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Originally Posted by Ken Moss
I never saw it in action but I'd be in favour of bringing it back, it sounds quite unique.
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I remember the clock well from the early 1990s, and people used to wait for it to strike the hour and begin its performance.
Its a simple question of economics. For the owners of the Arndale to bring it back they would have to be satisfied that it would bring enough extra visitors to the centre to justify them charging a premium on the rents to shopkeepers to pay for the running costs.
Its hard to see that happening in the current climate. They have enough problems letting the shops at current rent levels.
However, the Council has budgets to be spent on trying to regenerate the town centre, which have previously been spent on flash mobs and dodgy celebrity cooks.
Maybe it could do worse than spending some of that money on bringing back the clock?