Organisers of the annual Woodvale Rally that traditionally takes place at RAF Woodvale have been forced to switch the two-day event's location after the discovery of asbestos on the site, as reported by the Southport Visiter website. The news will be of interest to those individuals and organisations that are considering the asbestos testing services of Senergi (http://www.senergi.co.uk).
Although RAF Woodvale were not available for comment, director of not-for-profit Woodvale Rally Ltd, John Lyon Taylor, confirmed the change in location to Victoria Park in Southport for the next running of the event on July 28 and 29. Victoria Park, also known for holding the Southport Flower Show, is a much smaller site, which necessitates the loss of many of the big military vehicles. There will also be no flying model planes.
The organisers of the event - which is a key date on the calendar for thousands of motor enthusiasts, petrolheads and thrill seekers - only learned of the health and safety concerns surrounding the site on Wednesday. The potentially dangerous fibres were only found as a result of a routine asbestos survey by the Ministry of Defence, with Lyon Taylor stating that the problem had been brought to the surface by moles.
He added that with so many prefabricated buildings having been erected on the site during the War, only to be demolished and buried into the ground at the end of hostilities, there was a lot of remaining broken asbestos. This asbestos, having been covered up for four decades, had not posed a health risk to the public until the site's long-standing mole problem brought it above ground.
Nonetheless, Lyon Taylor stated that once the asbestos had been discovered by the MOD, it was out of the question that they would "allow members of the public onto the site this year or ever again." Charity chairman Charlie Scott paid tribute to the "incredibly helpful ... staff at RAF Woodvale", adding that "if it had not been for the asbestos, we would still be there, everything else was fine.”
The news only further affirms the importance, to individuals and organisations alike, of investing in asbestos analysis for important sites. As for the Woodvale Rally itself, both Lyon Taylor and Scott are looking forward to the 41st running of the event with optimism, with the former commenting: "in some ways it may well be a rejuvenation. We were obviously disappointed and downhearted but this will give us the opportunity to look at the whole thing.
"There are some things that have stayed the same for years just because that’s what we have always done. But now we will improve it and give it a modern outlook. It will not change greatly, but we’ll modernise it."
For more information about the renowned asbestos removal services of Senergi, simply visit http://www.senergi.co.uk.
Editor’s Note: Senergi (http://www.senergi.co.uk) is represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: [email protected] or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.
Although RAF Woodvale were not available for comment, director of not-for-profit Woodvale Rally Ltd, John Lyon Taylor, confirmed the change in location to Victoria Park in Southport for the next running of the event on July 28 and 29. Victoria Park, also known for holding the Southport Flower Show, is a much smaller site, which necessitates the loss of many of the big military vehicles. There will also be no flying model planes.
The organisers of the event - which is a key date on the calendar for thousands of motor enthusiasts, petrolheads and thrill seekers - only learned of the health and safety concerns surrounding the site on Wednesday. The potentially dangerous fibres were only found as a result of a routine asbestos survey by the Ministry of Defence, with Lyon Taylor stating that the problem had been brought to the surface by moles.
He added that with so many prefabricated buildings having been erected on the site during the War, only to be demolished and buried into the ground at the end of hostilities, there was a lot of remaining broken asbestos. This asbestos, having been covered up for four decades, had not posed a health risk to the public until the site's long-standing mole problem brought it above ground.
Nonetheless, Lyon Taylor stated that once the asbestos had been discovered by the MOD, it was out of the question that they would "allow members of the public onto the site this year or ever again." Charity chairman Charlie Scott paid tribute to the "incredibly helpful ... staff at RAF Woodvale", adding that "if it had not been for the asbestos, we would still be there, everything else was fine.”
The news only further affirms the importance, to individuals and organisations alike, of investing in asbestos analysis for important sites. As for the Woodvale Rally itself, both Lyon Taylor and Scott are looking forward to the 41st running of the event with optimism, with the former commenting: "in some ways it may well be a rejuvenation. We were obviously disappointed and downhearted but this will give us the opportunity to look at the whole thing.
"There are some things that have stayed the same for years just because that’s what we have always done. But now we will improve it and give it a modern outlook. It will not change greatly, but we’ll modernise it."
For more information about the renowned asbestos removal services of Senergi, simply visit http://www.senergi.co.uk.
Editor’s Note: Senergi (http://www.senergi.co.uk) is represented by the search engine advertising and digital marketing specialists Jumping Spider Media. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: [email protected] or call: +44 (0)20 3070 1959 / +34 952 783 637.