Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

So do you think it is worth gambling one and a half million of our money on this project?
The Townscape Heritage Initiative (which is lottery funded) is only stumping up half of the money, but they seem to want all the say.
Personally, I don't think it is value for money...and I do not think it will bring folk into town.

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Pointed this out to the police once and their reply was, 'Its not our problem, the council are in charge of enforcing it'.
I've nearly been hit by vehicles and beeped at on there a few times, but it clearly says on the sign, Pedestrian path or something similar so pedestrians have the right of way.
We Need a group like the Russian group 'Stop a Douchebag'

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Be careful with your thinking on who has right of way, I like to let the car have right of way when I'm walking. I've seen what happens when metal and skin meet

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

One cctv camera would soon out a stop to this flagrant disregard for road signs - someone is going to get hurt. A cctv system would soon pay for itself before the numpties realised that they were doing wrong.

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

There is a thread discussing the cars driving in front of the town hall. ;)
I no longer care about it, especially after seeing the police do it too.

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Do you mean this thread?
If so, this is that thread.
:)

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Doh! so it is :)

It would need to be a fully automatic ANPR CCTV system and those that do have permission to be there to get to in front of the town hall, the shops would need to be added to the system.
Can't see that happening or the whole situation changing.

May as well chop a tree down....

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Just seen a photo of the market hall now the trees have been cut down - doesn't look right at all, it's a damn shame :(

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Chestnut trees chopped down outside Market Hall - Accrington Observer
Here is a link so that you can see what council vandalism looks like and just how ugly to Market hall really looks when the view is unobscured by two mature trees. Absolutely appalling.
Just my opinion you understand.

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Oh yes and there is an article about some of the misunderstandings about the financing of the Towncentre Heritage Iniative...it seems like the lottery funded THI are putting in 1.5 million quid and our town council are only putting half a million quid in...but also another 700,000 quid for refurbishment of Blackburn road and shop fronts, so that makes it alright does it?...I was rope at sums in school, but by my reckoning that is still 1.2 million quid of our money.
Council sets record straight over £2m town improvements - Accrington Observer
Read it here.
Not good value for money...but Miles thinks that as it is the only option on the table, we might as well go for it. He thinks it will bring inward investment...dream on Miles, dream on!

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Looking at the photo's in the link there appears to have been some lettering removed from both the left and right of 'Market Hall'. You can just see the outline of some of the letters, but I cannot make out what the words were. Does anybody have any memory of this? Did the building have any other use at some time?

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Well, maybe, just maybe they'll find a good way of recycling those trees?

Could it be they plan to make benches out of them so they can stay outside the market hall?

Wrong type of wood? Or just wrong?

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

Agree with this

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I'm going to wait until they have finished the work before I decide if it's a good or bad idea. Not really fair to judge the project on day 2 of the work

Re: Blackburn road - in front of town hall.
 

I am not judging it on day two of the work Neil....I am judging it on the plans for the area.
It will not make one jot of difference to the viability of the town centre. It is top dressing...All for show. The town doesn't need this kind of money spent on a vanity project.
And to do this because it is the only option on offer(as Miles Parkinson puts it) is just about right for the mentality of our council.
This is a time when there are cuts to,services, when the cost of services is rising. I think that spending 1.2 million pounds of our money on something that will offer nothing in return is poor value for money.