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Less mentioned footfall it seem no less busy really. Yes bottom end with the Warners all boarded up isn't nice and the Arcade shops all look past the point of being an economical proposition to property and shop owners alike. |
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Warners is re-opening soon. |
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Yes. With buildings in the conservation area you have to keep the same look and feel to the street frontage. So for example I changed all the windows on both buildings to new double glazing. Those have to be the same style as others on the street. I need to replace a door - again it has to look the same as other doors. All perfectly sensible stuff. If you make a change that is not in line with what was already there then you have to obtain planning permission. The fast track process is not at all fast....
There are actually 3 departments to consider - planning (if required - either change of use or change of any design such as window styles), building inspectors (you pay them to come around even if you're just changing windows), and heritage conservation covers things like the colours you use. I can't paint the shopfront pink or red for example - has to be black, grey, white, or replacement of the existing colour which is blue. I think these departments spend a lot of time chasing around after rogue property owners who are either unaware of the rules or don't follow them. Probably a refreshing change when they find someone like me who does. |
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Taken half an hour ago on Warner Street showing it has lost none of it's quaint charm. As was ever thus.
n.b pics 4474, 4466 and 4470. As my old mate Wandering Walter would have said, "A blind man on a galloping horse can see there's some refurbishment going on" |
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Retlaw: On this street it would be 26 and 28. Do you and Barrie want to know to put a brick through the window? Property is insured, and please note I'm improving your town. Feel free to stop by on Monday and have a chat with the Accrington builder. His name is Duncan. For the die hard sleuths of the board you who still don't believe I exist you can look me up on the land registry (postcode is BB5 1HN) Online services - Land Registry for England and Wales What was that....? just a galloping horse running by. |
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has somone threatened to brick your windows ?
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Well, you've got to admit, there are some dodgy folk around in this group at the moment. ;)
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No problems Mr E, it gave me the opportunity to have a shandy with my mate Benny in the Arden on Abbey Street. The pub incidentally has had a refurb to the exterior in keeping with and sympathetic to the area/heritage conservation aims. :cool: |
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GEaston if someone has threatened to brick your windows take action as soon as possible
transfer all crucial data to an external storage device and update your antivirus and firewall software soz couldnt resist :D |
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Given your age love, I reckon mine would be a whole lot more than yours
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well accrington isn't in this list ...:D
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No Sorry I doubted you then eh Barrie? Guess its not in your vocabulary.
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I called at my mates shop in Warner St yesterday and he only knows of one place being done up, and that was formerly a solicitors offices, looked through the window and theres quite a bit to do yet. As for other properties on the street which you claim to have done up, he doesn't recall any, there are one or two for sale or rent signs up, but as a frequent traveller down Warner St I've not seen much in the way of refurbished property other than the odd lick of paint on some. |
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I came down town today .. to do my shopping as normal .. on broadway there was a tent .. you could have your photo taken with an owl .. £2 donation ... and you had to provide the camera .. so where was the publicity for this .. yes I did throw a donation in .. but didn't have my photo taken with an owl seeing as I was on my own ... this is proof that I take my camera with me everywhere ... :D
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Wish I'd had known. I love birds of prey. Could you just take photos of the birds?
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I did ... I threw some cash in the donation buckets .. and took the photos ..:D
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Retlaw and Barrie can make libellous statements about me in a public forum if you like but when proven to be entirely incorrect and baseless you should at least have the decency to admit it.
The only buildings I've done on Warner, and the only ones I've ever claimed on Warner are 26 and 28. You might not think much has been done but again you have no idea of what has actually been done to the roof, the windows, the damp, the rot, or anything else. At the moment you can't even see in 26 due to the eyesore of a window. 26 will be fully renovated by end August. 28 will take longer as its a more complex job. The other building I sorted is 28 St James St which stood abandoned and empty for over 5 years before I bought it at auction. It was empty because you can't spend nothing on a building for 30 years and expect a tenant will want it. The state of the building stock in the town is one of the issues that the town must face before it can attract anyone to visit, live, or work. |
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The Birds believe it or not actually live in Shadsworth (shock horror, even owls survive up there, even if the documentary said otherwise) they have special events on at Ossy Mills with them a few times a year, beautiiful animals, great pics Jen
If anyone else likes birds of prey its well worth a visit to Leeds Armouries, they have allsorts of birds there, they show them off in the Tilt Yard, its a good day out |
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Ive always loved Birds.:D
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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=3&theater
The Birds of often in the market... you can take pics for a donation and talk to the lady that looks after them... |
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You can start with your statement that my only involvement in the street is via Google Earth. You are suggesting that I'm not renovating anything and and therefore a liar, subsequently proved to be wrong.
I don't need to follow up my proof that you're defaming me by further providing you with evidence of work undertaken to buildings on this street, St James St or others. Fact is by Sept I will have completed total renovation of 4 addresses in the central conservation belt. Walk around the town with your eyes shut and your mind closed if you wish but don't make incorrect statements about me. |
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i rushed down town yesterday under the assumption that accy now had a Hooters..
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[QUOTE=GEaston;1066688]Retlaw and Barrie can make libellous statements about me in a public forum QUOTE]
Then sue me if I have made any a libellous statement about you. I have not made any statement whatsoever naming you - obviously your ego is greater than your reading ability and your common sense. |
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Well Rettie - if you don't go around with your eyes shut then I guess you stole the blinkers off DPs horse that went galloping past.
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You know, if the last few pages have taught us anything, it's possibly the reasons why bankers managed to screw up our country so badly and why they shouldn't be allowed to play with anything sharp
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Grum - you clearly think that the members here should be grateful that you are spending your ill gotten bankers bonuses on renovating neglected properties in order to make profit from that neglect. Money gains nothing sitting in a bank - you know that because you were part of the system that caused that situation.
Forelock tugging may still be practiced in far flung outposts of the empire, but not here. We have had 100 years pass since the industrial revolution started - here. We know that 'money talks' and 'where there's muck there's brass' but there comes a point when the 'great unwashed working class' recognise when grovelling is expected - and refuse to do it. |
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Margaret, you have sussed the cut of his jib.......and while I would not have addressed him as 'Grum' you have taken my thoughts and put them in a post.
He makes it sound like he is doing the whole town up.......doing us all a lot of favours, when in actual fact he is making money...he may tell us that he isn't, but what business man would invest in something if there was no earthly chance of a profit? |
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Hi Marge,
Of course there's a chance I'll make a profit. You can be sure I'm not investing in the community for the benefit of the friendly folk on this forum. As I've said before you all need something to moan about, and it may as well be my efforts. If it wasn't me it'd be something else that was wrong - probably find reason to complain that the sun is shining...... ah, sorry you've already done that. Fortunately I don't think this forum is very representative of the town. Seems it's reserved for the white over 60s many of whom carry a chip on their shoulders for some reason, and of course that would be caused by someone else. Could be politicians, bankers, councilors, the youth of today, muslims, the sun coming out, immigration, you name it the problem is caused by someone else. I've made this point before, but how come noone has anything positive to say at all about anything ? |
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There are many positives as well as negatives on here,But the arrogant pig ignorant,always seem to get the same treatment,:rolleyes:
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Your correct in that assumption,the ones posting on here can read & write ;) |
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Most of us that is but we do let him pretend it's his keyboard playing up |
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You see, some of us are realists - we live here so we have to be. It is all very fine for you in some far flung land to sit and pontificate about what you think of us.......you said that our opinion of you doesn't define you......well, Ditto. And after all is said and done(haven't we been here before) you are just here to make some money...and then possibly run off with what you have made...to some other impoverished northern town where you will bestow yet more of your bounty...and opinions on the people of the locality. Cashy was right when he said you were arrogant - I don't quite agree with the pig thing though.....I actually like pigs! |
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I also think hes a troll Margaret, others seem to have come to that conclusion also, though Easton disagrees, but one would expect that.;)
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Thank you for your application for 'Village Idiot', however we find that you are overqualified in some areas and unfortunately not really suitable for the description of the job. You have mentioned you are over 6' tall, this in itself would remove you from the short list, we are after all looking for someone of approximately 4' 2" suffering from rickets, ring worm, totally inbred, (to the stage of webbed feet and fingers) and they must be able to turn up in a flat cap and walking a whippet. Therefore we will put your C.V. on file and wish you all the best for your future employment. Congratulations Mr. Dingle from Burnley, the jobs yours. |
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Nothing like a bit of nepotism, my Darling Uncle/Brother! ;) |
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one thing has me puzzled, he lives 1/2 the world away, looks at property auction brochures or web sites, then picks Accrington without looking on guggle urth. A bit on the news last night about property prices and where the best prices are for buyers. |
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Seems I owe the Mods an apology because their likes scores have recently been shot to bits on account of you fools being in rampant agreement with each other..lol. Happy to provide the community a target for your collective vitriol, which though lacking in substance has been mentioned by others long before I arrived.
To answer your question Rettie - I did look at Google Earth and figured that at 20k a building there really was no downside to the price. In terms of the buildings I've seen and lived in many worse places: New Cross Gate and Plumstead in London being a couple of examples that spring to mind. My own home town of Newcastle likewise has many dodgy places that on paper at least are worse than where you Southerners live. What Google Earth cant show though is the out of control drugs problem in the town, and seemingly on this board. Notwithstanding that, I'm happy with what I bought, those buildings will always be good value. The collective assumption that I'll inevitably sell them once completed isn't necessarily the case. Just as likely that I'll keep them and stay, both in the town and on this board. Now you really have something to moan about beyond the weather and each other :-) |
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I have noticed though, a rather repetitive behaviour on your part. Moan, moan, groan and just a little bit more of moan. You'd fit in quite well once your head is removed from the dark smelly orifice you talk from. Oh look, whatever you've got is catching, I've already said your heads stuck up your backside in an earlier post! :) |
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another very positive post from our overseas correspondent.
Who on this forum takes drugs....are these drugs legal prescription meds or the illegal stuff that is supposedly freely available and 'out of control'........and is this member making libelous claims? I am sure he will come back at some point and tell us. Personally Mr Easton, I could not care less whether you stick around the town, or this forum...if you are here then you are leaving some other poor sods(am I allowed to say sods?) alone. |
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This is just a personal opinion. but i think its time this troll was removed.?
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And the award for angriest collection of forum comments goes to this thread. It seems, erm? Wowee lots of people having bad days, huh? ;)
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Which of these posts are angry?
I'm certainly not angry.......a bit tired of this man's constant prattling on that he is doing good for our town, employing local people and all that. He has told us..we do not need him to keep telling us(perhaps he has to do this to feel good about himself).......and it does get tedious when someone persistently complains about our negativity, and then posts negative stuff himself...he can see the speck in our eye, but not the plank in his own....(sigh) |
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Like you Cashy I am quite sure that this one is a troll. He doesn't respond to statements and his grammar and compilation slips occasionally - I think somewhere in the past he said he lived in Singapore, maybe he imbibes too much of the golden nectar produced there. One other point that I have noticed is his time of postings. He appears to consider all of us as being "Little Accringtonians" - well many of us have worked in, and travelled to many far flung places. There is no doubt in my mind that the Mods should get rid of him |
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2 doors away from the `renovated` property Lilac Interiors - professional painting and decorating services by Greg Easton. |
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Give over Stevie ;)... some of this lot will go into meltdown ;) |
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Ok he's from out of town but he's put money not only into the fabric of the town but also the workforce. He's stood his ground against the self serving faux moral supremacy and vitriol on here.Nowt wrong with that..DinG lead off on a post some while ago saying tread softly until you get established and accepted. Yes Well our man is past that point. Yes he's looking to make a profit, maybe he has funded it with what some see as ill gotten bankers bonuses. I'd rather have it coming to my home town than any where else. I can usually spot a wrong un (Swindlehurst at your beloved Stanley) Mr E is not giving me that uneasy feeling. |
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I don't think he is deliberately trolling.
He joined with a purpose - to find out about buildings he is interested in buying - as he did when asking about the old liberal club on Rhyddings St. (Less pointed this out a while back) He doesn't like having to converse here, but it suits his purpose financially. What he didn't expect was our reaction to his arrogant demeaning of members. It is the way he is used to conversing with 'lesser mortals'. He is unaware that he has a personality problem. He will be leaving now that he knows we wont co-operate in telling him about buildings. |
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Well Margaret. You put it better than me. But. Calling MargaretP 'Marge' after she asked him more than once not to, following it with condescending tones- is to me deliberately trolling.
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Though with the calibre of replies I think GE has had a rethink on that. Not sure how his continuing conversations on here will benefit him financially, you'll have to explain that to me please Mrs R. "Lesser mortals" a figure of speech saying more about you than Graham, I stand corrected but did our man ever use that phrase? I don't see a whole tranche of unanswered queries from him on properties here, what motive would there be in not helping him?Truth be told there are better ways to get that information and I am sure GE is switched into that. As my old mate Walter would say "He has more oil in his lamp than that" Gotta' also say I loved his potted profile of the denizens of the Accyweb, one and all. "Over 60 white...etc" Disagree vehemently that the drug problem is out of control or worse than anywhere else on this sceptered isle. Restless makes a good point too about over a shandy in the Railway we would all get on swimmingly I'm sure. Now some paranoid panjandrum may think me using the word swimmingly is linking me, thee 'et al' to pond life.... naah perish the thought. |
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No excuse at all "D" fer continually refusing polite requests not to abbreviate certain members names, If that aint trolling what is? :confused:as i said before Easton is pig ignorant in my book.
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Well, I asked a question about him calling me Marge........but never got an answer.
I don't think he has ever referred to us as 'lesser mortals'...but that is certainly the impression that his posts convey........he assumes we are all the same. As for the profile of Accyweb....well, it is open to anyone whatever their age. culture, race,creed, political or sexual persuasion. Everyone has a point of view and it can be expressed here.(we might not share it, but then that is what makes life so interesting). If Mr Easton doesn't like the current profile, then he has two options......suck it up...or leave. If he should by some remote chance(and I am not suggesting he does this) take the latter option...I hope the door doesn't bang him on the bum as he is leaving. |
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He knows aboslutely nothing about us...other than lumping us all into a group and believing that we are all the same......he knows nothing of what we do, what we stand for, or what we each give to our communities,(he thinks we do nothing other than moan and whinge, decries anything we post as being 'negative'...but posts much negative stuff himself) because unlike him, we go about our daily life without the need to trumpet our contributions. And you think that is alright? |
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I do think he is a troll in that his posts appear to be a deliberate attempt to cause anger and frustration within Accyweb, and some discrepancies in what he posts. Why not hold a poll to determine whether or not the members would like to see the back of him |
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I would not like to see polls about who should and should not be members.
People can express opinons, and occasionally the discusion will become heated. I really haven't seen evidence of that in this thread. His opinion of us, the forum amd Accrington in general counts for very little in real terms. Let him get on with it. While he (perhaps) is making a pest of himself here...he is giving some other poor blighters a break. |
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As for legal drugs, I'm sure Jaysay, myself, and a lot of the folks of a certain age on here would be glad to be rid of the meds but I haven't noticed them causing a problem on the forum - yet. I'm off to find something to moan about now but it's hard in this nice weather. |
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DP hit the nail on the head, an excellent summary.
While there are many issues here, quite clearly I look at the world from a different perspective to most on here. When in the UK (not much the last 11 years) I vote Tory. That automatically puts me in a 5% minority on this site, and will of course lead to spirited debate about mining, car production, economics, selling the countries gold at the historic low of the price of the metal - you name it we'll argue about it. As everyone knows, I'm not shy of expressing an opinion, and given the political divide I'm always going to be the miniority here. That won't change my view or my politics. There are those on this board who are just abusive. Cashman, Less and others who in normal circumstances abuse people they don't like off the board. There are many examples of this - witness the attack on Sugarmouse who rarely posts. I on the other hand don't mind their abuse - happy to engage it back, although you won't find me using the same language. I don't think they have anything at all positive to contribute to the town unless someone has found a use for the conversion of oxygen to carbon dioxide. There are those that dig around my personal profile to try to "out" something about me. I think that's a bit sad also because one should be able to engage a debate without digging into people's personal lives which is not something I've done to anyone here. In return I say Marge which it turns out creates great insult to everyone. That did surprise me - no one minds Grum, Troll or any of the multitude of things I've been called here, including me. Then there's the folk that need constant proof, such as Barrie. He's taken the attempts to discredit me to a higher level than just rummaging around the internet for details to actually pounding the streets for proof ! Unfortunately he missed the obvious renovation work going on in Warner St and elsewhere so concluded that I must be fake. Having been proven wrong time and again (hopefully he spent $3 at the land registry to see who owns 26, 28 Warner and 28 St James) and the matter could have been put to rest but no.... Today apparently I'm not in Singapore, because of the times I post....? Really Barrie - speak to Margaret - she enjoys online sleuthing and is better at it than you. I'm not hiding or making up anything I say so once again you'll be calling heads to the fall of a double tail coin. Interestingly, and this should come as no surprise to anyone, there are many people who've been attacked by the merry community here. There's a whole range of people who complain about it in the banned section. I've neither the time nor interest to look at the backgrounds of that - there are too many posts, but I'm not the first nor last to be castigated for not agreeing with founder members. Thats why I raise the profile of the community. I don't think I'm far wrong in saying that most of not all members are over 60, retired, white, and opinionated. That's not what I see walking the streets of Accy. There are some of course but I also see a lot of young folk, and different races/religions all of whom seem to be absent from here. Gotta wonder what welcome they'd receive... DP made a fair point that I've likely changed my mind about the usefulness of the forum for my needs. It is true that I don't need for the forum to make an assessment of buildings. However I've lived in Singapore for the last 3 years, so it isn't practical to look at places in person. My post about the large empty Oswaldwhistle building generated many useful comments. I can't see that there's next door fire damage, nor does it show on Google Streetview, so in that respect the forum does serve a purpose for me. If I have any regret, it would simply be one, and that is that Jay seems to have been suckered into your group. That's a genuine pity as he seemed a man of his own mind, and a sane Tory one at that. |
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People are not banned because other members ask for it.We do get reports saying "This member is an idiot and should be banned". We look at why they have been reported and sometimes act and sometimes do nothing. Sometimes reports about a members posts do end up in them being banned and sometimes members are banned because we see them doing things they shouldn't. |
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