Jonathan Kay Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Sunday 27 July 2014 at "Dawn" Jonathan Edited by - Jonathan Kay on 24 Jun 2014 18:25:58 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangomikeromeo Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Now that's got to worth getting up early for! Blat, breakfast and BANG. Any one else interested? And anyone got the inside track on when? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 27th. Guy Edited by - Guy Lowe on 27 Jul 2014 12:29:22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Auton Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Didn't realise it was that soon - will significantly change the landscape. Edited by - Jerry on 24 Jun 2014 17:13:02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Dawn? That's more than a bit anti-social for those who live in earshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbird Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 the article seems a little foolish, if they are trying to keep it secret to avoid people turning up to watch that presumes there will be no infra structure to deal with hundreds of spectators, as people are now likely to turn up from 04-30 ish onwards there could well be chaos, surely they would have been better off making a spectacle of it, fixing a time later in the day and having the people / barriers etc in place to manage large crowd Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TobyCoulson Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Quoting tbird: the article seems a little foolish, if they are trying to keep it secret to avoid people turning up to watch that presumes there will be no infra structure to deal with hundreds of spectators, as people are now likely to turn up from 04-30 ish onwards there could well be chaos, surely they would have been better off making a spectacle of it, fixing a time later in the day and having the people / barriers etc in place to manage large crowd Tim It's a ruse.They'll do it the day before 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 They aren't all coming down. We think the best place to have a party is on Wittenham Clumps. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Quoting Jonathan Kay: They aren't all coming down. We think the best place to have a party is on Wittenham Clumps. Jonathan I had the same thought, although parking is a bit limited. 😶🌫️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorcher Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 The Ridgeway has got to be the favoured location - flask, bacon sandwich and a long lens ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Golf Juliet Tango Posted June 24, 2014 Leadership Team Share Posted June 24, 2014 A somewhat distant view. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wittenham_Clumps#mediaviewer/File:DidcotPower01.JPG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Interesting. Unfortunately I'm away but would have gone to see. The towers were the backdrop to my office window horizon for 4 years when I worked in Milton Park. Feel weirdly nostalgic about them. Boom! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mort Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Watlington Hill has a good view and a car park, but you'll need binoculars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6speedmanual Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 IIRC the two next to the M1 at Sheffield attracted a huge spectator turn out. They had been dufunct for years. The Didcot ones were fully operational a couple of years ago. The rising condensate a landmark from miles up and down the A34. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scorcher Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 Us locals should be ok for hardcore then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 False start Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed White Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Jonathon, "Wittenham Clumps" I think they are on the pyramid stage as Glasto 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-B Posted June 27, 2014 Share Posted June 27, 2014 Jonathan, Reading that article you linked, it appears it is still on or am I misreading it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 Still on as far as I know. I guess that they will release the actual time... Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 27, 2014 Author Share Posted June 27, 2014 ... and they just have: 0300 to 0500. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Sumo Posted June 27, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted June 27, 2014 Shame, will miss them. Visible at ground level on a good day from just SE of Chipping Norton over 25 miles away and much further for aviators as a Visual Reference Point. Really loved by glider pilots when the plant was operational ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Sumo Posted June 27, 2014 Area Representative Share Posted June 27, 2014 Shame, will miss them. Visible at ground level on a good day from just SE of Chipping Norton over 25 miles away and much further for aviators as a Visual Reference Point. Really loved by glider pilots when the plant was operational ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Riches Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 Shame to know they will be knocked over. As years ago whilst "dating" the now missus, one of my c'mon conversation comments was, "c'mon, I'll take you out for an evening to the King William IV at Ipsden in Oxfordshire, we'll have some great views of the cooling towers at Didcot from Well Place rd on the drive down in the 7". Well it must have done the trick, she'd never been in a 7 before, surprise, or to the King William IV (top pub), and she's still here, some 22 years later, mind you the 7 predates her by 10 years The skyline won't be same, just as it was years ago. Nigel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 Who says romance is dead? :-) They're not all coming down! Apparently they were laid out to mask each other, so the change won't be as marked as it would have been otherwise. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Kay Posted June 30, 2014 Author Share Posted June 30, 2014 Petition to change the time:Didcot Power Station is an iconic landmark across Oxfordshire and beyond. Whether you love or hate it, the towers have stood on this landscape for more than 40 years. Didcot A stopped generating electricity in 2013 and has gradually been decommissioned over the last year. RWE npower have announced the three southern towers will be demolished, by explosion, on Sunday 27th July. Despite huge public interest in watching this, the time window for demolition has been announced as between 3-5am, before dawn. Some of us have lived with the towers on our doorsteps for the last 40 years. Demolishing them whilst it is dark robs us of our chance to say a final goodbye. We are stakeholders in this project, yet our voice has been ignored. I call on RWE npower to delay the explosion until 6am and work with Didcot residents to ensure a safe, organised and memorable experience for everyone. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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