that Shurmer chap who wrote the Guide to Accrington books!

maccawozzagod · 13-09-2007, 17:12

can't remember his first name but he was a driving instructor apparently and back in the day he wrote the guide to Accrington books (the little red things) Apparently he took the concept further and led the way for doing them for all other towns. Maybe.

entwisi · 13-09-2007, 18:19

Adrian was his first name. also stood as an independant on the council for a while, (I think he's stood down now)

WillowTheWhisp · 13-09-2007, 18:33

Oooh I'd forgotten all about them little red books. Are they still printed?

Stanleymad · 13-09-2007, 19:08

Still got my shurmers from very late 80's very early 90's

MITZY · 13-09-2007, 19:59

Was he not once in the police......

flashytart · 13-09-2007, 20:04

Accrington Observer - Bus station plan to make roads safer

WillowTheWhisp · 13-09-2007, 21:06

If they were all strung out along Eastgate some of the buses could end up quite a way out of the town centre. I'm not so sure it's all that good an idea.

maccawozzagod · 13-09-2007, 21:39

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashytart

Accrington Observer - Bus station plan to make roads safer

I like this bit at the end

Council chiefs have earmarked land bordered by Union Street, Edgar Street and School Street for the site of an indoor bus station. Designs for the new bus station are being drawn up so that work can start by 2006.

still waiting!!!

WillowTheWhisp · 13-09-2007, 21:46

Maybe HBC are in a time warp

Polly_45 · 13-09-2007, 23:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by MITZY

Was he not once in the police......

He certainly was.he served in Accrington then went to great harwood as a sergeant if my memory is correct..ive still got my shurmers guide from early 1980 and it was yellow,back then..

steeljack · 14-09-2007, 05:50

question ....whats was wrong with the original bus station on the side of the Market Hall ? are there so many accidents that it is unsafe ? seem to remember that it was wide enough for three bus bays ( Black Dog-Clayton, on the side next to the Market Hall , Haslingden route buses in the middle and the green Blackburn corporation buses on the other side near to Garth Dawsons , plus other stops for Accy corporation bus routes )
if it aint broke ......dont fix it .......

WillowTheWhisp · 14-09-2007, 07:52

They already did fix it steeljack. That's why it's now broke!

They took half of it away and have built the new outside market there. Where the old outside market was is now a block of shops. The buses are all over the place and there's never enough room to fit them in. Some are up Infant Street, some have to stop to let people off and then lurk around before they can pull into their bus stops for people to get on. The Fern Gore bus drops people outside Garth Dawsons when it comes into town but to catch it to come back up Fern Gore you wait outside the chemists near the top of Peel Street (which is also the Manchester bus stop and the Blackburn hospitals bus stop!)

Oh yes, and some are on Bank Street.