[Tealeaf]

The usual bureaucratic pipedream, with some nice pretty piccys.. I notice they failed to include the British Waterways Board while producing their report. Odd that, considering they have more experiance of waterside regeneration than the rest of 'em put togeather. And they do, of course, own the canal.

The trouble with this study as with many others, is it simply does not mention costs and funding. At the very least, should all the components of this outline scheme go ahead, then I doubt if there would be much change from £10m. Where is the money coming from? The private sector? The public sector? A partnership? And of course, what have the current owners of the buildings got to say? There is no mention of them.

At this stage, this is no more than a little exercise undertaken to justify the jobs of the people who wrote it. I do like the boats on page 8, though....welcome to Church,the Lancashire Riviera!