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Old 09-07-2013, 16:18   #692
Margaret Pilkington
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Re: Town Centre Changes

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Originally Posted by GEaston View Post
The obvious difference that I see is the number of people high on substances wandering around during the day. Maybe you are used to that seeing it day in day out to the point where you accept it as normal, but it was shocking to me (although I don't normally venture so far south. Accrington is a long way from Newcastle).
No...we don't accept it as normal...we see the same people too.
The question is what do you do about it ?(In practical terms)

Maundy is the magnet for these people and there are many in the town(businesses who see nothing wrong in this charitable venture) proclaiming their support for the organisation. They do not see that the presence of these people is both intimidating and off-putting, and as such, detrimental to business in general.

It is very easy to tell us what is wrong, but coming up with workable solutions is quite another thing.
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