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Old 08-07-2005, 22:23   #1
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And behold, Broadway was made anew.

Rejoice I say unto you. Rejoice and make merry in your hearts. No longer shall your Accrington lifestyle shopping experience be empty. No longer shall you trudge wearily through the streets dodging puddles and broken pavement. Be ye of good cheer beloved. For lo! Look to the east! A new star arises into the firmament and its name is.....(Cue swelling choral music and fanfares of trumpets)


TOWN CENTRE REGENERATION


Oh yea verily, my soul doth magnify the council, who of their great wisdom and benevolence have bestowed upon us this day the gift of a regenerated Broadway. What council is like unto the mighty and wise HBC? Let us fall down before them for we are not worthy to pay their council tax or their allowances or their expenses or their pensions and sundry other benefits like free car loans and health clubs.

In their great munificence they have decreed that gold beyond the measure of man will be pumped into our favorite shopping street.

Errrmmm, well, that's not actually true.

What they are actually going to spend is a paltry £250,000. To put this largesse into some sort of context for you, that is enough to buy three and one third terraced houses on Bold Street in Accrington or one modern three bedroom bungalow in Altham. Hardly wealth beyond the dreams of avarice, by anyones calculation!

Over the next sixteen weeks Broadway will be ripped up and re-surfaced with what the Observer describes as "A mixture of materials"; for which read brick setts and coloured tarmac.

Apparently in addition to benches and mobile flower pots they are going to replace the lamposts too. Gone are the days when you put a lampost up and it lasted for generations, ten years seems to be about the maximum these days. Incidentally, I checked with Dorset County Council, they cost around £500 each and £38.61 per year to run and maintain. Benches, 6 foot long, in teak, cost £300 retail (inc. delivery). Which leaves an awful lot left over for coloured tarmac and brick setts.

The Idiot-in-Chief is well pleased with himself and said: "Broadway is at the heart of the town centre and its refurbishment is a key priority. This is central to the well-being and re-vitalisation of Accrington, necessary for attracting inward investment and for creating a welcoming and attractive shopping eenvironment." So, it seems that our esteemed leader is convinced of the vital importance of Broadway and the need for it to look its very best.

Is that why they have gone for the bargain basement approach?


Actually an indication of how impressive this development is, is given by the decision of the Observer to tuck it away quietly on page eight.
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Old 08-07-2005, 22:36   #2
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

13 weeks? We'll see.
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Old 08-07-2005, 22:59   #3
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

Will there be room for the French market? That was supposed to be Hyndborg's priority wasn't it?
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Old 08-07-2005, 23:40   #4
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

Ohhh I can hardly contain myself ....... roll on those 16 weeks.
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Old 09-07-2005, 00:10   #5
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

who cares about the french market we dont have to be nice to them anymore so all the niceties can end and send them back down the tunnel the next time they try coming here

we got the olymics

game over now


i am however curious as to what they mean by variouos materials will be used to cover broadway

we already have

tarmac

cobbles

concrete flagging

chewing gum

what else could they possible want to use
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Old 09-07-2005, 00:54   #6
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I hope they’re going to invest in some rubbish bins and one of the road sweeping machines........How about some nice tree’s as well.
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Old 09-07-2005, 01:16   #7
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how about giving the contract to a uk company

if i am correct they got contractors from abroad to do broadway the last time

apparently no one at all in the united kingdom knew how to lay cobbles

evidently neither did the foreighners they got in
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Old 09-07-2005, 02:01   #8
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how about giving the contract to a uk company

if i am correct they got contractors from abroad to do broadway the last time

apparently no one at all in the united kingdom knew how to lay cobbles

evidently neither did the foreighners they got in
Over the next sixteen weeks Broadway will be ripped up and re-surfaced with what the Observer describes as "A mixture of materials"; for which read brick setts and coloured tarmac....................do you want our council to be sued for negligence we cant support ourselves never mind another country, yet we persist in letting all the illegals in. When will we put a stop on it?
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Old 09-07-2005, 04:08   #9
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how about giving the contract to a uk company

if i am correct they got contractors from abroad to do broadway the last time

apparently no one at all in the united kingdom knew how to lay cobbles

evidently neither did the foreighners they got in

Alas it has gone to foreigners again; J & R Moran of Blackburn.
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Old 09-07-2005, 07:19   #10
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

I will wait with bated breath for the finished result/cock up....
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Old 09-07-2005, 09:04   #11
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Re: And behold, Broadway was made anew.

it definatly needs a facelift, just shudder thinking of the final result.
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Old 09-07-2005, 09:38   #12
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I'm just dreading working with all the racket going on. I bet the noise will be unbearable.
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Old 09-07-2005, 10:03   #13
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We had all the benches, flower gardens and lamp post a few years ago. Are we supposed to feel grateful to the council once again.Talk about wasting money, they should have left well alone the last time. Another HBC cock up.
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Alas it has gone to foreigners again; J & R Moran of Blackburn.

ok ime giving 2-1 odds that HBC cock up and we end up with the usualy standard of work been done


picture is for humour illustation purpouses only and is not a true representation of the company

dont want sueing lol
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Old 09-07-2005, 10:44   #15
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Below is a computer simulation of Broadway during re-furbishment.

Please note the happy caring construction crew!

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