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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
I wouldn't be at all surprised Taggy.
It makes me wonder if Tesco had a hand in this Bus station move, (I strongly suspect that it did...Ok you can call me an old cynic)as it moves everyone nearer to their store and away from the geographic centre of the town.....the town hall, the Market, the Market Hall.
It would have been just as easy to revert back to how the bus station used to be on Peel St.......the Fish market and the outside stalls on Peel St could have been accommodated in the market hall(making that feel more vibrant and more like a market hall).......the stalls outside Wilkinsons could have gone on Broadway.........again creating a bigger footfall for the shops on Broadway.
The moves to apply for a 2.5million pound grant to refurbish the arcade are going to be wasted....as this will be on the outskirts of the town....Warner St and Abbey Street will be given the cold shoulder too.
Ah well, that'll be that then.......Dead Accrington...RIP.
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Yep pretty much my thoughts exactly! How do they think that moving the bus station to this particular place will increase footfall into the town?..In my opinion it won't, it will however make Tesco an easier visit for people!
As for developing the area which is currently the bus station into a square & more shops, i don't see this as a goer....we can't fill town centre shops as it is! I think the Car Park plan really is the only feasible plan for that area, and will at least help bring people right into the heart of the town centre, which may just help the Market Hall, Market & surrounding shops. Going to be an awful lot of disruption whilst this work is being carried out i guess though, & businesses may fall by the wayside in the meantime.
Overall i'd prefer Margaret's idea!
Best Regards - Taggy