[Archived] BRFCS Podcast #66: Ewood Park as Asset of Community Value

[Guest Wen Y Hu]

In Podcast 66 BRFCS editor Wen Y Hu asks Paul of the Rovers Trust to explain the Trust's recent application to register Ewood Park as an asset of community value with the local council.

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[glen9mullan]

Good podcast ,

Quick question, after 5 years , do you have to resubmit another application ? Or does it roll on ?

For e.g should the owners want to sell in 5 years 1 day , what safeguard can be put in place ?

Thanks in advance

[Paul]

Glen it can be renewed every five years.

[BooyakaSha]

Great stuff. I look forward to listening to these more and more. Its a pleasure listening to them as I drive home from work.

Thanks for all your efforts

[glen9mullan]

Thanks Paul

[Muddboy]

Another great podcast and a fantastic reminder about all the hard work that is going on behind the scenes to try and safeguard the future of our club – by volunteers.

Thank you to everyone involved.

[bazza]

I've just listened to the podcast.

Thank you, Paul, for explaining very clearly this new legislation and what it means. Thank you for the hard work that you and Rovers Trust have done in gathering the information and documentation to apply for Ewood Park to be designated an Asset of Community Value.

Acts of Parliament may seem daunting to those who have never seen one but the wording of most is quite simple and straightforward. You explained the Localism Act 2011 very well. I'd never heard of it.

[Ozz]

For what its worth, I don't believe there are any covenants placed on Ewood Park or Brockhall. The original document released at the time Venkys took over suggested that the new owners would endeavour to not change the usage of either locations, but no legal documents have been commited to.

[Brfcrule1]

Good podcast Paul lets just hope the unthinkable never happens but with Venkys you never know.

Well done to you and the trust for doing all the ground work in the event the unthinkable happens you can act swiftly.

Just one question with the trust applying for this ACV is Brockhall linked in with Ewood and would the ACV cover Brockhall?

If not will the trust try to get an ACV on Brockhall?.

Thanks.

[MCMC1875]

Good podcast Paul lets just hope the unthinkable never happens but with Venkys you never know.

Well done to you and the trust for doing all the ground work in the event the unthinkable happens you can act swiftly.

Just one question with the trust applying for this ACV is Brockhall linked in with Ewood and would the ACV cover Brockhall?

If not will the trust try to get an ACV on Brockhall?.

Thanks.

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[perthblue02]

Interesting podcast, thanks to Paul and Wen.

[Paul]

That is a really good question and one I can't answer. I'll email Supporters Direct and get back to you. It could take several days.

We hadn't considered this, it really is a very good point.