As reported in The Journal, Wansbeck Council have sold the Golf Club for £500,000

As quoted by Bedlington councillor Brian Richmond, "We will now be pressing the Northumberland unitary authority to reinvest the sale proceeds in this area."

By `area`, does councillor Richmond mean Bedlington? or Newbiggin/Ashington?

So...does this mean that Bedlington is finally going to get some much needed facilities? or is it just wishfull thinking on my part?

As reported in The Journal, Wansbeck Council have sold the Golf Club for £500,000

As quoted by Bedlington councillor Brian Richmond, "We will now be pressing the Northumberland unitary authority to reinvest the sale proceeds in this area."

By `area`, does councillor Richmond mean Bedlington? or Newbiggin/Ashington?

So...does this mean that Bedlington is finally going to get some much needed facilities? or is it just wishfull thinking on my part?

I personally think as usual Bedlington will get nothing at all

As reported in The Journal, Wansbeck Council have sold the Golf Club for £500,000

As quoted by Bedlington councillor Brian Richmond, "We will now be pressing the Northumberland unitary authority to reinvest the sale proceeds in this area."

By `area`, does councillor Richmond mean Bedlington? or Newbiggin/Ashington?

So...does this mean that Bedlington is finally going to get some much needed facilities? or is it just wishfull thinking on my part?

Has the golf club been sold into private hands as a going concern or is it going to be redeveloped?

Bought by the golf club membership.

it must have been snapped up for that price too

it must have been snapped up for that price too

Agree, its a bargin price for a piece of land that big

Agree, its a bargin price for a piece of land that big

How many acres (hectares!??) of land is involved, this was the old opencast site once right?? 500,000.00 sounds dirt cheap, someones getting some backhand cash I think...........

How many acres (hectares!??) of land is involved, this was the old opencast site once right?? 500,000.00 sounds dirt cheap, someones getting some backhand cash I think...........

from what i hear, they aint buying the land, they are buying the course.

there wont be an option to re-sell the land for housing, it has to stay a golf course.

How many acres (hectares!??) of land is involved, this was the old opencast site once right?? 500,000.00 sounds dirt cheap, someones getting some backhand cash I think...........

Not sure how big the land is but the old opencast covered a large area

How many acres (hectares!??) of land is involved, this was the old opencast site once right?? 500,000.00 sounds dirt cheap, someones getting some backhand cash I think...........

History

The course has been laid out on 127 acres of land of which 100 acres had previously been open cast mined.

The land was purchased by the local Council from the National Coal Board who restored, landscaped and fenced the site.

The course was designed by Frank Penninck and opened in 1972.

You beat me to it Mr Darn, just checked their web site

You beat me to it Mr Darn, just checked their web site

you checked their forum? not used since early 2008! lol

and not a mention of the takeover...

perhaps they need a new webmaster threegee.... now its owned by the people etc...

As reported in The Journal, Wansbeck Council have sold the Golf Club for £500,000

As quoted by Bedlington councillor Brian Richmond, "We will now be pressing the Northumberland unitary authority to reinvest the sale proceeds in this area."

By `area`, does councillor Richmond mean Bedlington? or Newbiggin/Ashington?

So...does this mean that Bedlington is finally going to get some much needed facilities? or is it just wishfull thinking on my part?

According to the link below it sems to be Bedlington

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1G1-170378574.html

more decorative bins and seats then! while the other 499 thousand buys new 58 plate cars and sunny hols for the hard working councilors

Another Bedlington asset flogged off and the money swallowed up by the new unitary authority I bet! This should have been deferred until way after next March for Bedlington to have even the slightest chance of seeing any of this money, but then what would a parish council do with it? As Councillor Richmond said they will be ‘pressing’ to get some of it spent in the area whereas it should be Bedlington’s by right. I am wondering why WDC seem to have pushed these sales through recently? A million off Prestos car park, half a million here and it already has won a million quid’s worth of upgrades. 2.5 million, not a bad start for what should have been the new Bedlington District Council!

I think the town is sleepwalking into oblivion!

Pssst......anyone want to buy a community centre cheap......