World Student Games- 30yrs!

[longiesta]

Worked in the Games Village for my college work experience. Had a great time and have some photos and my uniform in the loft somewhere.

Was involved in the close down and ended up on the roof of the block that got demolished. took a camera up and took a couple of pictures. No health and safety, just a ladder up onto the roof.

 

 

[radio_peter]

I watched a swimming event after my stint and suddenly Princess Anne came in with bodyguards and sat 3 rows in front of me. Everyone , except me , stood up for the NationalAnthem. I got a good photo of her back and hair.

[tired&weary]

What I found hilarious with all of this is Clive Betts trying to claim it only cost 10 million & all of the rest was down to other people 

 

The man won't take responsibility for his actions  - Labour should put him out to pasture & get a candidate with more integrity in for the General Election 

 

 

[Irene Swaine]

On 22/02/2024 at 14:55, sheffbag said:

Listened to Clive Betts this morning trying to explain the total debt and how the games "only cost £10M and was paid back in a couple of years". SCC then essentially kept remortgaging the loan to the grand total of £650M

 

So given interest is probably about £40M and the games cost £10M

 

What did the other £600M go on?

"He said it was the additional loans needed to build the various venues which led to the debt and the perception the event had cost so much was wrong because the council had re-mortgaged the original loan to pay for other services over the years."

Don Valley cost £29M to build

Sheff Arena - £34M

Ponds Forge - £40M

 

So can reasonably wipe out £120M if you include the improvements to the Lyceum that Betts was crowing about as part of the money spend

 

So what about the other £480M on "other services"

 

And the games attracted students to the area, which funded the expansion of the universities and allowed buildings such as The Adsett centre to be built.

[prince al]

Did all the happy experiences add up £600 million odd ? This city could have used that money more productivity. How many council houses and schools would it have built?
The councillors at the time should hang their heads in shame!

[cuttsie]

1 hour ago, prince al said:

Did all the happy experiences add up £600 million odd ? This city could have used that money more productivity. How many council houses and schools would it have built?
The councillors at the time should hang their heads in shame!

But they built a new market !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[prince al]

I preferred the old one!

[sheffbag]

17 hours ago, Irene Swaine said:

And the games attracted students to the area, which funded the expansion of the universities and allowed buildings such as The Adsett centre to be built.

what on earth has that got to do with the additional £600M that was loaned against? 

 

[bazza63]

I sang with the Bolsterstone Choir at the opening ceromoney.

 

 

[prince al]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-68361306
 

Now with the local elections taking place, this debacle warrants a Public Enquiry so that lessons can be learned and never repeated.

With interest and four rounds of re-financing the costs soared to £658m!