Future of Essex Cricket and the broader cricket landscape...

[bwildered]

 Would be interesting in some fiscal body putting a price on business/ footfall the club generates to the City of Chelmsford.
  No doubt the council wants the cricket club to stay at its present city location, but can it raise capital to contribute to the project ?

[afinetickletoleg]

Witham it is then. The two shopping centres are emptying, could push for government funding if we combine retail and leisure with female/BAME teams based there as well.  A win-win-win.

What?s a BAME team?

[Bellevue]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

[Slogger]

When Mr East was looking for planning consent for his scheme, Southend Council offered to help develop everybody's favourite venue if Chelmsford turned down the plans. There's plenty of space there but minimal transport links. Southend FC now don't appear to be moving to that area. If they had there might have been a case for a multi sport approach. I'd be minded to develop the current ground because of its excellent bus and rail links, including the park & ride

[afinetickletoleg]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

[Bellevue]

That was certainly not a suggestion on the Zoom meeting re the Future of Essex Cricket. If I remember correctly the committee were also careful not to mention the possible venue for an alternative to Chelmsford should it come to that, though they did say the alternative they were considering would not be in Chelmsford so any mention of other venues, such as Witham, Brentwood or Southend etc., is only speculation

[Cartero]

Way back in prehistoric times when Peter Edwards first floated the idea of a new ground in the Boreham area (presumably now vanished beneath monster traffic interchanges and the new Beaulieu Park Station) the City Council said there was no way they would ever approve large scale housing development on the present ground, hence the great David East White Elephant Scheme of blessed memory. From what was said at the Forum that attitude seems to have changed and bearing in mind the limitations of the present site-the plan produced at the meeting admitted there wasn't space for any enlargement on the public side or Hays Close End-I'd seriously consider a move to somewhere with more space, parking and good public transport access (but not Garon Park!!). The time to achieve this will probably see me out anyway but I suspect this may be the only viable future. It would be different if we had a bigger footprint where we are, like Somerset or Kent have, but we can't alter that.

[Andy]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

They?ve let you out, Mr Tickle?

[afinetickletoleg]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

They?ve let you out, Mr Tickle?

Not answering what you mean by a BAME team?

[Andy]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

They?ve let you out, Mr Tickle?

Not answering what you mean by a BAME team?

Stop baiting.

[afinetickletoleg]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

They?ve let you out, Mr Tickle?

Not answering what you mean by a BAME team?

Stop baiting.

Who?s baiting?  You typed it

[Oldhasbeen]

That was certainly not a suggestion on the Zoom meeting re the Future of Essex Cricket. If I remember correctly the committee were also careful not to mention the possible venue for an alternative to Chelmsford should it come to that, though they did say the alternative they were considering would not be in Chelmsford so any mention of other venues, such as Witham, Brentwood or Southend etc., is only speculation

Agreed. I'd be amazed if we moved to Brentwood (sky high property / land prices), though. Witham does seem plausible, but no more than that.

[nat]

That was certainly not a suggestion on the Zoom meeting re the Future of Essex Cricket. If I remember correctly the committee were also careful not to mention the possible venue for an alternative to Chelmsford should it come to that, though they did say the alternative they were considering would not be in Chelmsford so any mention of other venues, such as Witham, Brentwood or Southend etc., is only speculation

Agreed. I'd be amazed if we moved to Brentwood (sky high property / land prices), though. Witham does seem plausible, but no more than that.

Land is only a sky high price if you can build on it. I don't think you would get permission to build on Brentwood CC although in these crazy times I suppose anything is possible.

[Andy]

Both 'BAME' (Black, Asian and minority ethnic) and 'BME' (Black and minority ethnic) are often used when making comparisons with the white population in the UK and reflect a common way of gathering and collating statistics, for example, by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) and in company diversity monitoring

So is it being proposed to have a team made up of non white players?

They?ve let you out, Mr Tickle?

Not answering what you mean by a BAME team?

Stop baiting.

Who?s baiting?  You typed it

You?re the only one who commented on it.

[Andy]

That was certainly not a suggestion on the Zoom meeting re the Future of Essex Cricket. If I remember correctly the committee were also careful not to mention the possible venue for an alternative to Chelmsford should it come to that, though they did say the alternative they were considering would not be in Chelmsford so any mention of other venues, such as Witham, Brentwood or Southend etc., is only speculation

Agreed. I'd be amazed if we moved to Brentwood (sky high property / land prices), though. Witham does seem plausible, but no more than that.

I was half joking about Witham. Given the desolate ?Retail Village? that is Braintree Freeport maybe we can take over the car park? Mid Essex location next to the railway.