They are surveyors. Same one that got stuck in the mud on the transport hub the day before. They are not doing anything exciting.Or counting Drones
Probably some kind of surveying or checking though. Private car, no logo on it.
Most months, but I don't think there is one scheduled for August. To a certain extent the full Council meetings are a bit of a rubber-stamping exercise. The majority of the work and the main decision-making body seems to be the Executive Committee (a small subset of the full Council) or the elected mayor. In terms of the Council's interest in the Universal proposal, the majority of the work and the negotiations seem to have taken place in private outside of the formal committees, which they did for months and months without a whisper of it reaching the public domain. Quite remarkable secret-keeping!
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Hope they find a way of increasing the capacity at St Pancras, for incoming and outgoing visitors. It’s a real problem currently, with Eurostar having to cut back or entirely scrap some routes. More people arriving at St Pancras from France, Belgium and elsewhere can only be good for Universal’s ambitions at Bedford.
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Does this mean Page Thompson is leaving? Also are you referring to the Domestic & International Travel?Well, this is interesting:
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As a guess, I’d say it’s a senior member of staff who would report to Page Thompson who will continue to be the head of New Ventures. It might be a replacement, or it might be a new post.
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That’s the thing about new ventures, they’re always looking for what’s new. So that may only be what we know about currently.
Yes, that’s a good point. I’m sure there are some people who hope Universal are looking in Spain…
Horror Unleashed and Universal Kids may be in search of future locations right now. Then if first ones succeed they can move forward elsewhere and already secured spots around the world.
Weren’t there rumours about there being a horror unleashed site in London that’s open before this potential park in Bedford?
I don’t know when but yes, I believe the rumor is that city could be on the short list. A trademark for the name has been filed locally as well, (although that doesn’t always mean anything).
Just watched your latest video from the site and thought I'd reply here to some of your speculation regarding why Bedford Council is proceeding with a 2-platform station at their own expense, rather than allowing the Government or Universal to proceed with a 4-platform station which will save the Council £60M+. The reason is quite simple, a large chunk of that £60M+ is due to come from the property developers who built much of the housing at Wixams. This so-called Section 106 agreement sets out what financial contributions will be paid to the council by the developer for the construction of local amenities (such as transport, education facilities, etc). In order to make use of that S106 money the Council was against a deadline of the end of July 2024 to reach the S106 agreement otherwise it would have timed-out and the property developers would no longer be required to pay the Council that money. As you probably know, the housing development at Wixams took place a long time ago and the issue of the train station has been kicking around for more than a decade, which is why the Council was up against that final deadline. I don't think there is any undisclosed reason why the Council has signed that S106 agreement, it's simply a case of if they didn't sign it the council potentially would have missed out on several £million contribution from property developers. It seems prudent to cover all the possibilities, even if they (like most of us) are very confident that Universal's proposal will go ahead.
