Disco Club Land Deal Anger

ANDOVER Chamber of Trade is upset over a land deal worked out between Test Valley council and the owners of the burnt-out Country Bumpkin disco club.
The council have agreed to give Anton Promotions 2.18 acres of land at Enham Arch – on which they will rebuild the club – in exchange for the East Street site of the Country Bumpkin.

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Bumpkin Club Talks Go On

NEGOTIATIONS OVER A NEW HOME FOR Andover’s Country Bumpkin Club – destroyed by fire last year – are to continue.

It follows a joint approach for legal advice over a proposed land exchange by solicitors for the club and Test Valley Council.

The idea is that the club should move to land at Enham Arch, and the council should take over its present site in East Street for housing.
But a problem arose in agreeing valuations, depending on the planning permission, which might be obtained for the East Street land.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 22.04.2009. 21:17

Traders unite against site for Bumpkin

Andover Chambers of Trade has given its full backing to the opposition by its industrial group to the re-siting of the Country Bumpkin at Enham Arch.
The decision was made at a recent meeting attended by all three sections of the chamber –industrial, professional and retail.

But it has not been without problems - the professional group claim that the five days notice of the discussion was not long enough to notify their members and talk about their opinions.

Now the group is planning to hold its own meeting next week to talk about planned move of the Country Bumpkin.

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Chambers clash over Bumpkin Plan

Opposition to the Country Bumpkin site at Enham Arch from factories in the area was described as “slightly hysterical” by a spokesman for the developing firm, Anton Promotions.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 15.04.2009. 08:31

“YES” To out of town site for Bumpkin

Councillors on Test Valley’s northern area planning sub-committee have agreed in principle that the Country Bumpkin can be rebuilt at Enham Arch.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 08.04.2009. 22:29

Country Bumpkin may move from centre

PLANS to re-site Andover’s Country Bumpkin club destroyed by fire last year have won the backing of the town’s Chamber of Trade.

Two applications which would establish a new-look Country Bumpkin entertainment centre on a site near Enham Arch in Newbury Road, Andover, has been agreed in principle by Test Valley planners.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 02.04.2009. 08:15

Council Land Deal in Plan For Disco

Plans for a new Country Bumpkin, the Andover disco hall destroyed by fire in October 1983, are slowly taking shape – but it is unlikely to be built this year.
The owners, Anton Promotions, have again emphasised that the hall, a popular rendezvous for the young people would not be rebuilt on the East Street site.
The news will be welcomed especially by East Street residents who are fiercely opposed to a replacement hall opposite their homes.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 28.03.2009. 22:20

Firms Object To Plans For New Bumpkin

Plans to re-site the Country Bumpkin at Enham Arch have met with opposition from industrial firms near the site.
And there are worries about the development from residents in the area who fear a spread of vandalism.

Continue reading | Comments (0) 25.03.2009. 08:18