What's The Building Work At Eastlands All About?

[King Kev]

Does anybody know??

[sweenyuk]

It's a new Hill for the players to run up...

No seriously it is just grounds work at the moment to make the land safe. Contamination from mines and asbestos means it can't be built on, so this is work the council are doing before it can be developed

[Beeks]

It's a new Hill for the players to run up...

No seriously it is just grounds work at the moment to make the land safe. Contamination from mines and asbestos means it can't be built on, so this is work the council are doing before it can be developed

Exactly right...will take a good while too from what i've heard

[david yearsley]

Looks like some charity work

Someone´s defo helping themselves to some copper piping ;)

[DoomMerchant]

i thought it was a new Mancini tactic to build a "Slave Cave" to put players like Jo and Boateng in when they fucking drop a bollock or underwhelm? i could be wrong about that, but has anyone actually seen SWP in a while? I believe he had one at Lazio under Sven and just wants to continue the tradition. Sven's was loaded with totty tho, chained to the walls and bottles of Hennessy strewn all around on the ground...lit with torches. i think it had a moat too. With Alligators in it. And a big fuck off fish tank with piranhas in it. And sharks. i can't recall all the details. Anyone else recall this story?

cheers

[Blue Since 76]

Does anybody know??

There's the bandwidth blown again.

This is an article from September, which seems relevant (http://insidethem60.journallocal.co.uk/ ... sino-site/). I'd be suprised if City aren't going to want to do something with it though, considering its location.

Redevelopment work begins at Eastlands former casino siteWork has begun in earnest on preparating a 17-acre (6.88 hectares) plot, originally earmarked for Manchester’s abandoned supercasino, for future development at Eastlands next to the City of Manchester stadium.

The work, which includes capping disused mine shafts from the former Bradford colliery, is expected to take seven months.

The £8 million project is being coordinated by urban regeneration company, New East Manchester, and undertaken by remediation specialists Buckingham Group Contracting and follows extensive site investigations. It is being funded by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), Manchester City Council, the Northwest European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the NWDA.

The project builds on other investment by the four funding partners to support the continued development of Eastland’s sporting, leisure and economic infrastructure, including the new National Indoor BMX Centre and a network of new pedestrian and cycle links to the surrounding area, which are currently on site.

Eddie Smith, chief executive of New East Manchester said: “This is a crucial step towards bringing this strategically important piece of land back into use. When the right developer is found we want to be in a position to be ready to move quickly and deliver a scheme that will make Eastlands a leading international leisure and sporting destination. Not only do we want to create a scheme that will attract significant visitors to East Manchester and bring economic benefits to the whole North West region, but we also remain committed to creating employment opportunities for local people.”

Councillor Jim Battle, Deputy Leader of Manchester City Council said: “This work is vital and will mean we can hit the ground running when the right scheme is found for the site. The investment will also speed up potential for bringing new jobs to the area, creating a lasting economic legacy for east Manchester residents.”

Eastlands was originally built to host the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Its facilities include the original stadium (now home to Manchester City FC), Manchester Regional Arena, National Squash Centre, Tennis Centre, English Institute of Sport, Manchester Velodrome and, most recently, the construction of the new National Indoor BMX Centre. More than 400 events are held at the complex annually, attracting 4.5m visitors and providing employment for local residents.

[Ted Hughes]

There's a 957 page thread on Bluemoon about it, where lots of people, some connected, some loosely involved, from architects to on site workemen, have all put their heads together & after many months of painstaking detective work, have come to the conclusion that we're building something.

[walshawblue]

Thought it was the pitch for the replay with notts count,its in a better state then their pitch

[john@staustell]

There's a 957 page thread on Bluemoon about it, where lots of people, some connected, some loosely involved, from architects to on site workemen, have all put their heads together & after many months of painstaking detective work, have come to the conclusion that we're building something.

Yeah. Theres' a couple of interesting posts in there with genuine info, but finding them again is impossible. Basically there may be an announcement between now and the end of the season. Or it may happen on that international building conference thingy. Or then again it may be later.

:-)

[LookMumImOnMCF.net]

I think they're going to bury Jo

[saulman]

There's a 957 page thread on Bluemoon about it, where lots of people, some connected, some loosely involved, from architects to on site workemen, have all put their heads together & after many months of painstaking detective work, have come to the conclusion that we're building something.

Very good.


The car park guy told me last season that it's to be a hotel and casino.

[Lee_R]

Digging a hole for Vieira!

[Sheikhermaker]

IIRC the pile of rubble is some of the remnants of the B of the Bang and the underground steel cabley thingeys are the actual site of said 'sculpture.' Think I read this on the SSC forums (Good read!!)

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/forumdisplay.php?f=335