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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Yes, G....I know it will make a difference to the people who need a sit down during their shopping trips, but I think the kind of difference they(HBC) are looking for, is to make it harder for the drinkers....or more uncomfortable for them.....so that they will be forced to look for somewhere else.
I suppose the peace Garden up Church Street would take them away from the main shopping area.......and if they went there, I would think HBC would see the removal of the benches as something of a success.
It is unlawful to be drinking alcohol in that area. The simplest way to prevent that is to ensure the area is policed, the law upheld, and those who are drinking alcohol are carted away.
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The drinkers already occasionally sit on the benches by the church on Church Street.
They will find somewhere else to sit.
Innumerous times I've had to sit there, outside the Market Hall.
Well yes, whichever idiot thought that by removing the benches that it would make people magically disappear, you've half succeeded.
The drinkers will still be in the vicinity, but I won't be shopping there.