Hillsbrough Park Over Used?

[Baron99]

Tramlines is staying at Hillsborough for another 5 years but the organisers are having to pay more to SCC to do so. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9m77lmmd4o

[hackey lad]

2 minutes ago, Baron99 said:

Tramlines is staying at Hillsborough for another 5 years but the organisers are having to pay more to SCC to do so. 

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ce9m77lmmd4o

Does paying more mean the council have pay for any clean up /remedial work?

[HeHasRisen]

5 minutes ago, hackey lad said:

Does paying more mean the council have pay for any clean up /remedial work?

I doubt it. 

[Meltman]

5 minutes ago, HeHasRisen said:

I doubt it. 

I expect it will be muddy again,  never mind there are plenty of other parks available. 

[bassett one]

well trust me all the SCC think about is the cash,but its how its used  that counts,theres a lot of folk making a lot of cash from funfair to food and drink

[Irene Swaine]

There are so many closed down factory sites around Kelham Island, Parkwood Springs etc. They are far more edgy than Hillsborough Park and have indoor options for inclement weather. It also would mean Hillsborough Park is available for all and sundry to enjoy with no grass damage.

[AndrewC]

39 minutes ago, Irene Swaine said:

There are so many closed down factory sites around Kelham Island, Parkwood Springs etc. They are far more edgy than Hillsborough Park and have indoor options for inclement weather. It also would mean Hillsborough Park is available for all and sundry to enjoy with no grass damage.

 

Which ones are available for use by the organisers, and more to the point, offer anything like the floor space that Hillsborough Park offers?

[pfifes]

17 hours ago, Irene Swaine said:

There are so many closed down factory sites around Kelham Island, Parkwood Springs etc. They are far more edgy than Hillsborough Park and have indoor options for inclement weather. It also would mean Hillsborough Park is available for all and sundry to enjoy with no grass damage.

I honestly don’t know if anywhere like exists which would be suitable.  But in theory at least, that is a very, very good idea.

Edited January 18 by pfifes

[AndrewC]

10 minutes ago, pfifes said:

I honestly don’t know if anywhere like exists which would be suitable.  But in theory at least, that is a very, very good idea.

It isn't a good idea if it's clearly not feasible before you even get started.

 

Of course, you do get places like Magna which put on live, multi-stage events, and many warehouses are used for raves/nightclubs, but none of those are the same scale of Tramlines in terms of crowds and facilities.

 

Imagine the biggest disused building - or even just open wasteland - you can possibly think of in the industrial areas along the upper and lower Don Valley. Even the biggest isn't anywhere near as big as Hillsborough Park.

[pfifes]

3 hours ago, AndrewC said:

It isn't a good idea if it's clearly not feasible before you even get started.

 

Of course, you do get places like Magna which put on live, multi-stage events, and many warehouses are used for raves/nightclubs, but none of those are the same scale of Tramlines in terms of crowds and facilities.

 

Imagine the biggest disused building - or even just open wasteland - you can possibly think of in the industrial areas along the upper and lower Don Valley. Even the biggest isn't anywhere near as big as Hillsborough Park.

It seems a lot of people don’t want to think outside the box when it comes to Tramlines.