WALTHAMSTOW: Is racing set to return to the Stow? (From East London and West Essex Guardian Series)

Yes, more poppycock!

Maybe the dogs can run around the tent to spice up sermon?

Once that religious group are in, it will be like trying to get a Jehovahs Witness away from your door.

I bought one of their Advent Calendars from them once. Every time you opened a window there were two of them standing behind it.

I'd start being worried Bert, I hounding you.But I agree with you - more poppycock.

Sarah,this a real non story. You tell us nothing - it's all speculation (almost fabrication).

Your source is a pension specialist, dealing with - pensions. His partner, also runs a stud farm. So maybe there's the connection. But little enough to run a banner story.

I'd start being worried Bert, I hounding you.But I agree with you - more poppycock.

Sarah,this a real non story. You tell us nothing - it's all speculation (almost fabrication).

Your source is a pension specialist, dealing with - pensions. His partner, also runs a stud farm. So maybe there's the connection. But little enough to run a banner story.

Or even better bert once the dogs have scared the tent goers off they then can run round the shopping centre scaring of the no gooders who hang around and do the PSCO's job for them. Well lets face it they will probably be more scary than the PCSO's and do a better job.
I don't beleive a word of this!

i happened to be in one of the chandlers company recently



believe me.........it aint gonna happen

Thank you to the Guardian for continuing to keep this story in the news. A lot of people have been very negative about the Save Our Stow campaigna and accused them of giving up - hardly - they are clearly working tirelessly behind the scenes to attempt to keep a landmark business alive.

Enna - it no longer has anything to do with the Chandlers - they sold it to L&Q Housing.

People are working hard to save this, and if this bid doesn't succeed others will keep trying.

It's scandolous that the Chandlers or L&Q could not have let the track continue in use until they had clarified the situation with planning permission. My heart goes out to all of the hundreds of ex employees without jobs this Christmas.

i will believe it when i see it. even if it is true, doesn anyone really believe the council would allow it, when they have a housing association apparently ready to build social housing?

JuniorCarter wrote:
Thank you to the Guardian for continuing to keep this story in the news. A lot of people have been very negative about the Save Our Stow campaigna and accused them of giving up - hardly - they are clearly working tirelessly behind the scenes to attempt to keep a landmark business alive. Enna - it no longer has anything to do with the Chandlers - they sold it to L&Q Housing. People are working hard to save this, and if this bid doesn't succeed others will keep trying. It's scandolous that the Chandlers or L&Q could not have let the track continue in use until they had clarified the situation with planning permission. My heart goes out to all of the hundreds of ex employees without jobs this Christmas.

I know L&Q housing has the site as I do read the paper and also pass the dog's every day. I was refering to the quote in the article.
"Partner Richard Leach told the Guardian that the consortium is interested in turning Walthamstow Stadium into a greyhound racing track and a shopping centre"
I know there is a lot of work going on to save it but quite honestly once these housing lot get hold of a site their main priority is to earn not money.
As for those without a job my heart also goes out to them, but there are also pleanty of others who are out of jobs this Christmas and last year there were people out of work and for years to come this will be the case it's just the way the world roles. The dog's have been closed for some time now so hopefully the people who worked there would have moved onto pastures green and are happy working else where.

enna wrote:

JuniorCarter wrote: Thank you to the Guardian for continuing to keep this story in the news. A lot of people have been very negative about the Save Our Stow campaigna and accused them of giving up - hardly - they are clearly working tirelessly behind the scenes to attempt to keep a landmark business alive. Enna - it no longer has anything to do with the Chandlers - they sold it to L&Q Housing. People are working hard to save this, and if this bid doesn't succeed others will keep trying. It's scandolous that the Chandlers or L&Q could not have let the track continue in use until they had clarified the situation with planning permission. My heart goes out to all of the hundreds of ex employees without jobs this Christmas.

I know L&Q housing has the site as I do read the paper and also pass the dog's every day. I was refering to the quote in the article. "Partner Richard Leach told the Guardian that the consortium is interested in turning Walthamstow Stadium into a greyhound racing track and a shopping centre" I know there is a lot of work going on to save it but quite honestly once these housing lot get hold of a site their main priority is to earn not money. As for those without a job my heart also goes out to them, but there are also pleanty of others who are out of jobs this Christmas and last year there were people out of work and for years to come this will be the case it's just the way the world roles. The dog's have been closed for some time now so hopefully the people who worked there would have moved onto pastures green and are happy working else where.

Hi Enna - it's 'dissenter' that seems to thinks it's still in the Chandlers hands, apologies for that.

i don't however understand your point. You're clearly passionate enough to post a comment on a newspaper forum, but you think there's no point?

Yes there are plenty of others, but I mention this as it seems particularly unnecessary when the it was a profitable business and could have been leased.

If people believe there's no point in anyone trying to save the site - why do you take the time to write a comment?

JuniorCarter wrote:

enna wrote:

JuniorCarter wrote: Thank you to the Guardian for continuing to keep this story in the news. A lot of people have been very negative about the Save Our Stow campaigna and accused them of giving up - hardly - they are clearly working tirelessly behind the scenes to attempt to keep a landmark business alive. Enna - it no longer has anything to do with the Chandlers - they sold it to L&Q Housing. People are working hard to save this, and if this bid doesn't succeed others will keep trying. It's scandolous that the Chandlers or L&Q could not have let the track continue in use until they had clarified the situation with planning permission. My heart goes out to all of the hundreds of ex employees without jobs this Christmas.

I know L&Q housing has the site as I do read the paper and also pass the dog's every day. I was refering to the quote in the article. "Partner Richard Leach told the Guardian that the consortium is interested in turning Walthamstow Stadium into a greyhound racing track and a shopping centre" I know there is a lot of work going on to save it but quite honestly once these housing lot get hold of a site their main priority is to earn not money. As for those without a job my heart also goes out to them, but there are also pleanty of others who are out of jobs this Christmas and last year there were people out of work and for years to come this will be the case it's just the way the world roles. The dog's have been closed for some time now so hopefully the people who worked there would have moved onto pastures green and are happy working else where.

Hi Enna - it's 'dissenter' that seems to thinks it's still in the Chandlers hands, apologies for that. i don't however understand your point. You're clearly passionate enough to post a comment on a newspaper forum, but you think there's no point? Yes there are plenty of others, but I mention this as it seems particularly unnecessary when the it was a profitable business and could have been leased. If people believe there's no point in anyone trying to save the site - why do you take the time to write a comment?

I ouwld love to see the site saved, I've never said at any stage that there is no point was just posting a humorous comment. I visited the dog's on a regular basis and spent my Birthday there his year I would love nothing more than to spend another and another one there.

Waltham Forest council could save the dogs tomorrow if they wanted to! All they have to do is tell L&Q they will not permit the site to be built on. This area needs facilities for the people who live here, not yet more cramped flats to cram hundreds more people into.

Local people want the dogs, but the council obeys New Labour's demand for ever more housing. How long are we going to let this bunch of wasters go on turning our home into a featureless dormitory town?

Let the yanks throw their money at it.
This part of London needs an entertainment complex such as this.
I feel with a modern look it could thrive.
The transport network is second to none.