Accrington's new bus station "to be"

[cashman]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

thats a disgrace i cant remember accy being that quiet

Probably it will be quieter still,when we get the new bus station, wi it being a bit further away from the market. Plus Stanley were at home lol

[cmonstanley]

what are they doing with the present bus station site.maybe a massive market attracting people from out town

[cashman]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

what are they doing with the present bus station site.maybe a massive market attracting people from out town

Or maybe repairing previous mistakes n putting loads of benches yon.

[shillelagh]

Originally Posted by cashman

Or maybe repairing previous mistakes n putting loads of benches yon.

or flower towers cashy ....

[Margaret Pilkington]

or a car park.......for the people who won't come to the dying Arndale and the dead market.

[mobertol]

Originally Posted by cmonstanley

thats a disgrace i cant remember accy being that quiet

Perhaps everyone's gone on holiday -do they still have traditional Accrington holidays, as of old?

Am i right in remembering it was in July?

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Perhaps everyone's gone on holiday -

It's the norm. Saturday has become our quietest day of the week. The bus station is often devoid of buses any day of the week. Just been and looked now 8.45am, there is one bus on a stand, ...... rush hour

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

It's the norm. Saturday has become our quietest day of the week. The bus station is often devoid of buses any day of the week. Just been and looked now 8.45am, there is one bus on a stand, ...... rush hour

How much effect has the maundy village had on the demise of the town centre Dave, it seems that the bigger it grows the quieter the town centre becomes

[Less]

Originally Posted by mobertol

Perhaps everyone's gone on holiday -do they still have traditional Accrington holidays, as of old?

Am i right in remembering it was in July?

Not anymore, Wakes week was a tradition started when the mill towns in the area had 100% employment.
Now that 95% of Accrington are on the dole or other forms of benefit, nobody can take a holiday.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Not anymore, Wakes week was a tradition started when the mill towns in the area had 100% employment.
Now that 95% of Accrington are on the dole or other forms of benefit, nobody can take a holiday.

Is that the same 95% who don't give a toss about Europe Less

[lancsdave]

Originally Posted by jaysay

How much effect has the maundy village had on the demise of the town centre Dave, it seems that the bigger it grows the quieter the town centre becomes

There are no problems in the town centre caused by Maundy Village soon to be City, they are a figment of peoples imaginations

[Less]

Originally Posted by jaysay

Is that the same 95% who don't give a toss about Europe Less

I have a random percentage generator Add-on attached to my browser (to ensure statistical accuracy) it's seems to be stuck on 95% and 95% of me just can't be bothered to fix it.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

I have a random percentage generator Add-on attached to my browser (to ensure statistical accuracy) it's seems to be stuck on 95% and 95% of me just can't be bothered to fix it.

Um feel sorry for the other 5% Less

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by lancsdave

There are no problems in the town centre caused by Maundy Village soon to be City, they are a figment of peoples imaginations

Is there planning permission for more premises in the offing Dave

[Wynonie Harris]

Just been in Leigh town centre - it's a similar sort of place to Accy, similar size and socio-economic make up, sandwiched between two bigger towns (Wigan & Bolton), although the architecture's not as nice (no magnificent Victorian market hall or arcade etc).

The big difference is that on an average Monday morning it's far, far busier than Accy is on a Saturday afternoon. In fact, every town I go to, large or small, is busier than Accy now. I wonder why?