The Odeon

Fetish_Bob · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:01 pm

Council to start compulsory purchase proceedings on it.

Current owners value it a £1 million, which is described by the Mayor as extremely unrealistic.

Council have the building and adjacent land valued at £60,000.

That seems as derisory for the Odeon and adjacent land as the rumoured offer made by IOR for the Vic.

Now I don't think it's worth a £1million , but I'm sure it worth more than £60k

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

I think it's worth foook all.
In fact it really wants demolishing but that would cost a mint.
Can anyone suggest what use it could actually be!!

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:05 pm

Oh no, another council bashing thread looms. :laugh:

Obviously if the council valued it at say 500k and peoples rates shot up to take account of this then they would be criticised too.

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:06 pm

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Can anyone suggest what use it could actually be!!

A giant pound shop or Greggs?

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Doesn't Barrie Wilkie own it.
The same family who own the lesbian bar, the blitz down seaton and 42 fooooking second street.
Love opening a place making as much cash as possible and then when the punters go elsewhere walking away!!

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:14 pm

What lesbian bar? :shock:

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

The place in Park Road, used to be 5th Avenue.
I think there might only be time n tide which they have now.
I don't know many people who go in there either!!

MutleyRules · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:43 pm

And aren't they thinking of buying Jacksons landing????

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

I wouldn't let them anywhere near it until they have sorted out the mess they have left behind in other parts of the town.
Can't believe places like the odeon and coasters down seaton have been allowed to rot the way they have.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

The Lightning Tree wrote:

I wouldn't let them anywhere near it until they have sorted out the mess they have left behind in other parts of the town.
Can't believe places like the odeon and coasters down seaton have been allowed to rot the way they have.

no he means the council

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

The council haven't got a pot to piss in.
And that's before the cuts which are due to be announced within the next 2 months.

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

Speaking of Seaton, that dodgy bed and breakfast near the end arcade has had a massive board on it's front window for foooking ages.
Looks great for visitors coming into the town from port clarence :)

monkeybutt · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:16 pm

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Doesn't Barrie Wilkie own it.
The same family who own the lesbian bar, the blitz down seaton and 42 fooooking second street.
Love opening a place making as much cash as possible and then when the punters go elsewhere walking away!!

He did own all of the above, his son Gary has em now along with Loons and bar paris, cactus jacks was his 2, I worked for him for a week and what a grade A arshe he is, thick as a donkeys todger and the charm of an unflushed toilet!

The Lightning Tree · **Joined:** Thu Nov 30, 2006 5:30 pm **Posts:** 5804

That's to go towards the next tall ships.
Apparently the next one is going to be even better.

alienlife · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:17 pm

MutleyRules wrote:

And aren't they thinking of buying Jacksons landing????

The council couldn't afford it, every property developer that has looked at it has laughed their cocks off at the asking price.

paulus the woodgnome and a side salad · **Posted:** Sat Nov 20, 2010 10:33 pm

They should gut the building (Odeon), then put a set of goal posts at either end, and as from next month let Sheff Wed play all their home games there.....yuk,yuk.

Snowy · **Joined:** Fri Aug 18, 2006 12:18 pm **Posts:** 37383

Chip Fireball wrote:

i love these tall ships figures they come up with out of thin air. apparently each visitor spent £30 on average.

between me and the kids we visited 21 times and spent the grand total of a fiver. :grin:

I enjoyed it, but we went three times, drove there and parked at the Clansman and Headland for zilch and spent nowt ... and as most of the money went to out of town concerns, who in Hartlepool actually made anything ...

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

monkeybutt wrote:

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Doesn't Barrie Wilkie own it.
The same family who own the lesbian bar, the blitz down seaton and 42 fooooking second street.
Love opening a place making as much cash as possible and then when the punters go elsewhere walking away!!

He did own all of the above, his son Gary has em now along with Loons and bar paris, cactus jacks was his 2, I worked for him for a week and what a grade A arshe he is, thick as a donkeys todger and the charm of an unflushed toilet!

Is barry wilkie that ruddy voller look alike with the grey mullet?

He is always in showrooms these days.

chessington · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 10:09 am

what are the rules on compulsory purchase orders?

Funny, we were talking in the pub yesterday that the Odeon is a disgrace and that it's about time someone 'accidently' drives a truck through the front doors to bring the thing down.

I am sure that property owners are obligated to keep what they own in a reasonable condition and no doubt after numerous warnings, the council are looking to take action but lets see what unwinds.........

kipper05 · **Joined:** Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:39 pm **Posts:** 157

I might be wrong but I thought a well known peterlee based boxing promoter / contractor / flogger of timeshares had bought the odeon a while back? Definitely remember seeing one if his hoardings up on the wall.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

Yubep wrote:

monkeybutt wrote:

The Lightning Tree wrote:

Doesn't Barrie Wilkie own it.
The same family who own the lesbian bar, the blitz down seaton and 42 fooooking second street.
Love opening a place making as much cash as possible and then when the punters go elsewhere walking away!!

He did own all of the above, his son Gary has em now along with Loons and bar paris, cactus jacks was his 2, I worked for him for a week and what a grade A arshe he is, thick as a donkeys todger and the charm of an unflushed toilet!

Is barry wilkie that ruddy voller look alike with the grey mullet?

He is always in showrooms these days.

no thats terry hammond
perpetual pub manager i believe

Gibsons Beard · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 1:14 pm

no6bus wrote:

no thats terry hammond
perpetual pub manager i believe

He's a canny fella

Yubep · **Joined:** Wed Jan 31, 2007 6:35 pm **Posts:** 25266

the odeons a dump

i used to like that shop on the side

TAN YA HIDE!

ptbap · **Posted:** Sun Nov 21, 2010 2:18 pm

If I won the Euro Millions, I'd buy the Odeon and turn it into a cinema. Then I'd buy Jackson's landing and turn into Hartlepool's 'The Gate', with decent restaurants, bars and a coffee place or two.

However, I don't play the Euro Millions.

JimmyGiro · **Joined:** Sat Dec 23, 2006 7:02 pm **Posts:** 381

As quite a few members on this board enjoy concerts i was Just wondering, would it make a good concert hall? If so, how many concert goers could it hold? What kind of bands would it could you stage in it? Would there be adequate parking for the tour busses close by? Could be good for close by pubs, clubs and hotels.

no6bus · **Joined:** Thu Aug 17, 2006 8:55 pm **Posts:** 5095

kipper05 wrote:

I might be wrong but I thought a well known peterlee based boxing promoter / contractor / flogger of timeshares had bought the odeon a while back? Definitely remember seeing one if his hoardings up on the wall.

that was when he was trying to be our mp or mayor he had the signs up wherever mugs would allow

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