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Wynonie Harris

03-02-2010 14:08

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Originally Posted by Ken Moss (Post 784774)

The infrastructure seems to be there with a well laid out shopping centre, good parking facilities, a market and plenty of places to eat and drink. Just seems a shame that there isn't more there to draw people in.

Sums it up perfectly, really. Accy has everything in place to make it a thriving little centre, including the Victorian market and town halls which many other towns unwisely demolished in the modernising mania of the 60's. Add to that the superb, but neglected arcade and the quaint charm of the Warner Street area and you have a town centre with quite a lot of potential. Sadly, that potential has been squandered, thanks to the sheer stupidity of the council. :(

Neil	03-02-2010 15:59

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 784793)

Sadly, that potential has been squandered, thanks to the sheer stupidity of the council. :(

So how do you convince someone like me to go into Accy and not go to Asda/Tesco and the retail parks when I go shopping?

Barrie Yates

03-02-2010 16:10

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Variety of shops, none, or very few closed, some entertainment activity particularly for the children, a good clean well regulated market - indoor and outdoor, some decent cafes, indoors and out - the outside ones where people can smoke. I really is not quantum physics or brain surgery>

Wynonie Harris

03-02-2010 16:15

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 784809)

So how do you convince someone like me to go into Accy and not go to Asda/Tesco and the retail parks when I go shopping?

You're never going to stop people going to the retail parks and the supermarkets - that's a fact of life. But you could make the town centre a more attractive place for other types of shopping by offering tax breaks on empty properties. Perhaps more specialist and unusual businesses could be encouraged to move into the Arcade/Warner Street area, making it more attractive for browsers. I know these ideas have been floated before, but no one ever seems to do anything about it!

Mick	03-02-2010 16:26

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You can park anywhere you want ............sorry its a poor photo was on a moving bus at the time of taking this:D

katex

03-02-2010 16:34

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Originally Posted by Neil (Post 784809)

So how do you convince someone like me to go into Accy and not go to Asda/Tesco and the retail parks when I go shopping?

Could offer you a free pint in the Railway if proved you had purchased something ... :D

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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris (Post 784813)

Perhaps more specialist and unusual businesses could be encouraged to move into the Arcade/Warner Street area, making it more attractive for browsers. I know these ideas have been floated before, but no one ever seems to do anything about it!

Don't want browsers Wynonie .. need buyers.

Never going to happen, but groups of shops selling the same type of goods always attracts .. for example, a textile/fashion/hand crafted furniture/jewellery Victorian Arcade so that people seeking these type of goods would have lots of shops offering all one type of goods within a short distance ... Ok.. pipe dream.

Neil	03-02-2010 16:42

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You can park anywhere you want ............sorry its a poor photo was on a moving bus at the time of taking this

Did you put that into the competition?

Neil	03-02-2010 16:45

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 784819)

I could offer you a free pint in the Railway if proved you had purchased something ... :D

I will remind you of that :D

Mick	03-02-2010 16:45

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nope i already have my limit on the comp:D

katex

03-02-2010 16:49

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I will remind you of that :D

LOL .. meant HBC could of course ... darn it !

shillelagh

03-02-2010 16:52

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can see it now .. katex thinking i'll go and see how the researchers are going on .. she walks in .. mick digs deep into his carrier bag and pulls out 1/4 roast ham .. see i bought something .. wheres my pint? .. less digs deep into his pocket .. pulls out a packet of fag papers ... see i bought something wheres my pint .... etc ... gets their pints ... drinks em .. mick .. see i bought 5lb of spuds .. wheres my pint .. less digs deep into his pocket .. see i bought some baccy ... wheres my pint ... you get the picture ...:D:D:D

katex

03-02-2010 16:55

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Originally Posted by shillelagh (Post 784825)

:D:D .. OK .. got that Shill .. just throwing in ideas like. Better throw it out though.

Ken Moss

03-02-2010 17:57

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Has anyone actually put this to any of the councillors in Accrington for discussion?

lancsdave

03-02-2010 18:06

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Originally Posted by katex (Post 784819)

for example, a textile/fashion/hand crafted furniture/jewellery Victorian Arcade

The arcade we have, which was once a great place to see different things has now been dragged so far down it's lower than the gutter :(

A taxi office at the end, 2 shops converted in to what can best be described as a scrapyard for washing machines. No wonder the fancy dress shop closed down, and the little antique shop in the corner is closing. The cafe in there must be pulling their hair out, it's like a rose surrounded by thorns. Still I'm sure they can find a couple of bookies to move in :rolleyes:

MargaretR

03-02-2010 18:35

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Business rates on empty properties is charged at 100% after 6 months.

I remember when that came into force and we witnessed many fires in empty commercial premises - so much so that the fire increase was markedly notable. (Premises without roofs are not taxable)

The owners of the Arndale centre are at the mercy of the council who set the level of business rates.There will come a time when the rents they receive from actively let properties is cancelled out by the business rates paid out on the empty units.

When that happens the Arndale will be making a loss - will close - and will need to be demolished by the owners in order to cut their losses.

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