Blitz the soulless shambles & rebuild it as it was 30 odd years ago.
Town centre solution
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I would love to see it the way it was when I was a kid but sadly so called progress will knock that on the head with a pile driver. Seems odd though that in the southern market towns they keep what is essentialy the towns heart and soul with minor improvements. So why cant we?
It will get much worse before it gets any better, 30 years ago we did not have the supermarkets, pound shops and so on:
They should have left well alone.... there was no need to build the Arndale Centre, what a waste of space that is. The market should also have been left...
But no they had to go and ruin it.... still they know best ( They think )
I personally don't even shop in Accrington now.... its too depressing.
They should have left well alone.... there was no need to build the Arndale Centre, what a waste of space that is. The market should also have been left...
But no they had to go and ruin it.... still they know best ( They think )
I personally don't even shop in Accrington now.... its too depressing.
sadly i think yer wrong magpie, i cannot forsee it Ever getting much better.
) , what would people like them to do ?
h ah my glass is half full and my is in the sand of coursesadly i think yer wrong magpie, i cannot forsee it Ever getting much better.
I applaud the council's decision (please note*) to refurbish and upgrade the Market Hall, which according to the press is about to start.
Vision for £2m Accrington market revamp (From Lancashire Telegraph)
I would perhaps leave the plans to increase the number of stalls by using upstairs, until the economic climate is more favourable. The main concern should be to make the place as attractive as possible to customers, and therefore ensure continued business for the traders already in there.
difference being Beamish situ is a lovely day out, specially on a nice day, can't forsee that ever happening here.
Yes, I think it's a good thing too.
The market is a really good feature of Accrington and so should be made as nice as possible. Strangely, it's probably a good time to invest in this sort of thing as all the contractors who want the job will be prepared to do it for very competitive rates.
The market is a really good feature of Accrington and so should be made as nice as possible. Strangely, it's probably a good time to invest in this sort of thing as all the contractors who want the job will be prepared to do it for very competitive rates.
agree the market hall is a top feature, but doing it up nice would look like a fairy in a cesspit.Yes, I think it's a good thing too.
The market is a really good feature of Accrington and so should be made as nice as possible. Strangely, it's probably a good time to invest in this sort of thing as all the contractors who want the job will be prepared to do it for very competitive rates.
I think because we are often there, we don't actually see how attractive a town it is.
True many people hate the blue and white Town Hall extension/ shop facade, and the new benches may be wet for 90% of the year, but there is a lot of beautiful stone buldings, and we have the rolling hills in nearly every direction in the distance.
I did start a thread about friend's of mine, visiting the area for the first time, comparing Accy To Brighton's Lanes, and Wimbledon Village.
http://www.accringtonweb.com/forum/f69/just-like-wimbledon-village-23398.html
So it's not all bad, the structure is in place to make it a more attractive destination. It just needs the right visionary to make it happen.
Yes, I think it's a good thing too.
The market is a really good feature of Accrington and so should be made as nice as possible. Strangely, it's probably a good time to invest in this sort of thing as all the contractors who want the job will be prepared to do it for very competitive rates.
We'll probably find an Italian company wins the contract and puts in Portugese labour to do the job....then the dozen or so people in Accy left with jobs go on strike.
...and risk tripping on broken pavements
...and risk tripping on broken pavements
Go on ... I'll say it ... treading in the dog crap.
I agree with Gayle and Garinda, since joining Accyweb and us locals talking about our town, I have looked up more, and it 'aint bad at all.
A ride up the Coppice in a horse and trap might even tempt me out
and then the council could buy a block or two of run down 2 up 2 downs and let them out a holiday homes.
Maybe they could by Highams Mill or similar and ship all the happy holiday makers off for some job experience?
super, novel holiday experience - soon make people glad of todays recision?
Highams Mill is currently being knocked down to make way for four bedroomed houses.....something like 72 of them.......in the current climate who is going to be able to afford them?
I do think you are right about the lovely buildings though Gayle......it is just that (as others have rightly observed) it is hard to keep your eyes skywards when there are so many hazards at ground level.
I do think you are right about the lovely buildings though Gayle......it is just that (as others have rightly observed) it is hard to keep your eyes skywards when there are so many hazards at ground level.