contract. Of the 98 'affordable' homes, 62 will be on HomeChoice at 'social rent' levels - the lowest rent, and 36 would be available to buy under a shared ownership scheme with the housing association. Clarion's group director Richard Cook said they were able to increase the number of affordable homes above the 30 per cent council policy requirement, through their own investment. “We are delighted to be working with Vistry to breathe new life into this brownfield site and deliver vital affordable homes on the edge of Bristol," he said at the time. “We are committed to providing the right homes in the right places, and this partnership will give local people an increased number of affordable housing options in a city fast becoming out of reach for too many.” The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover (Image: Countryside Partnerships) Vistry Partnerships West's managing director Marc Thompson said the development of the Ashton Rail Yard site would 'play an important role in the wider Western Harbour regeneration area'. “We’re very pleased that by working with Clarion, Bristol City Council and Homes England we have been able to increase the number of affordable homes we’re providing at City Gateway," he said last year. “We’re turning this former industrial, brownfield site into a high-quality new place to live, with a significant number of affordable homes for Bristolians. Once complete, it will play an important role in the wider Western Harbour regeneration area," he added. The development has been years in the making. After more than a decade of inaction at the old railway sidings site that for years had been a stonemasons yard, Travellers moved onto the land to squat it in late 2018, in protest at the lack of homes being built there, criticising the Government’s housing and land agency for dragging its feet while Bristol began to be in the grip of a housing crisis. Eventually, a deal was done with Countryside Partnerships to build flats on the site. Originally, almost 300 new flats were proposed, with buildings up to nine storeys high, but over the course of 2020 and 2021, these were amended in the face of opposition, down to 220 new homes in nine apartment blocks up to five storeys high. The nine-storey plan was criticised by Historic England, who complained the buildings would get in the way of an important and historic view of the listed St Mary Redcliffe church spire from the front lawn of the Ashton Court Mansion, and the development was then scaled back from nine to five storeys. In the end, the plan for 220 homes was approved, with half of them being classed as ‘affordable’ under planning terms. Access to the site, which is currently via a narrow bridge over the Portishead railway line alongside Bedminster Cricket Club, was also an issue the developers had to overcome, and they have created a new access road which crosses the Metrobus track from Paxton Drive. The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover The new 'City Gateway' development on the old Ashton Rail Yard will see 220 new homes built next to the Brunel Way flyover (Image: Countryside Partnerships) That meant the construction of a retaining wall almost five metres high by the Phi Group as the new access road curves around the Paxton Drive flats, in work which was completed a couple of months ago The development site has been renamed as ‘City Gateway’, reflecting its prominent position next to the Brunel Way A370 main road between Ashton Gate and Hotwells at the south west entrance to the city. The site is also right next to Festival Way, the main pedestrian and cycle route from Ashton Court to the rest of the city, and will be familiar to anyone who has walked to or from the estate for the Bristol Balloon Fiesta. Work had been delayed because of the challenge of decontaminating an area that had been heavily industrial for almost 100 years, but should now start soon, a spokesperson for Countryside Partnerships said. "Over the last 18 months, works have been underway on this heavily contaminated brownfield site,” they explained. “The site has now been fully remediated and the deep drainage and access works have been completed. Groundworks for the residential properties will commence in the autumn,” they added. As well as the 220 new homes, the developers will also be contributing £729,567 in Community Infrastructure Levy to Bristol City Council. The 220 new homes are among more than 2,300 which are currently being built in the BS3 postcode area from Ashton Gate to Bedminster.

Oh well its back to the 1 and 381 then.

Split tickets available from PARSON STREET via Bristol Temple meads OR via Brstol Parkway (train must stop at didcot parkway in both directions) Parson street to Didcot £33:00p Didcot to London with a travel card £36:70p,this is a turn up on the day fare from the first train of the day This saves seven pounds on the saver fare,that two pints of Guiness in Bristol (or one pint of Guiness in London) It appears that SOME services provided by SOUTHERN may not run between London Bridge and South Bermondsey Alternative is Jubille line to Canada water and change for a one stop on the overground service to Surrey Quays The bus route? Bus numbers are 1 381 N1 N381 Which drop you near the ground

Redandproud could you supply a link of where you saw this info? Thanks

Well it won't be Twentyman.

Just wish the roads could be closed off(except for bus's) at the junction of the first part of west street/bedminster down road/parson street for a few hours.

https://news.sky.com/story/gianni-infantino-fifa-president-leaves-womens-world-cup-after-less-than-a-week-to-go-to-tahiti-12929115

can you e-mail me? johngreatwestern@aol.com

Numbers don't mean a lot nowadays, if I was playing I would be quite happy with what ever number was on my back. So looking at the squad,it would appear that the only players in the squad that need to be allocated numbers are Haydon Roberts Rob Dickie Ross McGrorie and Jason Knight The game at Portsmouth MIGHT give us some indication

when we are in the top flight https://www.lloydsbankinggroup.com/media/press-releases/2022/lloyds-bank/lloyds-bank-warns-of-surge-in-ticket-scams-ahead-of-new-football-season.html

where from and are they still available

Now I don't have a problem with any football club flying to long distance away games, but could Wrexham not put on a FREE football special on condition you had bought a match ticket in advance?

As an Englishman when I was at school the nathional team came first and the club came second,for me now its the other way round If we look at the World cups since 1966 which we got because the U,K promised to beam LIVE pictures to the Southern hemisphere 1970 did we qualify as we were the world champions? 1974 and 1978 we never made it 1982 and 1986 best forgotten 1990 now that tournament was something different 1992 okay the prem started and I can remember people saying it will improve the England players and it didn't and we conked out in 1994 There are now approx 400 players in the prem league(2023) and only eighty of them are available to play for England 1998 2002 2006 reasonable efforts in my opinion 2010 and 2014 not good tournaments 2018 2022 not a bad tournament

If there were less World class players in the prime of their soccer careers(in their twentys?) heading to the English premier league,would that benifit our Nathional side

along with whistling Bob Harris from the BBC2's old grey whistle test,as well as Bristol City former players Paul Hobson from Weston-s-m who sufferred a heart attack has organised a 5k walk around the pitch starting at 1pm Only just heard about this event from radio Bristol. So come on down entrance via sports bar

and don't forget they get TWO radio commentarys. one for the south east and one for the south west area not mention it being on Talksport 2 and radio Cymru

Sunday 27 August - Watford v Blackburn Rovers - 12.00pm Saturday 2 September - Sunderland v Southampton - 12.30pm Monday 4 Septmeber - Cambridge United v Reading - 8.00pm Saturday 9 September - Derby County v Northampton Town - 12.30pm Friday 15 September - Southampton v Leicester City - 8.00pm Saturday 16 September - Cardiff City v Swansea City - 8.45pm Sunday 17 September - Millwall v Leeds United - 12.00pm Tuesday 19 September - Sheffield Wednesday v Middlesbrough - 8.00pm Tuesday 19 September - Preston North End v Birmingham City - 19.45pm Wednesday 20 September - Norwich City v Leicester City - 8.00pm

Peterborough United have terminated BBC Cambridgeshires radio commentarys a year early and Peterborough will bring the commentarys in house from this season(2023/24) I fear for BBC local radio football commmentaries future,taking into account that starting season 2024/25, as FIVE of the twelve Championship games over the weekend will be shown LIVE.

Can't really comment on the amount of programmes produced,but what WAS the actual number SOLD?.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/66230749