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Originally Posted by accyreferee
Hi guys and gals. As a proud Accringtonian I'm starting a campaign to pressure for improvement in our Town Centre. We are a week old but gathering momentum at a fast pace. We have, twitter and Facebook pages and today I have launched a website. Catch Front Page content will be added shortly. I would appreciate it if you could spare a few minutes to peruse our pages to find out a little bit more about what we are trying to achieve. LET articles (today) and an Observer article next week are generating a buzz around the Town and I hope that more of you will Join us in lobbying,engaging and helping to raise standards and aspirations in the town. Thanks. |
Good on you mate..hope you have better luck than we've had...plugging away, lobbying and engaging for almost 10 years and watching the town go from weakness to weakness, to a point where you couldn't tell the difference between Accrington and Beirut except for the weather conditions.
Councillors who speak when they want your votes, then vanish when they have their two years, MP's who are high profile until they actually become an MP then run to the hills posting 'look what I'm doing pictures' on twitter (without really doing anything but grabbing free lunches at local businesses)
We've pointed out ways to raise standards, posted photos of grotspots, some have even attended council meetings. We've argued policy, procedure, dog fouling, bench removal, pound shops, party political bickering, maundy, bus stations, pennine reach etc..etc.. and got absolutely nowhere!
We are jaded, cynical and mistrustful. I'm glad someone is there to pick up the banner because we've all carried it at one point and retired to the pub in abject defeat