urban.spaceman Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 23 minutes ago, Fox in the North said: Conservation: re-homing the site’s great crested newts A former golf course with several ponds dotted throughout, the site was home to hundreds of great crested newts – a European protected species. The amphibians can only be moved under license from Natural England, and only when the temperature is above 5 deg C. The complexities around this early work put off one of McLaren’s competitors for the job, according to project director Martin Burge. The main contractor, alongside consultant EDP, came up with a strategy to manage the early construction works around the removal of the newts so as not to delay the job. In the end, 348 great crested newts were re-homed during the project, along with a further (non-protected) 257 smooth newts and 245 common toads. Happy now, Frank? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 @Fox in the North excellent find btw! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nicolo Barella Posted 27 November 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 27 November 2019 Joke as we might about the newts, I am very, very happy to hear that they and the other wildlife have been rehomed, not to mention the trees moved. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Oxlong Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 Smooth newts are the chat up kings of the newt world 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie1999 Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 (edited) "The contractor has submitted a plan to Highways England and is awaiting permission for it to be signed-off" This could be a bit of a problem. It's where Frank works. I think they should have a flyover on the A46 at the junction. There's nothing more impressive than going over a bridge and seeing something like this. Edited 27 November 2019 by yorkie1999 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fox in the North Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 38 minutes ago, urban.spaceman said: @Fox in the North excellent find btw! Just keeping a close eye on google mate! What I’m really waiting for is another drone to go on site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flappit Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 I now feel guilty about the number of fecking golf balls I used to regularly hit into those Park Hill ponds as I may have inadvertently inconvenienced a great crested newt. Fvck the smooth newts. Those b@stards got everything they deserved. ;-) I once caught a crested newt when I was out at a fishing lake - it was lurking under a lily pad. I took it home and put it in my pond and it lived there for a while. We called it Zoot. It disappeared after a few weeks. Either got bored or my pond wasn't up to its high standards and it moved to Park Hill or the heron got it. True story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/leicester-citys-new-training-ground-3585114 Leicester City's new training ground on schedule despite 'absolute nightmare' Contractors McLaren Construction said heavy rainfall had had a big impact on building work at the site in Seagrave ByJordan Blackwell 17:38, 27 NOV 2019 SPORT Leicester City's training ground is taking shape (Image: Leicestershire from the Skies) Leicester City’s new training ground is on course to be completed by next summer despite recent bad weather proving an “absolute nightmare” for contractors McLaren. City hope to move into their £100m state-of-the-art facility in Seagrave ahead of the 2020-21 season and construction company McLaren are working around the clock to finish the project in time. Heavy rainfall this month, which caused severe flooding in the East Midlands and South Yorkshire, has caused delays to building work, but project director Martin Burge remains confident of keeping to the schedule. “Some bits are ahead, some bits are behind,” Burge, a City fan, told Construction News. “The weather has killed us recently, it’s been an absolute nightmare – but we are still on target.” McLaren were given just 77 weeks to complete the building work, with no opportunity to ask for an extension. Burge said: “Perhaps with a different client and a different structure you’d say: ‘We need a bit more time.’ “But here it wasn’t within the client’s gift – they have a hard and fast holding point. The Premier League season starts when it starts and we have to be ready for that.” The weather has not been the only issue. McLaren had to alter their plans for the steel roof on the indoor training centre at the heart of the compound. Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex VIEW GALLERY The roof weighs 1,560 tonnes – the equivalent of 21,081 Jamie Vardys – and spans 80m, and structural contractors realised the columns would not alone support the frame and that the reinforced concrete walls needed to built first. “So we had to change our entire strategy on that,” Burge said. “At one point we were looking at the jaws of disaster, from a programme point of view on that one.” Before City move in, they also need to improve the A46, which runs alongside the training ground. As part of the planning permission, the new headquarters cannot be operational until work has been carried out on the closest junction to the site, City needing to ensure the A46 can cope with increased traffic. McLaren are helping City on this front and have submitted plans to Highways England. “As McLaren, we can push this and get all the buildings done and fitted out, but if that road’s not done they can’t take occupation,” Burge said. “It’s a big risk, a client-held risk, and we’re helping them to try and get that done as quickly as possible.” Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex Isaac AsheDeputy Digital Publishing Editor 06:00, 12 OCT 2019 UPDATED18:48, 27 NOV 2019 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC1 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC2 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC3 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC4 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC5 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC6 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC7 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC8 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC9 of 10 Photos of construction work at Leicester City FC's new training ground complex. Credit: Leicester City FC 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 5 minutes ago, davieG said: This is the new outdoor pool they were on about. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davieG Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 15 minutes ago, StanSP said: This is the new outdoor pool they were on about. Thought it was a modern day alternative to the Jock Wallace sand hill. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymsey Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 (edited) Don't think there's an alternative route, to go out of this training ground, away from the A46 - is there?* *Of course going through the village of Seagrave itself is the obvious different route out, but that would no doubt cause potential nuisance to the residents of what once was a sleepy-type area. *Unless they, somehow, can create a private road for the training ground staff/visitors etc that avoids getting caught up in waiting to get onto the A46? Edited 27 November 2019 by Wymeswold fox Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shade Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 I'd rather see the roof made of 21,081 Jamie vardys to be fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stadt Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 2 hours ago, Flappit said: We called it Zoot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post January47 Posted 27 November 2019 Popular Post Share Posted 27 November 2019 I used to have a pet newt. l used to call it tiny. why did you call it tiny? Because it was my newt. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 1. Journo manning the Mockery’s Foxestalk desk discovers useful Construction News article shared by @Fox in the North 2. Journo condenses and slightly rewords said article, taking a moment to calculate how many Jamie Vardys make up a roof. 3. Mockery publishes “its” in-depth training site update (I'm guessing amongst the reworded Sun, Mail and Twitter rumors?). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
los dedos Posted 27 November 2019 Share Posted 27 November 2019 1 minute ago, KingsX said: 1. Journo manning the Mockery’s Foxestalk desk discovers useful Construction News article shared by @Fox in the North 2. Journo condenses and slightly rewords said article, taking a moment to calculate how many Jamie Vardys make up a roof. 3. Mockery publishes “its” in-depth training site update (I'm guessing amongst the reworded Sun, Mail and Twitter rumors?). 4. The Nationals pick up article and slightly reword it again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 Picked up by the Daily Mail now, naturally with the words BLESS and NEWTS capitalised in the headline and the whole story twisted to imply something other than the truth: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-7734761/Leicesters-new-training-ground-delayed-owners-wanting-BLESS-steel.html Wankers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 Pleasant comments for once though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dynamark Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 Of course the weather is a problem its England in winter . I might pop up and see if I can get some of my golf balls back .Little white ones with a red line on . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancunianfox Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 19 hours ago, yorkie1999 said: I think they should have a flyover on the A46 at the junction. There's nothing more impressive than going over a bridge and seeing something like this. Bielsa would approve of that! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simoken Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 Construction News did a nice article yesterday on the new training facility and how its being constructed. interesting read https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/project-reports-civils/inside-leicester-city-fcs-new-training-ground-27-11-2019/ 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingsX Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 16 hours ago, KingsX said: 1. Journo manning the Mockery’s Foxestalk desk discovers useful Construction News article shared by @Fox in the North 2. Journo condenses and slightly rewords said article, taking a moment to calculate how many Jamie Vardys make up a roof. 3. Mockery publishes “its” in-depth training site update (I'm guessing amongst the reworded Sun, Mail and Twitter rumors?). 16 hours ago, los dedos said: 4. The Nationals pick up article and slightly reword it again 5. @Simoken picks it up from the nationals and starts a new FT thread 6. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StriderHiryu Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 16 minutes ago, Simoken said: Construction News did a nice article yesterday on the new training facility and how its being constructed. interesting read https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/project-reports-civils/inside-leicester-city-fcs-new-training-ground-27-11-2019/ According to that the project director is a Leicester fan! That makes me think they will make sure no corners are cut and the centre is genuinely world class. It should be in good hands then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urban.spaceman Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 1 hour ago, mancunianfox said: Bielsa would approve of that! He'd have to be in the same league as us for that to work tho! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo220 Posted 28 November 2019 Share Posted 28 November 2019 1 hour ago, Simoken said: Construction News did a nice article yesterday on the new training facility and how its being constructed. interesting read https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/civils/project-reports-civils/inside-leicester-city-fcs-new-training-ground-27-11-2019/ We're having a "turf academy'!? we're so bloody big time nowadays! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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