Stoneleigh Show ground threatened by High Speed Rail Link

[ali_kat]

The new high speed rail link is being rerouted, right through Stoneleigh's Royal Show Grounds!

There is a meeting on Friday 19th November at St Francis Parish Centre, Warwick Road, Kenilworth - if you oppose this, you need to be there...

http://www.dft.gov.uk/pgr/rail/pi/highspeedrail/hs...

[mrmaggit]

Sorry Ali, but that plan doesn't show the Showground.

[phillpot]

I hear the Show ground is struggling anyway, so if they don't put a railway through it they'll probably make it into a housing estate and retail park !

[ali_kat]

mrmaggit said:

Sorry Ali, but that plan doesn't show the Showground.

No it doesn't but the plans put it through it, I just cannot find them online

[ali_kat]

phillpot said:

I hear the Show ground is struggling anyway, so if they don't put a railway through it they'll probably make it into a housing estate and retail park !

They will if this is allowed to happen

[mrmaggit]

ali_kat said:

mrmaggit said:

Sorry Ali, but that plan doesn't show the Showground.

No it doesn't but the plans put it through it, I just cannot find them online

No worries, me duck, didn't mean to upset you.

[ali_kat]

You didn't

This travesty upsets me

[DJC]

Only just seen this thread. Sucks if true

[ali_kat]

Fraid so

[Snapper7]

Given the attitude of the people running the Kit Car show at Stoneleigh it does not surprise me that they are struggling. Look what happened to the Royal Show.

[slomax]

Yes, although the kit car show is slowly getting smaller and more expensive it still has a massive following. I hope it will be moved and not just killed, maybe to donnington? Who knows....