New Aircraft Factory

[Herbert Anchovy]

I heard a snippet on the wireless this morning that a new Aircraft factory is to be built in Carcroft with the creation of over 1000 jobs. The planes will be the new low emission style aircraft and the company involved already has pre-orders valued at more than than a billion pounds! Apparently the Council, South Yorks Mayor, the local MP and Doncaster Chamber have been negotiating since last year to bring the factory to Donny.

I couldn't get to hear anymore on this, but it sounds like brilliant news for the town.

[Sprotyrover]

Yes it’s the Airlander  10 a modern Airship, good work by Ros Jones and Doncaster Chamber of Commerce! A Spanish Company has ordered 10 and the US Military is very interested in buying large numbers!

[River Don]

The great thing about the Airlandr is it's point to point. You can park it up in a pretty small area of open space.

Imagine a service connecting Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle for instance. And all city centre stops.

[Sprotyrover]

The great thing about the Airlandr is it's point to point. You can park it up in a pretty small area of open space.

Imagine a service connecting Belfast, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Newcastle for instance. And all city centre stops.

Apparently they will be building 24 a year at Carcroft, they already have 15 Civilians models ordered, but the big customer will be military! US and UK governemts already in discussions!

[graingrover]

https://www.businessdoncaster.co.uk/news/doncaster-giant-airship-plant-to-create-1200-jobs/

[normal rules]

The “flying bum”

Or “flying buttocks” for the US market.

[Herbert Anchovy]

I’ve just been reading a bit more about this and it’s a real coup for the town. Full credit to the Council & Mayor and all the others involved. It’s really going to put Donny on the map in an industry that’s going to become more & more important.

[DonnyOsmond]

I’ve just been reading a bit more about this and it’s a real coup for the town. Full credit to the Council & Mayor and all the others involved. It’s really going to put Donny on the map in an industry that’s going to become more & more important.

Ahem

[scawsby steve]

I have to say, with this news and the news of the airport re-opening, Ros Jones has really gone up in my estimation.

[drfchound]

I have to say, with this news and the news of the airport re-opening, Ros Jones has really gone up in my estimation.

Agreed SS.
I wonder what incentives we had to give to get the Company to come to Donny.
I would guess that there were plenty of other Cities doing their best to secure the business.

[scawsby steve]

I have to say, with this news and the news of the airport re-opening, Ros Jones has really gone up in my estimation.

Agreed SS.
I wonder what incentives we had to give to get the Company to come to Donny.
I would guess that there were plenty of other Cities doing their best to secure the business.

I would imagine they heard that our city is home to some great philosophers, like you, me, BB, and Wolfie.

[Ldr]

Obviously the amount of hot air generated on here

[IDM]

I think this project was originally for the US military, quite a few years back.

One of the prototypes crashed a few years ago too, obviously theyve recovered since!

[ravenrover]

My wife is a Carcroft lass born and bred but she can't think of anywhere called Carcroft Common is.
Is it on Askern Road or over the railway lines  where the Heinzels factory is/was

[DonnyOsmond]

My wife is a Carcroft lass born and bred but she can't think of anywhere called Carcroft Common is.
Is it on Askern Road or over the railway lines  where the Heinzels factory is/was

Bentley Moor Lane, after you've turned off Doncaster Road.

[ravenrover]

Aaah now we know, thanks

[WheatleyRover]

Apparently that location was picked to not interfere with the Airspace at DSA

[Filo]

My wife is a Carcroft lass born and bred but she can't think of anywhere called Carcroft Common is.
Is it on Askern Road or over the railway lines  where the Heinzels factory is/was

Bentley Moor Lane, after you've turned off Doncaster Road.

Hope they’ve sorted the flooding issues out with the Ea Beck or those aircraft could become boats

[ravenrover]

My wife is a Carcroft lass born and bred but she can't think of anywhere called Carcroft Common is.
Is it on Askern Road or over the railway lines  where the Heinzels factory is/was

Bentley Moor Lane, after you've turned off Doncaster Road.

I think that is classed as Adwick le St rather than Carcroft, but thanks

[Sprotyrover]

My wife is a Carcroft lass born and bred but she can't think of anywhere called Carcroft Common is.
Is it on Askern Road or over the railway lines  where the Heinzels factory is/was

Bentley Moor Lane, after you've turned off Doncaster Road.

Hope they’ve sorted the flooding issues out with the Ea Beck or those aircraft could become boats

Ea Beck flooded as the environment Agency hadn’t cleared the sluice gate into the Don and it had damned up there have been no issues since 2006
So I would assume they are keeping the sluice gate clear of Debris!

[DonnyOsmond]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

[Sprotyrover]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

The ones East of Hatfield are heavily waterlogged and no amount of pumping stations will sort it!

[Filo]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

The ones East of Hatfield are heavily waterlogged and no amount of pumping stations will sort it!

That area of land is going to be raised by about 6ft with spoil from the pit tip

[i_ateallthepies]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

The ones East of Hatfield are heavily waterlogged and no amount of pumping stations will sort it!

How do you suppose the Dutch manage to keep their feet dry?

[IDM]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

The ones East of Hatfield are heavily waterlogged and no amount of pumping stations will sort it!

How do you suppose the Dutch manage to keep their feet dry?

Wellies.??

[Sprotyrover]

https://portfolio.southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/#carcroft-common-doncaster

Here's a map of the investment zones.

The ones East of Hatfield are heavily waterlogged and no amount of pumping stations will sort it!

How do you suppose the Dutch manage to keep their feet dry?

Stilts!

[Sprotyrover]

I was chatting to some ground workers out there in January , you dig a hole and water appears which Ebbs and flows with the tides. Interesting to hear they are going to raise the ground level by 6 feet. My advice is don’t buy a House on there because you will be living on an island in a couple of years and in 10/15 years you will be wading about in your ‘Garden’

[Filo]

I was chatting to some ground workers out there in January , you dig a hole and water appears which Ebbs and flows with the tides. Interesting to hear they are going to raise the ground level by 6 feet. My advice is don’t buy a House on there because you will be living on an island in a couple of years and in 10/15 years you will be wading about in your ‘Garden’

I can go in my Garden, dig 6inch and water appears, my house is 100 years old, still no sign of living on an island and my house is a half of a mile as the crow flies from from that development, if you know the geology of the area you would understand why water is not far from the surface, google Thorne Mere to understand

[Sprotyrover]

I was chatting to some ground workers out there in January , you dig a hole and water appears which Ebbs and flows with the tides. Interesting to hear they are going to raise the ground level by 6 feet. My advice is don’t buy a House on there because you will be living on an island in a couple of years and in 10/15 years you will be wading about in your ‘Garden’

I can go in my Garden, dig 6inch and water appears, my house is 100 years old, still no sign of living on an island and my house is a half of a mile as the crow flies from from that development, if you know the geology of the area you would understand why water is not far from the surface, google Thorne Mere to understand

I don’t. We’d to, and I know all about Vermuyden and also the Sunn Drainage scheme. Google map of the Uk 2050 it’s very similar to that of Roman Britain!

[Herbert Anchovy]

Remember when, in 1989,  Raise the Roof predicted that climate change would flood Donny by 2030 and turn Donny Dome into the ‘Donny Nipple’! They were onto something!