intheteam - BARFORD FOXES SPEEDWAY TEAM (Barnard Castle)

17/11/2001 20:22 GMT

PAUL

hi just a note to see if theres any progress with the foxes..going to sheffield training track again ist december hope things progress as it would be ideal to get barford running in the new year good luck keep up the good work!!! thanks for your efforts on behalf of THE OVER 40s NOT THE FULL SHILLING SPEEDWAY TEAM OF BLYTH!!!!

24/10/2001 09:02 GMT

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10/10/2001 11:56 GMT

George Richardson

Good luck with your project on Teesside.I believe the prefered site should be the South West Ironmasters Site,security would be better access easier and much more pleasent surroundings.

20/8/2001 10:27 GMT

Steve Ribbons

No probs ken. email to support your appeal is going now! keep up the good work & look forward to seeing you in the conference next year!

7/8/2001 08:29 GMT

Ken M

Hello Folks, right first things first. On Saturday night at Berwick I was informed that Barford would never open again, utter rubbish by yet another brain dead moron looking for glory. On speaking to Cyril yesterday he like I agreed that any one who thinks the thousands upon thousands he has spent and the few bob me and my family have spent would just go down the track are missing something. Number two. the reason Barford is still out of bounds is simply this. Some of the old army buildings the sheep and cattle were in are deemed unsafe by MAFF or is it DETRA???or something now? So the cleaning teams can't go in until such time as they are. This problem is in hand and should be sorted post haste. Next, the article in the Yorkshire post by Steve Penny. The Teeside thing is not a load of rubbish. But??? it won't happen over night. We have a mega meeting with the land owners in two weeks and hope to move on from there. After all the S-H- we have taken at Barford we are not spending one penny piece till FULL PLANNING IS GRANTED, possibly six months from now. It has and always will be mine and my families ambition to run, 1 A TRAINING TRACK. 2. A CONFERENCE LEAGUE TRACK, 3 A PREMIER LEAGUE TRACK. In that order. We want to prove to all that looking into the future rider wise just like most football, tennis, swimming, ETC,ETC,ETC, clubs do will produce results. The new starters get a rough deal, on saying that the holly-wooder's who spiol it for the genuine, "I'M GOING TO BEAT MARK L and his pals" need a focus to display their talents then perhaps they might move from HOLLYWOOD into the real world, you never know. Manys the time a lad has taken a few years to get there but when he has the shale has flown. Right folk I'm off, Thanks a million for keeping in touch and please, please, begging now people, sorry lovley people send an email or letter or any bl-o-y thing to help our appeal to, Carles Anderson, Cheif ? sorry Executive, Teesdale Council, Galgate, Barnard Castle Co/Durham, DL12 8EL Fax is 01833 637 269. E Mail is,j.wild@teesdale.gov.uk. Thanks, KEN.

29/6/2001 21:12 GMT

Bob

Better location for who Schwep? Try being a Middlesbrough fan with no local track since '96. How many tracks do you want in Berwick?!

29/6/2001 19:44 GMT

schwep

WHATS THE CRACK AT BERRINGTON LOUGH HAD A LOOK IN BEFORE XMAS NOT MUCH TO SEE BUT THE BASICS OF THE OLD TRACK WAS STILL TO BE SEEN ACROSS THE FIELDS PERHAPS THIS WOULD BE A BETTER LOCATION OFF TO SHEFFIELD TRAINING TRACK TOMMOROW AS THIS IS THE NEAREST TO ASHINGTON.........C/YA!

27/6/2001 10:39 GMT

Mike Moseley

Sorry I was unable to meet you at Berwick on the 16th Ken, due to the rain-off. I made the journey from Norfolk! Are you any nearer to making an progress on the Barford scene? I do hope so. Best wishes.

6/6/2001 10:09 GMT

KEVIN FOSTER

HI KENNY, IF YOU GIVE AS MUCH AT BARFORD AS YOU DID AT FELTON IT WILL BE FABBY DOZZY, I WAS RIDING OOP'S TRYING TO RIDE AT FELTON WHEN YOU FIRST STARTED BUT I AM 40 NOW SO IT WOULD BE A LOT HARDER NOW, NEVER MIND THANK'S FOR THE MOAN KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.. K.F

26/5/2001 13:58 GMT

KEN M

AS any one who knows me Bull Sh--, is not my cup of tea. Barford has been refused planning simply because one very sad man (HEAD OF PLANNING PERSON)with many problems in his private life has told the planning committee blatant lies. Barnard Castle is a small rural sort of Market Town and the run of the mill folk are great. We now go to appeal or prove that the piece of crap in the planning who said in December 2000 that Barford would happen over his dead body can't be seen to win. We know Training would not be a problem but to be very honest if there is no Conference then the training will not happen at BARFORD. Funnily enough we have been offerd two sites from councils who have an un-biased team of Planning people, not like Teesdale Council. The Teesdale liars club, that's one from planning and one from Enviromental Health, MENTAL is probably the best way to discribe them. They even put in their report that they had done a noise test at Brough Park from 7.pm. till 8 p.m. on Monday the 9th of April, we will have to ask George & Darrell why they started early that night???? Funny once challanged they said 7.30.p.m. till. 8.p.m. funny old world eh. If any of you saw two pieces of Sh-T in a cul-de-sac- with a noise meter, 100 meters to the South of BROUGH PARK on Monday the 9th of April let me know A.S.A.P. Can you believe they say at 100 meters from Brough they recrded 86 decibells of Speedway Bike Noise when Stony and the lads only record 96 at 2 Meters from the track at Workington??? Yes we have the facts but trying to catch the lying two faced bits of crap out is nearly imposibble. Yes I and my family are very bloody angry because an appeal is another load of cash which could support the Foxes or some of our up and comming young BRITISH RIDERS. WE will keep up the good fight, we are that far down the road of paying out money we have to. Sorry for any spelling mistakes, and keep on praying that we pull off my dream. Ken (SICK AS A CHIP) MARSHALL.

20/5/2001 10:22 GMT

ken marshall

Julie, the rumours you have heard about david mcallan definitley aren't true. I think he is a very talented and much under rated rider.

17/5/2001 08:55 GMT

David McAllan

Hope all goes well for Ken & Emma at Barford I'll see you all soon, Thanks For Your Help Ken.

15/5/2001 12:58 GMT

Julie

What has Ken Marshall running the Berwick Juniors got to do with David McAllan - he is an Edinburgh Asset and has not been in the juniors for a few years. I hope you took the trouble to let David know you were not going to be running as I hear he turned Buxton down because he though he would be riding for you or are you in the business of costing riders work!!!

13/5/2001 16:05 GMT

Mike Moseley

Sorry that the Foot @ Mouth problems have prevented the birth of the 'Foxes' this term. My offer still stands Ken with regards to a contribution in the programme in 2K2. Will get Dennis Mac to introduce us at Berwick on 16/6/2001.

7/5/2001 21:01 GMT

Steve

Sadly there will be no Conference League speedway at Barford this year due mainly to the foot and mouth crisis which has been a major setback. There are still one or two hurdles to overcome regarding parish council's also. As far as I am aware David McAllan is a free agent but if Barford had come off he would have been the captain and number one rider as Ken used to run the Berwick juniors.

6/5/2001 09:01 GMT

Steven

Hi, good luck to Barford and hope to see you in the conference soon. Visit my Peterborough Pumas website at intheteam.com/unofficialpumas

3/5/2001 12:56 GMT

Julie

Any news on when you will be up and running? David McAllan made a superb guest appearance for Cradley Heath but I heard a rumor Buxton are trying to poach him - is he still a Barford Rider? Has he actually put pen to paper?

11/4/2001 20:04 GMT

jill & hannah white

best of luck - hope it all gets going soon! we know what it's like - we're somerset rebels people!

9/4/2001 17:59 GMT

KEN M

There is the good news and the bad. Bad first. Unfortunatly Foot and Mouth has been confirmed at Barford. Could we take this opertunity to express our heart felt thoughts to the farmer and his family. On the other side of this horrible coin is a chance Cyril and myself may just get back into Barford to run Stock Cars and finish the track and all things speedway wise to lift the tapes on the training school and the Foxes.We are still having horror stories with planning and a certain person is still doing his best to scupper the Conference League. Our full planning was supposed to go to committee on April 11th, surprise surprise it's been put back till May, HE THINKS. no no ME THINKS, the piece of garbage that is trying to drive the job thinks, but me and Cyril have a surprise or six left up our exhaust pipe. Log on and ask Cyril about his dealings with Mr S-IT in planning. Go on try the Barford Stock Csr site, it won't hurt honest. If you can please send any plus points from business folk you may know to me. Hotels that have hundreds of speedway guests, shops that sell millions of Mars Bars, get the message? we have got to plaster the Economic development chap sense less. Funny really no other business has had to do it at Barnard Castle since William of Orange stopped over for a pint or three and asked to open a Chinese take away. Right thats the latest, be lucky and enjoy your speedway, thanks a million to you all. Don't laugh if I've got a spelling mistake or five. Ken Marshall,

28/3/2001 19:52 GMT

craig

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25/3/2001 18:22 GMT

christine & john nicholls

good luck to the barford foxes hope you see off any opposition to cl speedway. we are Newcastle Diamond supporters we live in newton aycliffe nr darlington and hope to be able to support you as well. hope its only the dreaded foot and mouth that stops you running hope to visit you soon john & christine nicholls

20/3/2001 00:27 GMT

Laurence Rogers

Good Luck to Ken and The Barford Foxes. I hope that you can ovrcome the opposition and be on track for the CL in 2001. If we at Somerset can do anything to help having managed to see off any opposition and have a superb opening year then please let us know. We look forward to welcoming the Foxes to the Oak Tree Arena this year ...foot & mouth problems allowing!! Good Luck. Laurence Rogers Co-Promoter / Joint Club Chairman @ Somerset Rebels Speedway.

16/3/2001 22:25 GMT

Emma Marshall

Many thanks to all who have taken the time to visit our website and express their welcome opinions which we have noted. Unfortunately as is the case with many places at the moment the foot and mouth crisis has brought things to a complete standstill. However as soon as things are sorted out we will be holding a press day, which all riders regardless of whether or not they rode second half at Berwick last year are welcome to attend. We have spoken with several elite league riders about being present on the day as well as local and national newspapers and T.V crews.Although we do have a fair idea of our conference league team nothing is SET IN STONE and we have many possibilites to look at. I wish everyone all the best for the coming season and hope to welcome you very soon to the home of "THE BARFORD FOXES" - "TOTAL ENTERTAINMENT".

16/3/2001 21:14 GMT

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15/3/2001 15:22 GMT

bisto

i love barford foxes they rule all, and even though the riders are inexperienced they are going to be big, i watch them every week just hoping that some day i can be as good as them, i have to stop writing now as i am getting very emotional. visit my web sight at, intheteam.com/markhammen.

15/3/2001 13:52 GMT

Steve Harland

I'm sure Robert would be considered for a team place if he came down to ride. All riders would judged on their own merits, however, it's looking less likely by the day that 'Conference League' speedway will make its debut at Barford in 2001. There are problems with Winston Parish Council (a small village on the outskirts of Barnard Castle) who have put together a dossier for NOT having speedway. According to Ken Marshall, the man behind the proposal to bring speedway to Barford, various bodies such as Durham County Highways, One North East and the Environmental Agency are happy to see speedway staged at the venue at a future date. Obviously the foot-and-mouth crisis has affected everyone as well. A public meeting TBA.

14/3/2001 17:40 GMT

PETE

Iagree with Karen what is wrong with Robert is it because he didnt ride at Berwick in the second half ?.these things need to b asked of the Barford promotion

13/3/2001 17:59 GMT

julie

Good luck with your plans for conference league speedway at barford.It would be great for the area to have a local team to support again.David Mcallan should be a great signing.

11/3/2001 18:22 GMT

IAN

GOOD LUCK FOR THE SEASON, GREAT TO HAVE MORE TEAMS UP AND RUNNING, HOPE THE BORO CAN GET THE TRACK THAT IS BEING TALKED ABOUT UP AND RUNNING, HOPE TO SEE A MATCH AT BARFORD THIS SEASON, ALL THE BEST.

11/3/2001 14:43 GMT

karen

I noticed in your latest news page that possible signings for the team are Gary Flint, Ryan Milburn etc. What about Robert McNeil he rode for the Giants and Glasgow last season. Nothing against Ryan but he only rode one match last season.

10/3/2001 21:29 GMT

Sean

Welcome foxes to the Conference league. on behalf of the supporters of Rye House we would like to send our congrats to forming a new team and joining us in 'probably' the best league in the world. we had an excellent first season down here last year and we look forward to visiting your track this season. good luck this year The Rye on the road crew.

8/3/2001 00:42 GMT

Darren

Well done to everyone connected with this new venue, it`s time speedway got forward thinking people running something for the good of the sport, best of luck.

5/3/2001 03:22 GMT

Jitendra Duffill

Ive heard that if you have a conference team running I could be in contention for a place. If Mildenhall dont want me which is the way things are looking if Barrie Evans rides, then I would be very interested in riding as its an ideal situation. A contact number can be got from Steve Harland. Cheers and good luck to everyone involved. Jitendra

3/3/2001 17:23 GMT

Steve Harland

Here's a question to puzzle you all? What's the connection between Barnard Castle and Ivan Mauger?

3/3/2001 17:22 GMT

Steve Harland

We're not situated that far from Bowes, just off the A66 but on the other side of Barnard Castle, about two miles outside of the town itself on the A688 Barnard Castle to Staindrop road.

1/3/2001 23:33 GMT

Marian

GOOD LUCK in this 'wee' venture. I hope it's a GREAT success. Don't laugh...but am I correct in thinking that you guys are near Bowes? The name sticks in my memory from passing by many a time going to the speedway. Hope to visit one day :o)

25/2/2001 16:19 GMT

Neil

I'll second the comments from David. As a fellow Mildenhall supporter we welcome additional teams into the conference. Good luck with it all, and all being well, we look forward to meeting you in the conference league matches in the new season. BTW will be interested to see the racejacket. Maroon & Silver sounds an interesting combo!!!

25/2/2001 07:47 GMT

FREDDIE

Good luck to all at Barford speedway keep up the good work,All the teams will enjoy a fresh track to ride on this year.

16/2/2001 20:59 GMT

David

Good luck to Barford in their bid to race in the Conference League this season. The more teams in it the better, and the arrival of a new team is always proof that the sport is booming.

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