[Margaret Pilkington]

I have now looked at this report. The author cites health and safety...which always causes some twitchiness in authorities. God forbid that a conker should fall off and injure someone.
They also say that the roots could damage the new surface of the square...I hope this new surface is better than that which was laid on Broadway(at immense costs to the people of the borough)...on the plans it looks like the new surface is set to be setts or bricks.
It also says that the trees detract from the frontage of the market hall...the market hall benefits from the trees...they soften the hard Victorian lines of the building.

The whole project is a huge waste of money. It brings nothing to Accrington,it is just an expensive vanity project.
The one and a half million quid that WE are stumping up to add to the money which is being given by the Townscape Heritage Fund.
We would have been better off saying to them ' thanks, but no thanks'. The money could be better used.