Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

The Town Centre manager is a he, and is not a politician. It's a full time position. Did you not know we had one ;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

I do beg your pardon.

I'm getting my Town Centre Managers mixed up with my Deputy Leaders.

Cllr. Clare Pritchard, who 'oversees the town centre’s regeneration'.

Anger at benches being taken away from Accrington (From Lancashire Telegraph)

Silly me.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Ah yes, the article that was a load of bunkum :D

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Either way, whoever was responsible for removing the benches, the decision was...
idiotic!
:mad:

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

...and who is this mysterious Town Centre Manager answerable to?

Did he just wander into the area, and decide to take on the mantle?

Or was he appointed by the council, say?

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

No idea, the town centre only consists of the market hall and outside market

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Stop it.

You'll have people thinking you are a disgruntled town centre business owner.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

I might just be a Hyndburn citizen who has concerns how my council tax is spent ;)

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Absolutely agree 100%.

Like your over the top analogy re. the Market Hall, same type of solution according to our council ... just slightly smaller.

I know some of you criticise the Police on this, but they are overstretched and putting someone on guard practically 24/7 would not be practical... hmmph .. you would grumble about that !

It's not a serious crime drinking in 'no drinking' areas, but maybe a raid would be a good idea now and then.. :) Can only move them on and confiscate their alcohol but perhaps we should be a little harder on them with heavy fines and custodial sentences. Zero tolerance on smaller crimes is where it all starts in my opinion.

It is more of a social crime, but letting this crime affect the rest of us by removing the benches and penalising those who like to sit there to rest their weary legs during their shopping trips, is not the answer.

Bet the perpetrators are laughing their heads off.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

yeh they are kate- Up Church Street.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Deck chair hire could be made available.
(Drunks not allowed to rent them).

It is a facility offered in London parks in the summer.

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Exactly !

:D Can you imagine a drunk trying to erect a deck chair.
Do they breathalyse them first though ?

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Groove thinks a town centre manager would most definitely be influenced by some digruntled market trader, especially if the market trader threatens to go to the Obsever and kick up a stink about it, what with the money spent on the market hall refurb etc...Groove believes the spending cuts are also an issue and they cant afford to have officers consistently checking on these bench dwellers all the time, when nmbers are being drastically cut...Groove remembers drinkers sitting on these benches 30 years ago and wonders why the big drama now?

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

It's just as well I take my own seat with me when I visit the town centre Rindi:rolleyes:

Re: HBC have taken away the benches from outside the market
 

Some body with a bit of initiative could make a mint selling tickets for that event:D