coming home from the brother-in-laws last night I drive past the new site for the new stadium, I don't know if this might mean anything but there was about ten tippers parked down in the laybye of the new site at about half four, now it could half been a load of skivin drivers waitn for five o'clock to run back in there yard, but when I was a driver you never turned up all at the same time plus I have never seen tipper drivers skive down there before and they weren't parked in a line they had completly blocked it off at the bottom.

Isnt Whites Reclamation just over the road? They could have been from there. But heres hoping they weren't

No they weren't from white's I use to work for them, these were eight wheeled tippers like I use to drive for o'garas demolition, and when I went past makro I turn round at the roundabout and went back, but by the time I got down there they had started to move off, all at the same time towards cadishead down the bypass, I'm going to have a look later when I take the wife to work

was we not told work should start in june...here's hoping

Have we even submitted amended planning permission and had it rubber stamped yet?

just passed the site and them 3 fellas from britains got talent were there with their wheelbarrows

Past makro on the way to Cadishead, they have started work on the back road into the new complex, theres progress for you.

why hasn't it been made official??

i thought we were being told when work starts?? maybe not eh

I noticed this a couple of weeks ago and thought it was way to far down towards Irlam to be anything to do with the stadium, would have thought it more to do with enabeling wors for the port build.

Taken from the council website


A57) Liverpool Road / Cadishead Way
Work is due to commence on the (A57) on Tuesday 14 April 2009 for a period of 18 weeks at the following location:

(A57) Liverpool Road / Cadishead Way Junction including the Gyratory.
The works are required to construct an entrance into the new waste facility site.

Delays should be expected, alternative routes should be found were possible.

As for the trucks parked up on the lay by its a favourite stopping point for all sorts of trucks.
On a slighlty different note I attended a council meeting recently and there was a flyer included in the schedule for the evening which read

A Public Meeting
The guest speaker will be John Wilkinson OBE
To discuss the development at Peel Green
Wednesday 24th June
Methodist Church School Hall
Alexandra Road
Off Liverppol Rd
Peel Green
7.30pm - 9.30pm

Fairshare Scheme Success in Barton
Monday 1st June 09

Delivering innovative projects across the whole of the North West is a pre-requisite for Salford City Reds Foundation, but one of the most successful schemes has been a Fairshare project delivered in Barton, an area of Salford that will eventually become home for Salford City Reds on completion of the Stadium build.

Currently half way through a 2 year scheme designed to engage the local community of Barton, the Reds Foundation’s development officers and community coaches have been delivering activities in local primary schools covering everything from skills session to healthy eating.

Eccles Neighbourhood Manager, Julie Blagden said:

"Supported by Salford City Council, the Salford Reds Foundation has delivered some fantastic work in the Winton area. It's great that this project can now be extended into the Barton area thanks to funding awarded from the Fairshare Trust".

Since launching in 2003, the Fair Share Trust has established itself in 81 neighbourhoods across the nation through the work of local delivery partners – ‘local agents and aims to:

• Build Capacity and Sustainability – by involving local communities in decision-making about lottery funding.
• Build Social Capital – by building links within and between communities to promote trust and participation.
• Improve liveability - by improving the living environment for communities.
Jean Mills, Development manager for The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester said:

"The Community Foundation for Greater Manchester is pleased to support this exciting initiative with Salford City Reds Foundation to provide coaching and activities for young people in Barton by providing a grant from The Big Lottery's Fair Share Trust Programme.

“This programme is keen to support children and young people and this initiative will provide skills and help to develop a healthy attitude to exercise as well as improving confidence in young people which they can take back to their communities

taken from super league website!