Travelodge

[DEREK]

In the Mail on Sunday,

Travelodge is linking with low-cost fitness chain Gym Group to find sites in a £70 million investment deal. The pair have signed a deal to find sites in London and Southeast.

They are looking for conversion or develpoment oppourtunities and have already tested the idea in London, Plymouth and Guildford.

 

Lets hope !!

[Frankie100]

You are forgetting Derek with our forward thinking council here a decision might be made about April 2025.

 

We are a traditional seaside town with sandy beaches, arcades and donkeys..........sadly our donkeys sit in the council chamber in Cecil Street!!!!

[Always Gate]

Got to be a good idea a low cost gym.

[blueblood]

Isn't there already a gym facility in the plans.

[DEREK]

Possibly, but Low Cost Gym are a big company who have teamed up with Travelodge, if they are willing to put in why not.

[Roseyboy]

Over past 5 years club has steadily moved up table year on year... Maybe go up this year... Without the ground updated think will just come back down unless development... Have I stated the obvious?

[careboy]

I love this review I really love it

[Roseyboy]

Simple

[Roseyboy]

http://www.kentnews.co.uk/sport/quarter_of_margate_s_budget_wiped_out_by_sponsor_loss_1_1691628

This actually is positive up the gate

[Coffin Ender]

I think like most people I'll only believe anything is going to happen when it is actually built. For seven years there has been no change to the ground, what odds it'll look exactly the same seven years from now?

[SteveB]

I know that news sites never get their facts 100% but reading this, to me it suggests that Travelodge are more or less back on board and work could commence in January?!?!?!

http://www.yourthanet.co.uk/sport/search_for_new_investors_off_to_a_promising_start_for_margate_1_1717600

[Roseyboy]

Really positive news... Fingers crossed bricks laid from jan!!!

[dflman]

snow stops bricklaying...................................

[Coffin Ender]

The article doesn't say building work will begin in January. It says the project could "get underway" then, which might mean something completely different. Assuming, of course, that this reported interest from firms comes to fruition.

[Roseyboy]

I see from than councils websites the club appears to have resolved any issues they had.. Another box ticked haven't we heard that before???

[michael]

looks promising and fingers crossed.

 

as CE points out though-could/should/may are fluffy meaningless words which are a mile away from 'will'.

 

i would be vastly more confident when it is categorically confirmed that funding is in place and all funding paperwork signed.

 

planning issues are simply a matter of timing-its the money being in place that counts

[Bill in USA]

bit out of date, but just seen this:

 

http://www.yourthanet.co.uk/sport/search_for_new_investors_off_to_a_promising_start_for_margate_1_1717600

[dannyriding]

bit out of date, but just seen this:

 

http://www.yourthane...rgate_1_1717600

 

DOH!!!!!!!!!!!

[Roseyboy]

Any more news??

[michael]

have you clicked on to the official site in last 24 hours RB ?

 

yesterdays news item is indirectly related to this.

 

I imagine if you asked 5 of us how we interpret that news in relation to the possibility of travel lodges further involvement -you would get 5 different answers -and we would probably all be wrong !!