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ATG, igo and Ring & Ride

Started by vinh1000, September 29, 2012, 05:56:23 PM

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Westy

Quote from: D10 on October 20, 2019, 09:09:45 PM
Both of these garages are no longer owned by NX, and Hockley is now a Banqueting and Conference centre.

Is that a similar sort of thing to what the old Bingo Hall is at Tower Hill (Walsall Road)?

Wumpty

Quote from: Westy on October 21, 2019, 12:45:58 PM
Is that a similar sort of thing to what the old Bingo Hall is at Tower Hill (Walsall Road)?

Almost. The Tower Hill venue is/was a bingo hall. The Hockley site was purpose built.
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Quote from: Winston on October 19, 2019, 04:02:55 PM
Where's NEAT moving in to instead then?

I wonder if there's the possibility that NX might look to rent part/most of the building off the new owners?
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Quote from: Westy on October 21, 2019, 12:45:58 PM
Is that a similar sort of thing to what the old Bingo Hall is at Tower Hill (Walsall Road)?

As with may bingo halls the one at Tower Hill was built as a cinema for, and operated by, Sydney W. Clift's small independent Clifton Cinemas circuit. It was opened on 21st February 1938. It closed on 10th November 1979. It was converted into a bingo club, which continued as a Gala Bingo Club until closing in June 2008. It was converted into a Chinese restaurant, but this closed by 2011. Despite an arson attack in the early hours of 6th January 2012, it has been rebuilt as a banqueting hall which opened I believe in 2016.

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Quote from: Busboy105 on September 14, 2019, 03:38:51 PM
Does anyone know where the igo buses are now? Are they still at their respective depots or have they been sold off to other bus companies?
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Quote from: Solo1 on April 02, 2020, 08:27:51 AM
3 envrio's are with travel express based in Wolverhampton
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