[Madhatter]

Cloth eared to you because you'll be negative about it no matter what and don't want to see anyone elses point of view. That money will be spent on it no matter what, so why ruin any chance of it working. You might not think a badge is worth anything but plenty out there do wether you think it or not or like it.
What do they promote about this great market of yours, what do they promote about this great town of yours. perhaps they should show pictures of your fantastic new town improvements, or that ****hole of a building in your town centre, promote the empty shops.
OR the could promote the market as one of the first free trade markets in the uk.
When you stop your blinkered negative opinions and views of any scheme thrown accys way you maybe, just maybe might find a direction for start regenerating your town. when you realise there is nothing to promote at the moment that is. you have NOTHING to offer that blackburn, burnley and bury can offer, and a great deal less in fact.
I know I live in a town a lot smaller and with a lot less shops to offer than accy, we've got a co-op, a somerfield, a dillons, and soon an aldi, and that all the national retailers we have, our market is a fraction of yours. despite this and despite the initial negative response from the locals the book town scheme is working, we've got 5 book shops now and it also got the main hotel/pub refurbed and extended and another pub.
Grab everything, take the gambles, you have risk loosing some tax payers money to start with, only reject something when it doesn't work. It's better than doing nothing.
Unless of course you know of a scheme that will work and will avoid the gamble?