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Chinese take-away!
Foreign Secretary brands actions of new Chinese owners of Wentworth as “very disappointing”
Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has waded into the row between Wentworth golf club members and its new Chinese owners, accusing the Beijing-based conglomerate of “very disappointing” behaviour.
Mr Hammond’s intervention will boost the hopes of the club’s golfers that he can succeed in forcing the new owners to backtrack on plans for a massive hike in fees and a drastic cull of members.
Reignwood Group, which bought the club last year for £135 million, angered the members by announcing that it plans to cut membership of the club from 4,000 to 800; charge a one-off debenture fee of £100,000; and raise annual membership rates.
The members, who include Sir Michael Parkinson and Sir Bruce Forsyth, are - not surprisingly - furious. Nigel Moss, a Wentworth member for twenty-six years and leader of a campaign group against the changes, wrote to Mr Hammond urging him to intervene “in this deliberate destruction of our community”.
Stamford Bridge set for revamp
Chelsea submit new 60,000-seat stadium plans
Fornells become new RCA Awards sponsors
RCA Groundstaff Awards gets new sponsor for 2016, joining Pitchcare and Watt Fences
The Racecourse Association Limited is delighted to announce that a new sponsorship agreement has been achieved for the much coveted Racecourse Groundstaff Awards. The annual Awards are the only awards in British Horseracing which recognise and celebrate the hard work, dedication and significant contribution of racecourse groundstaff teams across the country.
Existing sponsors Pitchcare and Watt Fences have agreed to continue their support of the awards, and will be joined in 2016 by Fornells, one of the leading suppliers of running rail.
Awards are presented to the winning Flat, Jump, and Dual Purpose Racecourses, of which
one team will be crowned overall Racecourse Groundstaff Champions at the 2016 RCA Showcase Awards.
In addition, there will be Merit Awards, presented at the discretion of the sponsors.
Caroline Davies, RCA Racecourse Services Director, said; “The racecourse groundstaff work tirelessly to provide the best ground possible and ensure that it is well maintained, consistent and safe. We are delighted that Pitchcare, Watt Fences and Fornells have agreed to sponsor these valuable awards to allow recognition of the work of the groundstaff.”
John Richards, Operations Director of Pitchcare commented; “Fornells
A clarification
In the last issue of Pitchcare magazine (October/November) we published an article regarding the purchase of Crocodile Golf. We incorrectly reported that the new company was purchased by Dennis Mowers when, in fact, a management group consisting of six members of the Dennis senior team purchased the assets and intellectual property rights from Crocodile Golf to form a brand new company, Crocodile Precision.
We apologise for any confusion caused.
Chelsea have submitted a planning application to build a new 60,000-seat stadium at Stamford Bridge.
The application, which involves the demolition of the 41,600-seat stadium and other buildings currently on the site, will be examined by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham.
The council have set a deadline for comments on the application of Friday, 8 January 2016.
The club say that the planning process will last beyond the end of the season.
In a statement on their official club website, Chelsea said that the new stadium would see “facilities improved for every area” and offer an “outstanding view” from every seat in an arena “designed to create an exciting atmosphere”.
The new stadium involves both excavation works and the construction of new external concourse areas, including the
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formation of decking platforms over part of the District Line and part of the Southern mainline railway.
Chelsea have played at Stamford Bridge since 1905, and the ground was last redeveloped in the 1990s.
However, its current capacity of about 42,000 is significantly smaller than the stadia of Premier League rivals Manchester United, Arsenal and Manchester City, whose grounds hold 76,000, 60,000 and 55,000 respectively.
Blues owner Roman Abramovich had initially considered seeking a permanent new home, with the club describing the option of expanding Stamford Bridge as “not feasible or viable” in 2012.
But the club decided to redevelop its current ground because of a lack of suitable sites available in London - having had a bid to build an ‘iconic’ new stadium within Battersea Power Station rejected.
is the original inventor of plastic rails for racecourses. The company is internationally renowned and respected, and is a very welcome addition to our partnership.”
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