Birmingham: General Airport Discussion & Updates

[JENNYJET]

Ah ! The media seem to not operate on pure facts and will always call out dishonesty of anyone but themselves. ' Never let the truth ( facts ) get in the way of the story ' appears to be the standard operating procedure. And if it is necessary to pad it out to fill time, any waffle is good enough.

I admit that I am no friend of Journalists and my legal mind is always looking for inconsistencies in journalistic output and fact checking is too slow for fast moving news.

All that now of my chest, I congratulate Airport Action for a measured, straight forward stream of events without the inane commentary a certain channel is plagued with !

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Hi guys.
Anyone if the public pathway/walkway by the back of airport is open to the public.

Their you go Aviador

 

[Nibbles]

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Without knowing which 'public pathway/walkway' you are referring to, if its a public pathway/walkway then wouldnt it obviously be open to the public, no?

There is a public right of way from Marston Green train station car park all the way around the perimeter fence to the golf course which, as its public, can be walked on to your hearts content (though not with a ball and clubs unless you pay...). Im fairly certain there is a footpath between the airport boundary fence and the railway though its been years since i've been down that way - might take the dog for a mooch around sometime soon...

Edit - ah, just seen your other thread. According to openstreetmap, yes;

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Accessing the footpaths requires walking up the paths either alongside the site compound for the M45 works on Clock Lane or going along the new road that links to the relocated GAA field, the start of which is by the first new bridge over the new bypass. I think its foot only at the mo, though.

There is a plan somewhere of what the footpaths will look like once the M42 J6 scheme finishes. All previous footpaths are replaced by equivalent routes. I'll see if i can find it.

 

[Nethercote2019]

?

Without knowing which 'public pathway/walkway' you are referring to, if its a public pathway/walkway then wouldnt it obviously be open to the public, no?

There is a public right of way from Marston Green train station car park all the way around the perimeter fence to the golf course which, as its public, can be walked on to your hearts content (though not with a ball and clubs unless you pay...). Im fairly certain there is a footpath between the airport boundary fence and the railway though its been years since i've been down that way - might take the dog for a mooch around sometime soon...

There is a public footpath from by the burial ground that goes along & comes out over the bridge overlooking the 70/80 stands between the end runway 06 & the aircraft bridge ( that was) I sometimes walk this route. There is also a path that runs along the airport side of railway line all the way to MG
hope this helps

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Sorry I meant A45 round side . My fault

 

[Nibbles]

Thanks. Thats the one im referring to, i think.

Found my previous post on public rights of way from the new road (which ultimately get over to Damson Parkway;

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Note: if National Highways want/need to close a PRoW during construction they must have an alternative (may be longer) route to replace it with unless they have a side roads order to extinguish it once and for all (unlikely, though they may permanently divert them to better suit the new environment (you wouldnt want a footpath crossing a busy road on a bend, for example)). In other words, if you are planning to use one of the footpaths that was previously there, you should still be able to. It might be slightly difficult to find the starting point, though...

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Looking at Google maps the Solihull Moors ground is next to the giant Land Rover factory on Damson Parkeay. I'd be surprised if there isn't' a bus service from the A45.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Looking at Google maps the Solihull Moors ground is next to the giant Land Rover factory on Damson Parkeay. I'd be surprised if there isn't' a bus service from the A45.

I also I am walking to the ground for weight loss as I’m widespread butter.That was why I’m wanting to know.When I went past last Saturday morning the footpath was blocked off for public use.I wanted to know if there was an alternatives .I would come over the A45 bridge down the slope and carry on round for 20 mins walking around the A45 walkway.Just wanted to know if anyone has been passed there this week and noticed if the route has been blocked off mate

 

[Nibbles]

Ah. I think you mean the bit of footpath here;

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Yesterday, when i went past, it was blocked with a fence further up where that path joins the path around the 'mound' here.

Your solution, i think, is to access the path from Clock Lane, through the farm access gates which will bring you alongside the site compound and reaches the mound a few minutes later. You can then follow the footpaths (see here) through the fields, or go the long route along the A45 and see a few aircraft enroute.

I dont think you can park on Clock Lane, or anywhere around there. The closest is probably to park somewhere near St Peters church in Bickenhill.

RouteYou (which seems a nice websites) reckons its about 2 miles.

Good luck!

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Hi guys.
Anyone if the public pathway/walkway by the back of airport is open to the public.

Their you go Aviador

Were you able to walk the public footpath to the Moors ground?
Ĝood to see they won their last game of the season. Now, for the play offshore!

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Oh yes.
Walked down the slope onto clock lane as public footpath was blocked.Hilarious enough it was quicker.Even seen a A220 Air France.
Took me an hour and 30 to get from C wood to moors

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Anyone know where the wizz air thread is please.Cant seem to find it unless I’ve done something

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Anyone know where the wizz air thread is please.Cant seem to find it unless I’ve done something

BHX Wizz Air thread on page 2 of BHX forum

Worldwide Airline Forums Wizz Air thread on first page of that forum. Took me less than a minute to find them.

 

[rollo]

A whole minute ! 👏

 

[Kevin Farnell]

A whole minute ! 👏

No.less than a minute.

 

[rollo]

No.less than a minute.

Touché

 

[Aviador]

@Just love planes The magnifying glass symbol located at the top right is where you can find the search function. Just by including "Wizz Air" and "Birmingham" will return a result.

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Anyone know where the wizz air thread is please.Cant seem to find it unless I’ve done something

Did you find the Wizz Air thread? If not, it's possible that you have accidentally clicked to ignore it.

 

[Birmingham Aviation]

Did you find the Wizz Air thread? If not, it's possible that you have accidentally clicked to ignore it.

Think that’s what I have done.Is there a way to get it back mate

 

[Kevin Farnell]

Think that’s what I have done.Is there a way to get it back mate

There is a way to get it back but I only have access to the forum from my mobile at the moment and can't see how to do it.Perhaps, @Aviador will be able to help.