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Oh, I agree.

I was just saying why I don't gamble.

It does take skill, to make sure your bid stands apart from all the rest.

As stated, I think we were right to enter this competition, as there's nothing to be lost.

You never know, a few brushed steel gates and a bit of tarmac on Broadway cost £450,000, so a million quid divided by twelve, we might just be able to replace the benches outside the Market Hall.

Which were 'damaged beyond repair', when they were 'temporarily removed' as part of an 'experiment', to deal with town centre drinkers.

Re: Portas Pilot
 

Anyway, don't put yourself down.

I bet you could brown-nose with the best of them.

;):D

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I can when needed but I can't fill the bids in :rolleyes:

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Maybe you could if there was enough riding on it.

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Oh yes.

I keep forgetting you went to Clitheroe Grammar.

:D

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arnt there people out there who get paid to fill application forms in or get a percentage of money they get as a result of a successfull application or something like that?

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Just noticed at the end-' Produced by Councillor Ken Moss and Hyndburn Borough Council'.
Good for Councillor Moss, although the video is certainly a ' warts and all ' viewing, makes you think Accrington needs more than a one twelfth share of that £1 million.

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Thought that the video made the town look pretty grey and didn't show it at it's best -it was obviously filmed in winter which didn't help.

Wish them well with the bid, though I think they'll be lucky to get into the chosen twelve.

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Presumably the idea is to show warts and all rather than the town at its best, that's why they're asking for the money, to improve things. Actually I didn't think it looked too bad, could have found a few more eyesores and depressing corners.

Think it was early spring judging by the flowers in the planters and some daffs. I guess they couldn't wait for summer and blue skies, just had to get on with the filming.

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Besides the heritage stuff, what makes this place different is the people.

Generations of people all working in the same associated industries.

Now, we don't.

Though their ancestors still remain here.

Still as generous of spirit, warm-hearted, good humoured, and hardworking...even when there's no work.

That's what I think makes this area different, from countless other places, and would be what I'd have concentrated more on.

Not that we bought an award for our Market Hall.

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Not all funders will allow you to use some of the money to pay someone a management fee to do the hard bits for you and many local community type groups dont have the money to pay for someone themselves.

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It WILL be very interesting to see who actually IS selected, when will the announcement be made, do you know Neil

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According to the article in The Observer, just says sometime in May.

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There was something on BBC Breakfast News on Friday morning about it Kate, and it was giving the impression the announcement was imminent, they had a reporter actually in a town who had applied

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I don't know anything about this bid and was just talking about bids in general