Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, NEWKID said: Time will tell mate, but Exeter is at the end of the M5, we have loads of green land and the overspill had to go somewhere...shame eh! Trouble is, mate; " The overspill " is Still pouring across the channel, even as we speak. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Ken's Deputy said: Trouble is, mate; " The overspill " is Still pouring across the channel, even as we speak. Oh mate, I get it... I'm lucky to live where I do but I've travelled around and worked in enough places to see what happens to towns, neibourhoods etc...so the overspill will not be people you want to come into your communities, in the main they will be the people other councils want rid of.... as some parts of the country are now so covered in building land has ran out, Devon has its first new town built since the middle ages with a council to run it, no idea who picked the councillors for this new town on the very edge of my town....I was certainly never asked to vote them in.... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,425 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 hours ago, NEWKID said: Oh mate, I get it... I'm lucky to live where I do but I've travelled around and worked in enough places to see what happens to towns, neibourhoods etc...so the overspill will not be people you want to come into your communities, in the main they will be the people other councils want rid of.... as some parts of the country are now so covered in building land has ran out, Devon has its first new town built since the middle ages with a council to run it, no idea who picked the councillors for this new town on the very edge of my town....I was certainly never asked to vote them in.... You said it’s for Birmingham & Liverpool didn’t you mate ? I hope for Devons sake that’s not true........if it is true, you are f****d. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, WILF said: You said it’s for Birmingham & Liverpool didn’t you mate ? I hope for Devons sake that’s not true........if it is true, you are f****d. There's f***ing thousands of scousers, brummies and jocks in Torbay mate....they came on holiday in the 80s and never left their caravan!! Lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,425 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, NEWKID said: There's f***ing thousands of scousers, brummies and jocks in Torbay mate....they came on holiday in the 80s and never left their caravan!! Lol Aye, you know why don’t you.......lol I think we can safely say you won’t be getting many of the type who wanted to escape. Probably do what they did in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Barking & Dagenham and give them all 20 grand to move down and f**k up your life pal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 1 minute ago, WILF said: Aye, you know why don’t you.......lol I think we can safely say you won’t be getting many of the type who wanted to escape. Probably do what they did in Newham, Tower Hamlets and Barking & Dagenham and give them all 20 grand to move down and f**k up your life pal Mate we haven't got the draw like London, Birmingham, Manchester etc.. there are some big businesses bringing distribution centres on the outskirts of the city, Amazon, Lidls main hub is f***ing huge, the met office main place has been here 15 years or more and brought a load of people down (our old neighbours relocated from edge of London to work there, some born hunter scientist sorts! Lol)... but we haven't got the population or infrastructure here to massively grow....but... weve got hundreds of thousands of acres of green land.... Our cities (Plymouth and Exeter) arent particularly multi cultural, probably more students of other ethnic backgrounds than anything... I was told our council had done a deal with Liverpool and Birmingham to take overspill....so no doubt these new estates will be a bit different Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 The housing prices and demand are through thd roof at the minute, mainly with affluent types escaping the big cities... I was talking to an estate agent in North Devon last week and she said there is huge demand now people realise they can work from home, thd pandemic has probably changed peoples views and I guess the country life is even more appealing now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,926 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 4 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Mate we haven't got the draw like London, Birmingham, Manchester etc.. there are some big businesses bringing distribution centres on the outskirts of the city, Amazon, Lidls main hub is f***ing huge, the met office main place has been here 15 years or more and brought a load of people down (our old neighbours relocated from edge of London to work there, some born hunter scientist sorts! Lol)... but we haven't got the population or infrastructure here to massively grow....but... weve got hundreds of thousands of acres of green land.... Our cities (Plymouth and Exeter) arent particularly multi cultural, probably more students of other ethnic backgrounds than anything... I was told our council had done a deal with Liverpool and Birmingham to take overspill....so no doubt these new estates will be a bit different i speak to alot of people all over the country and this is something that always pops up. your right about the infrastructure; our infrastructure in plymouth is even worse then exeters. we have no motorway, no airport, even with the uni alot of graduates cant work in their chosen fields here, we dont have the really big posh houses with land so people don't want to come here or get here. the biggest multi cultural aspect i have witnessed is eastern Europeans. my kids schools have a fair population of them now, probably 40 plus but ethnicity i could count on one hand. 1 minute ago, NEWKID said: The housing prices and demand are through thd roof at the minute, mainly with affluent types escaping the big cities... I was talking to an estate agent in North Devon last week and she said there is huge demand now people realise they can work from home, thd pandemic has probably changed peoples views and I guess the country life is even more appealing now in the last few weeks ive spoke to several estate agents in places such as london, birmingham and manchester. everyone is leaving the cities and not just because they can work from home but because during the lockdown we all had places on our doorstep to exercise that are beautiful; what have they got? urban parks surrounded by concrete Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,425 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Mate we haven't got the draw like London, Birmingham, Manchester etc.. there are some big businesses bringing distribution centres on the outskirts of the city, Amazon, Lidls main hub is f***ing huge, the met office main place has been here 15 years or more and brought a load of people down (our old neighbours relocated from edge of London to work there, some born hunter scientist sorts! Lol)... but we haven't got the population or infrastructure here to massively grow....but... weve got hundreds of thousands of acres of green land.... Our cities (Plymouth and Exeter) arent particularly multi cultural, probably more students of other ethnic backgrounds than anything... I was told our council had done a deal with Liverpool and Birmingham to take overspill....so no doubt these new estates will be a bit different Mate, I know you are a “glass half full” type lad and I have always liked that about you. Trouble is, in this instance, I know how this ends up because I have lived through it pal. That new town will be a base for them to range out across the county, it will be exactly like my old area.....home invasions, stabbing, massive increase in county lines and their associated workers, all the nice 4x4 and cars getting nicked every night of the week. Rural is better for them in many ways because there’s not many eyes and plod is always a journey away, nobody next door blah blah Im afraid there is absolutely nothing good to say about it. Its the same story all over mate, it breaks me......we put a price on everything and value f**k all over there at the moment. I hope my worst fears don’t come true for you mate, I genuinely mean that. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,425 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 Just now, South hams hunter said: i speak to alot of people all over the country and this is something that always pops up. your right about the infrastructure; our infrastructure in plymouth is even worse then exeters. we have no motorway, no airport, even with the uni alot of graduates cant work in their chosen fields here, we dont have the really big posh houses with land so people don't want to come here or get here. the biggest multi cultural aspect i have witnessed is eastern Europeans. my kids schools have a fair population of them now, probably 40 plus but ethnicity i could count on one hand. in the last few weeks ive spoke to several estate agents in places such as london, birmingham and manchester. everyone is leaving the cities and not just because they can work from home but because during the lockdown we all had places on our doorstep to exercise that are beautiful; what have they got? urban parks surrounded by concrete My old area never had the infrastructure and still hasn’t mate, never stopped them or even slowed them down....they just keep building and throwing out the city’s shite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MH1 1,885 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 hours ago, NEWKID said: Oh mate, I get it... I'm lucky to live where I do but I've travelled around and worked in enough places to see what happens to towns, neibourhoods etc...so the overspill will not be people you want to come into your communities, in the main they will be the people other councils want rid of.... as some parts of the country are now so covered in building land has ran out, Devon has its first new town built since the middle ages with a council to run it, no idea who picked the councillors for this new town on the very edge of my town....I was certainly never asked to vote them in.... They do that down here in West Wales, councils move them down from Birmingham, Newcastle etc 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 3 minutes ago, WILF said: Mate, I know you are a “glass half full” type lad and I have always liked that about you. Trouble is, in this instance, I know how this ends up because I have lived through it pal. That new town will be a base for them to range out across the county, it will be exactly like my old area.....home invasions, stabbing, massive increase in county lines and their associated workers, all the nice 4x4 and cars getting nicked every night of the week. Rural is better for them in many ways because there’s not many eyes and plod is always a journey away, nobody next door blah blah Im afraid there is absolutely nothing good to say about it. Its the same story all over mate, it breaks me......we put a price on everything and value f**k all over there at the moment. I hope my worst fears don’t come true for you mate, I genuinely mean that. Ha, cheers mate...but I'm a complete realist and certainly not blind. Mate I spent years working away, renting houses as the contracts were usually long term, so on jobs on the edge of London, Manchester, Sheffield, Birmingham etc...usually big superstores with the longest being an 11 month contract in Bracknell...I've seen it and that's why I love my area so much..... I always say I love going to the city but I love coming home more... had a meeting in Tower Hamlets a few years back with an Egyptian chap, sat in a rsturant for a few hours with him, then had a walk about that night before getting in my digs... what a shit hole!! Lol I've done all I can for my kids mate, we are out of the city, they have plenty of land to f**k about in, their mates are all similar types, its still a nice place... I hear you loud and clear mate....I've seen it... I might see you on the west coast in a couple of years!! Lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,926 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, WILF said: My old area never had the infrastructure and still hasn’t mate, never stopped them or even slowed them down....they just keep building and throwing out the city’s shite. all we can do is keep our fingers crossed and hope they don't get pass Exeter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 27,308 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 5 minutes ago, South hams hunter said: all we can do is keep our fingers crossed and hope they don't get pass Exeter They'll make an improvement to Plymouth ffs...lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
twobob 1,497 Posted March 17, 2021 Report Share Posted March 17, 2021 59 minutes ago, NEWKID said: Mate we haven't got the draw like London, Birmingham, Manchester etc.. there are some big businesses bringing distribution centres on the outskirts of the city, Amazon, Lidls main hub is f***ing huge, the met office main place has been here 15 years or more and brought a load of people down (our old neighbours relocated from edge of London to work there, some born hunter scientist sorts! Lol)... but we haven't got the population or infrastructure here to massively grow....but... weve got hundreds of thousands of acres of green land.... Our cities (Plymouth and Exeter) arent particularly multi cultural, probably more students of other ethnic backgrounds than anything... I was told our council had done a deal with Liverpool and Birmingham to take overspill....so no doubt these new estates will be a bit different Just suck it up the coming and that's it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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