Talking Shop

How often do you use small independent shops near your home?

  • Daily, I do the majority of my shopping there.

    Votes: 3 15.8%

  • Daily, for one or two items

    Votes: 10 52.6%

  • Weekly, for my main shop

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Weekly, for one or two items

    Votes: 2 10.5%

  • Monthly

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Less Frequently

    Votes: 3 15.8%

  • Never

    Votes: 1 5.3%
  • Total voters
    19
  • Poll closed .
We'd love to do everything but can't so we've selected a few areas.There was nothing overly clever about the way we chose the areas.

The reason that Blackburn Rd was identified is because it is part of the Elevate area and Elevate are sponsoring part of the project.

I agree there are some wonderful shops on Warner St but they're not undergoing any sort of regeneration programme at the moment like Blackburn Rd is.

and Oswaldtwistle was chosen because I live here and got the funding for Oswaldtwistle.
 
Just been out in Ossy delivering leaflets to all the shops to tell them that I'd be visiting them soon. I didn't get chance to speak to many people but it was half and half reaction of 'oh, that's an odd thing to do' and 'oh, that sounds like a good idea'.
 
I've been wanting to do this down here, to put the pictures and interview on my site, but so far all I've got is questions asked about me, why, who are you, who do you work for, why, why , why, we will make you talk. Very defensive, dunno why, it not only advertises their business, but tells people what they sell and how long they've been trading.
 
Well, I delivered a leaflet and explained that it was lottery funded. Also, I wasn't putting them on the spot and asking them to pose there and then so they'll have time to think about it.

Plus, I am kindof well known around here and some people know what I do so it's not that hard to get a foot in the door. But if you want to do it go for it. Once you've got a few interested people you can use that to persuade the rest.
 
Fantastic - the first entry in the gallery. Thanks Mick for starting it off.

The shop on Blackburn Rd has recently been demolished but was a hardware store that sold just about everything. A great piece of history lost but remembered.
 
Gayle said:
Plus, I am kindof well known around here
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Thats what happens when you run down Union road naked after a good night out :D







Only joking of course :p
 
Hmm I'll see, they're a strange bunch here, they're all mad. I'll think a bit longer and watch how this goes. Have you got the questions sorted?

I don't think we've ever had anythin lottery funded, is that difficult to get?
 
Madhatter said:
I don't think we've ever had anythin lottery funded, is that difficult to get?
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No, it's not that hard. You need to be in a formal group and it needs to have a constitution and a bank account with at least three signators. Other than that it's just a case of filling in the form properly and making sure you explain the project thoroughly and in a way that would interest the funding providers.
 
Gayle said:
Fantastic - the first entry in the gallery. Thanks Mick for starting it off.

The shop on Blackburn Rd has recently been demolished but was a hardware store that sold just about everything. A great piece of history lost but remembered.
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So we can enter shops that have been demolished? I think I've missed the point of this somewhere.
 
I want recent or new pictures. As Mick kindly decided to set the ball rolling with a picture to illustrate the type of thing I'm looking for it seemed a good idea to include it.

Ideally they would be new photos taken specifically for this competition.
 
I've just taken a picture of a shop here to put on my site as a story on new businesses opening. I takes the picture walks in somerfield , goes round doing my shopping and this guy walks up to me demanding to know why I took the photo. I said it's for a web site. he then demanded business name, to which I said it's not a business, then he wanted my name and address and suggested I was lying that I was doing it free for a not for profit site. He said what I was doing was illegal and I was doing wrong and I knew it. He was drunk to,quite agressive, I thought we were going have fisticuffs over it lol. It wasn't till after I realised I didn't know which shop he was on about, I'd assumed it was the one with people in it, but thinking about it it looked like he'd been waching from one of the pubs.


Comments please.
 
It's not illegal to take pictures of anyhting in the public domain. You can take pictures of streets and shops all day long. But it is better to ask. good manners and less likely to be accosted..

If taking pictures of shops then I would suggest a poloriser filter.. you can get them for digital cameras that take filters ... a polorizer willl reduce the reflection from the window.. you will be able to take a pic of window and stock rather than of yourself and this side of street.

I recently sold spare ones for a digital camera I had... I have a large one for my DSLRs... I will have a bash as at a very loose end at the moment :( haaa bless :)
 
When I worked in fashion, I always chased people away who took photos of the wondows without telling us what they are for.

Tourists fine, competitors rippin' off your designs bad.
 
Didnt have time to do a shop today as an example...but water has the same reflection as glass so I did an example while at the thing in ossy today... Should show you the benefit of a polorizer filter if doing a shop window.

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Which is best? depends on what your trying to do I suppose.
I'm not too fussed about the contents kipax, cos it's the shop, the building I'm taking in this case. I'm cataloguing the buildings but also these were for a story on new shops opening up.
I haven't got a decent digital, only my phone. I could use the my trusty old cannon t90 but phtographing every shop front and every building would make it too expensive.
What annoyed me, is this guy wasn't even the shop owner or a worker, and he was drunk, and he followed me in sommerfiels half hour after the event. Shop keepers often do interogate me, some even say they don't want me to, but at the end of the day it's a public place. I can return when they're not there, but as I go at 7 in an evening they rarely are anyway. Some after a chat are fine about it.
Thing is they're getting a free online advert in the business board.
 
yes it is.... see other threads on foxhill bank nature reserve.... couple of minutes walk from cenotaph bang in middle of ossy
 
Madhatter said:
Where's the thing? is it as quiet and peacefull as it looks?
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I live right next to it and it was lovely and quiet until stray photographers started telling everyone how wonderful it is and encouraging people to go there! :D
 
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