TRB; I wont be able to make it to the meeting as i'm relocating to cumbria over the weekend to do my pgce but i have had this idea for public canvasing for a while now. I posted it on a thread a few weeks ago, don't know if you saw it.



(The initial part of this take some groundwork, but could be all worth it as a visible show of support from the city)



SWAG (or representatives of) ring/visit shops & businesses within the city Centre, speak to the manager/owner telling them what we do/what we want & ask them if they too feel strongly about the lack of provisions within the city & if they wish to help us by displaying a small poster (either A4/5) in their shop window that simply say "I support a community stadium for Wakefield".



Cost's them nothing & we build up a visible show of support around the city & if we record where the posters went we acquire a list of businesses who are for our case, which we could use again, if needed for petitions and such. All this idea requires is some paper, a printer and a few people to put in some hard blagging on a few saturday afternoons. We literally paint the city (the surrounding residential areas) with support for this venture.



I honestly think all that holds Wakefield back is apathy and a lack of civic pride, this project to relight the flame our city has sadly lost!



Like i said Just a idea, but i think we need people to be innovative & enthusiastic if we want this pushing through.

(Semi-) Professional rugby union in this city is dead and completely unviable. It couldn't attract crowds or sponsors to keep afloat a second-tier club, and I see no reason why it would now, especially moving it away from its home at College Grove and that area of the city.



Leeds RU was the perfect combination of timing, Caddick's involvment in the mergers and being able to spend, despite low crowds, and get to the top tier.



Wakefield FC, as mentioned, now have a perfect size home for the level they are at and where they can potentially get to. They couldn't afford the overheads of 200 people rattling around a 12k stadium.



I hope we, sorry, the Trust, can attract others to the project, but think you are barking up the wrong tree.

Slowly narrowing down the possible partners here, aren't we....

The Wakefield and district community trust have sent out letters to all sporting organisations in the Wakefield district it's all part of been a community trust. Not just RL RU or football other organisations are involved

I hope there's more there than the Motley Crew outside the Town Hall baying for Box's blood.



Does SWAG expect a decent attendance, or, will I have to trail over to bolster the numbers?

Doesn't matter - and the motley crue did a great job!





The meeting, and the campaign will run on - even if our crappy local rag don't seem to think that sports facilities in Wakefield are very newsworthy!





Not happy with today's coverage of SWAG's or the Community Trusts press release - at all.

Good luck with the meeting and i wish i could get down to support it

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Well [url=http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/web-chat/Live-web-chat-with-Express.5489581.jphere's[/url the chance for you to question the motives behind the Express' coverage of the stadium issue, and other things besides, of course.



(Don't know why the published date is July 23rd when the article appeared today, but there you go)

We should get a demonstration of support for the stadium in town - a saturday ideally, just raise a bit of awareness and get some signatures.



If that preacher bloke can get people listening to him then im sure a group of Trinity clad fans can do it.



Then see if the express gives us a page of coverage and also a spot on the front cover.

phil why not pass on forms to each of the local rugby clubs in the wakefield area each has as many as 8 sides each team would have anything from 10 -17 parents



I am doing my year at stanley and will try the opposition as well, I have passed on some to neighbours that didn't make the meeting and will round them up when you need them

They'd rather publish nonsense about Peter Sutcliffe being able to wander around the Ridings than print actual news. Guess they need the readers.



How are our other media outlets in the city treating us? Better than the chip wrappings?