Olympic park-and-ride plans for Redbourn’s Hertfordshire showground given green light
PLANS to create an Olympic car park on a county showground were approved by councillors last night.
Councillors from St Albans District Council agreed with the plans for 2,754 car park spaces on Herts County Showground from July 27 to August 13 this year.
There will also be three coach loading bays and space for 50 additional coaches to wait before loading.
See tomorrow’s Gazette for more.
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Scrumptious
Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 06:01 AMGotta say it's taking advantage of the Olympics in a brilliant way. Hopefully it'll help put money in some people's pockets to spend in the local economy
Enderman
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:41 PMThey might be advertising this as a green games for london, but with schemes like this the outer communities pay with all the extra hassle and pollution in and around our town. I guess the shuttles will be able to use a 2012 lane on the M1 creating more congestion for three weeks. I am all for people taking an interest in the games, but at what cost overall, as a traveller that has to use a car, as public transport can't take my 50-100kgs of tools every day, to work to get into London via the M1 during this period will be ridiculous. Why can't Londoners deal with this problem, why will I have to pay for this in council tax payments. It's not a UK games but a London games Saying this I wish team GB every success.
closed account
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 07:37 PMGood idea for those lucky few who managed to get tickets, but for the rest of us the TV is as close as we will get.
cycs
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 04:36 PMThe company i work for has a large car park say £10 per car week-ends only and all monies collected donated to local charities
golem11
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 04:05 PMHurrah! I don't have to go near Redbourn and my TV has a fully functional OFF button so I don't have to watch any of the tedium either. Couldn't be happier and can get stuck into a few good books for the duration.
PrivateDancer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 03:55 PMSurely there are enough parking spaces at premises around the industrial estate for this project ? It's right on the edge of the motorway as well. Me smells a rat....
Leigh2
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 03:22 PMConsidering the a5 normally grinds to a halt on Herts County Show weekend, I'd love to know how they will address the congestion in the area that will occur due to this?!
hemeldave
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 03:02 PMWho will be footing the bill for this ???
PrivateDancer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 02:43 PMI'm a record breaker yeahhhhhhhh
weekender
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 01:52 PMFor some people "throwing stick, having a paddle and playing in the sandpit" it's a lifetime of hard work, culminating in appearing at the games. It's the pinnacle of sporting events, creating chances for thousands of athletes all over the world, and inspiring countless others to take up soprts. Fine you don't have an interest in it, but don't mock it. I'm sure you wouldn't say it to the face of an international athlete, it's just that you're cosy behind your screen. It's good to see council's from the home counties offering services like this. Otherwise you'd have thousands of cars heading into London everyday for the entire Olympics, causing untold amounts of congestion.
robers06
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 01:14 PMTo the two previous correspondents, I suggest you show more maturity and learn to respect other people's interests. I have tickets for the Olympics and am really looking forward to it, as are many people I know.
PrivateDancer
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:49 AMI take it they are going to develop this site and have proper marked out concrete based parking spaces, or are they just gonna open the gate and let people park there and give someone a load of money for the use of the land ? Bet I can guess which one it will be. And outofhemel, I have no interest in the Olympics whatsoever, I will be at work whilst they are throwing their sticks, having a paddle and playing in the sandpit...
outofhemel
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 at 11:00 AMMust say i don't know anyone that is excited about the Olympics.
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