Racecourse for Accy?
 

I've just seen the LET site and they are reporting the outline plans of a business consortium to build one of 4 worldwide super racecourses on the Altham/Simonstone border. Well, I know we've had all sorts of conmen and pie-in-the-sky schemes over the years, but I think this one actually makes sense, on the basis that a) East Lancs is about the only centre of high population in the country without a racetrack and b) there is an even larger market within the North-West/ Yorkshire.

I'm impressed by the idea. It certainly blows the Panopticon off the hill. Mind you,the traffic jams on race days should be just as much fun.

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well i think its summat positive for a change- and i dont GAMBLE.

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about time too! a day at the races yahoo!!! no need to travel to haydock,york what a brill idea,i think its fantastic for the whole of lancs the money it will bring in along with jobs is brilliant, but then you have the whingers that will oppose it of course and upset the apple cart like the zeri project:drink: here is to the consortium and hope it gets off the ground.

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Just think of all that manure for the council roses, ;)

I agree it would be a good employment opportunity though!

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Did you mean me staggers? Winge, winge, winge! Actually I've only ever been to one race course meeting ever, but I enjoyed myself Soooo, much. Now, that could bring people into the area, Only Foals and horses could be turned into a training stable, bring it on!

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This was the same post as above accyweb seems to be sulking.

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I think this is a better bet for bringing people to the area.........Stick the Panopticon...!

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Sounds like fun to me! Just make sure that they have real ale in the racecourse bars!

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I just hope it doesn't turn out to be silly pipe dream that goes nowhere.

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me too,i aint forgot ZERI,this could be great for the area and would definatley bring in more than the panoptican
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Oooh, I love a day at the races and it's ages since I've been. I think the last time was Kempton in about 2000. Hope that it is a serious proposal and not some pie in the sky idea. I can see that it would bring more visitors to the area than a panopticon.

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In the mid-nineteenth century, there was a racecourse on what is now the site of Enfield Cricket Club.

I see from the latest information there they are planning on racing 60 days a year. That is far more than practically every other course, possibly with the exception of Newmarket. They may be looking at an all weather track

Yep. I like this idea.

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when you think about it tealeaf 60 days is not a lot out of 365 days,If they intend to have 3/4 day meetings like ascot,york newmarket etc iit would only cover 8.5 weeks spread throughout the year but it would be good fun !

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Well, 60 days is an average of 5 days a month, which works out a 1 3 day meet a month and then a 4 day meet every 2 months. Or maybe a little night racing. I'm sure Ascot does not meet for more than 60 days....I think its the same with York.

I'm interested in the exact site. Any ideas?

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What an interesting idea, it would make a very welcome change from serried rows of tin sheds, which is the last proposal for the area that I heard and it would also be wildlife friendly. With the backdrop of Pendle it would be quite an attractive site for televising too. I can see no objection to it.

This is more the sort of thing we need to pull in tourist money. We could also do with a couple of national museums to re-locate parts of their collections here, like they did with Tate North and the Royal Armouries in Leeds. I know that the Victoria and Albert Museum and the British Museum have massive collections that no one ever sees because they do not have the space to display it all, as does the Science Museum. Put them together with some spectacular architectural extravagance like the Lowry in Salford and we could be on to a winner here.

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I don't even think there would be a problem of race-day traffic jams given the proximity to the motorway, certainly compared to other racecourses.

I wonder if the success of this is all going to rest upon to the reaction of Hyndburn/Ribble Valley councils and the land availability?

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like anything else tea if its going to generate income they wont want to know!come on graham jones when we need you input....input....input:)