Originally Posted by katex (Post 856806)

I just hope that eventually a new state of the art bus station will be built

Originally Posted by katex

Maybe, they will spend the few extra bob there that they have left over.

Originally Posted by yerself (Post 856812)

They can take a stroll along Blackburn Road and see if the £1 a pint offer's still on at The Calder.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by Less (Post 856803)

Five? Ten years? A life time?

How long can we support useless projects before it's too late to give this much needed money for apprenticeships in proper jobs?

Do we just do this because it costs less than making real jobs?

I think we do!
:mad:

Originally Posted by lancsdave

Is it open ? It was evacuated yesterday

Originally Posted by yerself (Post 856812)

They can take a stroll along Blackburn Road and see if the £1 a pint offer's still on at The Calder.:rolleyes:

Originally Posted by lancsdave (Post 856811)

Are you still beating that drum ? :D

Did it not die a death with the bus lane the other day ?

There's a big square in Broadway, move the chavs and use that ;)

Originally Posted by katex (Post 856806)

I still think it unfair to say that this money could be spent better on this and that. It has been said that the Market Hall should have been left as it was .... well, yes, cold, dark and miserable.

Ok ... firstly, the Flash Mob. Cost £1,000.

It has given 200 people, of all ages ...suspect a lot of younger people though, certainly many teenagers coming through the Arts Centre door one night I was there, the opportunity to learn a little about the art of dance movements and form a great camaraderie and possibly lead on this initial interest to better things within the world of dance. That is one good reason for this project.

It is fun and bringing it into the town centre can only brighten up the lives of many shoppers if only for a short while and will put a smile on their faces. Happy people will shop better. The centre has to be promoted as a fun place to be initially.

I just hope that eventually a new state of the art bus station will be built to welcome any visitors, and that Peel Street can be turned into a lovely square where events can be held regularly ... takes time to build up what you all think we have lost. We didn't lose anything .... just the addition of Supermarkets. Would be great to think that after shoppers have filled up their boots with Tesco branded goods, then they may just think "Oh, there is a theatre company enacting Victorian swimming, let's just pop down and see it" Maybe, they will spend the few extra bob there that they have left over.

Next ....

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 856820)

Change those realism specs, for some rose tinted ones.

They're only a pound on Broadway.

Everything looks great.

It's like being in Cloud Cuckoo Land.

;)

Originally Posted by Acrylic-bob (Post 856776)

But our parents all paid tax and rates, I also worked and paid tax for eight years before going back into full time education, but that was how it was done then. I can't speak for Garinda, but I received a total grant of £1500 for the whole three years.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 856809)

I think people 'shop better' when they've still got some spare money left in their purse, after paying bills...and taxes.

Originally Posted by garinda (Post 856815)

Though there may be some in crocheting.

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson (Post 856825)

A new bus station which in turn opens up other possibilities for Peel St, could still act as a catalyst in re-energizing the Town Centre in my view

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington (Post 856842)

Kate if young folk want to learn how to dance, then I am sure there are the places where they could learn this skill...at a reasonable price.

Originally Posted by katex (Post 856832)

Crocheting I would put more under the category of skill rather than art, although it becomes an art when it is used to crochet items which cannot be used for clothing or table cloths.