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Closed already? I was only saying recently that we should have a look there!

Would you lot believe that although I've heard plenty of talk about it I have never actually been to Gordon Riggs. Yes, I know it's in Todmorden but where exactly? Is it easy to find? I heard they have interesting things at Christmas.

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I'm not talking "garden" I'm talking "Christmas"

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its brilliant there willow, ive been a few times, especially for xmas. no its not hard to find just follow the rd to todmrden then ask . oooo i cant remember , YES BUSMAN YOUR WALLET WILL BE VERY SICK , after youve been there he he he

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Oh don't tell him that. We'll never get there now. He already has a morbid fear of me going anywhere near PC World! Now he'll start trembling every time he hears the name "Todmorden" :D

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ooer but it is a brill place mabe she could buy you a SPADE FOR XMAS you can then prepare yourself for the summer, just looking at it ready to dig the garden? :rolleyes:

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but i must say in its defence that gordon riggs IS CHEAPER than the X haslingden garden center

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yeah it is now closed - it closed on august the 26th - they gave us all 3 minutes to gather our stuff and sacked us all (240 workers) on the spot, tesco bought it the next day for £6m.
the reason that we were all sacked was that it was not in the deal for tesco to buy the site - the deal was we buy the site on its own - no staff included so by 2pm on the 26th of august we were all out of a job - as I said we were given 3 minutes notice - all very underhand (but legal) and nobody got any redundancy money cos you have to be with a company for 2 years before you qualify - that place had only been open for 16 months - they knew what they were doing and it was all worked out very well if you look at it from a business sense - but from normal working persons sense it was utter crap - alot of tears that afternoon - not very nice at all, there were a few people from the one household that worked there thus wiping out entire income, wasnt nice seeing good friends that upset, wouldnt wish it on anyone.
It opens as a tesco next year - I know that quite a few of the garden centre staff have got jobs in that tesco when it opens next year - tesco gave all the staff members interviews before they officially advertise next year for workers - which was a nice gesture.
I am still owed over £1600 in wages from them as probably are majority of the staff from that place - it officialy wound up as a company on November 1st 2004 and its only now we can claim back monies owed - when we get it is another story though but we shall get it - money in the bank so to speak.
You live and learn !!

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ooooooooo you poor s*d thats cruel, mind you ive seen it done with my own eyes at a company i used to work for its disgusting but legal. glad your back with us too :wave:

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Now your talking :) Gordon Riggs is best ever, Interesting, varied, very good prices :)

Willow you will need Hours and Hours to scrape the surface..... And allow time on the way to visit "Tony's Chippy" 1/4 mile before you arrive at Riggs.. Real home made pies and really good fish+chips, and tony is a real character, You can even eat them on there converted bus round back..:)

Head to bacup, Take todmorden rd out to "Tod" Keep going until you go under a railway bridge/viaduct and come to T-junction immediatly(?) Turn RIGHT Riggs is 1mile on left you cannot miss it:) (huge chimney,lit up at night)

Tony's is just before on left at Pelican crossing..:)

Sorry Busman but it is good, I hate shopping but love Riggs;)

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What about you Glasgowman? Did you manage to stay in similar employment or did you go for an interview with Tesco's?

That was a nasty way of treating employees but more and more firms are now taking the easiest route to make a profit whilst "selling up!" Assuming you all had a contract, surely they must give so many weeks notice..or pay you in lieu of notice?

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What an appalling way to treat people. Presumably it wasn't a going concern and unable to survive financially?

I had only noticed it in passing on the road to Manchester and said we must work out where the entrance is!