Gillingham gas works redevelopment

[mullet]

There's a consultation about mooted redevelopment of the SGN site at Gillingham (gas works and gasometers, adjacent to Gillingham Marina). "Consultation" might be a better way of putting it because the cynic in me reckons that the developers aren't especially interested in anyone else's opinions and it's really only a PR exercise.

It looks as if Seagas would keep their basin but lose their yard, though the website mentions creating a new clubhouse. Any Seagas members know more? Medway Watersports, Medway Cruising Club and Strand pool apparently unaffected.

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[oldgit]

Segas Sailing and Cruising Club
Think this has been on the cards for some considerable time, their existing clubhouse is fairly new and impressive.

Patmans Wharf in Upnor is also in the process of having all the "interesting historic craft" aka "abandoned old wrecks" cleared off the site.
One of the boats, a Broom MoBo of some sort, has been ashore there for at least 25 + years, another, what once appeared to be a perfectly servicable yacht , is now lying on its side presumably waiting to be cut up.

The good news.................... there is space and moorings available in virtually all the other marinas/clubs/boatyards located on the river.

 

[AntarcticPilot]

Good heavens! SeGas takes me back to my first job at the. Coal Tar Research Association. One of the tests to determine the properties of (I think) pitch was the SeGas test!

 

[spudnukem]

SEGAS member here. Yes there is more info but a lot of the possible outcomes are not finalised or even agreed upon in principle. We've known about it a couple of years, though it's only now become public knowledge. Don't want to rock the boat (ahem) but until planning is applied for we won't know what will happen. Will be a sad day for many if the club has to close.

 

[oldgit]

SEGAS member here. Yes there is more info but a lot of the possible outcomes are not finalised or even agreed upon in principle. We've known about it a couple of years, though it's only now become public knowledge. Don't want to rock the boat (ahem) but until planning is applied for we won't know what will happen. Will be a sad day for many if the club has to close.

Ideally the club house stays and perhaps sufficent hard standing for the club boats.
Would imagine that having a bustling boatyard out of your flat window as opposed to yet another sterile bit of landscaping would be a selling plus.

 

[RivalRedwing]

Would imagine that having a bustling boatyard out of your flat window as opposed to yet another sterile bit of landscaping would be a selling plus.

I would fear the opposite - resident complaints about the noise of chattering halyards, and winter boatyard activities

 

[PeterWright]

It appears to me that, for the past 60 years at least, any residential property near water in the UK attracts a 20 % premium and near water with boating activity attracts 25% premium. I don't see why the Medway should nt be the same. Brighton marina was an early example of this and the Woodbridge flats on Whisstock's site a later one. You can see the same at Eastbourne, Ipswich, Bristol and so on. Not only residential, but also commercial, including pubs and eateries.

Peter

 

[Egret]

Big premium on beach huts. For the price of one you could have a rather nice Beneteau.

 

[Boathook]

Good heavens! SeGas takes me back to my first job at the. Coal Tar Research Association. One of the tests to determine the properties of (I think) pitch was the SeGas test!

My first job was with Segas at Wandsworth. Natural gas was in use then and the replacement of small diameter cast iron gas mains was happening exponentially.
I was also a member of the Segas sports and social club. Back in those days everyone was expected to join.
One person in the office I started at, spent most of his time running a club with the blessing of senior management. How times have changed !

 

[AntarcticPilot]

My first job was with Segas at Wandsworth. Natural gas was in use then and the replacement of small diameter cast iron gas mains was happening exponentially.
I was also a member of the Segas sports and social club. Back in those days everyone was expected to join.
One person in the office I started at, spent most of his time running a club with the blessing of senior management. How times have changed !

It was 1970 when I did "SEGAS" tests; the switch over to natural gas had taken place, but recently enough that coal Tar was still being replaced by asphalt; much of our work was to do with finding ways to replace coal Tar in road building.