Town Centre Changes
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Sorry, even as I wrote that I know exactly what the response will be.
You line 'em up, I'll knock 'em in the back of the net.
arndale centre for sale at 17 million a bit over priced methinks
Having the premises above the Arcade i can confirm that this is indeed the plan, Inshops who currently own it have decided that there is no longer any retail trade on that side of the town, They have asked me three times if i would take the Taxi rank which is empty underneath are venue, however they are not willing to replace the windows and the whole lot need replacing, The old fancy dress shop main window has no strength in it at all and all the wood has broken.
In shops have the building up for sale and as more and more units have become vacated, they have had an offer on the building and i am ledd to believe that the sale is going through, The main plain is to convert to bars and bistros, however while planning etc goes through they will smarten the Arcade up, what does make me laugh is the Listed Building status and that keeping the building in line with its original features, if you view the roof on the back which we can do from our fire escape all the original glass at the top of the arcade is either plastic, cracked, missing, and the roof is a mess as well.
not sure if any one remembers the "Thwaites Arcade" in Blackburn , a pure Victorian gem destroyed by the 60s urge to modernize , my own thoughts from a distance... Accrington Arcade should be accquired by HBC through 'emminent domain" and have the same if not more money spent on its preservation/renovation than the debacle of the refurbishment of the Market Hall
just my thoughts
just my thoughts
Well considering you could buy Scotland for half that price, I think its a sniparndale centre for sale at 17 million a bit over priced methinks
Exactly what you were telling me last week Dave, its great playing Monopoly but real life's a bit differentLots of people on here are very good at saying what should and shouldn't be in the town centre. How about putting your money where your mouth is and opening a 'Model Zone' . Retailing is easy, short hours & fantastic riches you could never dream of
So, your thing at the moment is models,
why, if there is a demand for such a shop have the two model shops that used to be in Accrington closed down?
Surely if someone thought it lucrative to open a model shop there are plenty of empty shops they could move into without forcing other businessess out of town?
There is a shop opposite the Broadway Hotel that sells RC models if you have a wish to poke your nose against the glass an drool.
Somehow I suspect window shopping is all you would be able to do.
if yeh mean the one next to the bank? about 1 month ago.
we were passing as it was being emptied, she said they have a shop up rossendale valley n thats still open.
if yeh mean the one next to the bank? about 1 month ago.
They have a shop in Rawtenstall and Todmorden, they make all the curtains up in the old Riley Street Club at Lineholme Todmorden.
Micheal, the owner, told me a few weeks ago he was closing the Accrington shop down because the landlord was getting too greedy and wanted more rent.
Thats probably about 70% of the answer to the town centre problems. What will they do when it lies empty for months, rent it out to a charity for a very low or free rent.
They'll probably just demolish all the empty shops, and extend the Tesco car park.
