Accrington town centre in line for a share of Government money.

Margaret Pilkington · 02-01-2020, 20:13

According to the front of the Accrington Observer today, the town missed out on getting funding to regenerate the High Street....it is said that although we won't get money...we will get advice.

Yet I have read elsewhere that Accrington is one of the 14 towns to share a pot of £1 billion pounds to try and bring life back to town centres.
Preston is also one of the towns to be assisted in this way.

It would be interesting to see how this money is to be used as this is a pilot scheme.
If it is successful then the government will roll out help for 101 town centres.

cashman · 03-01-2020, 11:52

some of the goons were blaming our new M.P. for getting nowt, when this was decided before she was elected, just demonstrates how thick some are to me.

AccyMad · 03-01-2020, 13:51

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Originally Posted by cashman

some of the goons were blaming our new M.P. for getting nowt, when this was decided before she was elected, just demonstrates how thick some are to me.

And when it was first reported that Accrington were getting this windfall, some were praising her for getting the money when, as you say Cashy, it was decided before she was elected - always two sides to an equation

cashman · 03-01-2020, 15:01

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Originally Posted by AccyMad

And when it was first reported that Accrington were getting this windfall, some were praising her for getting the money when, as you say Cashy, it was decided before she was elected - always two sides to an equation

true but i expect nowt else from the communist scum that have destroyed the Labour party.

Ryewolf90 · 03-01-2020, 21:56

There's a few of these schemes running.

Future High Streets Fund

High Street Task Force

High Streets Heritage Action Zones

Margaret Pilkington · 03-01-2020, 22:37

I think the article I read said something about a task force....but cannot for the life of me find where I read it.

RainbowSix · 05-01-2020, 10:20

And what will Accy council waste the monies on?
Something as equally bad and useless as they have already done?

You cannot revive a dead duck no matter how much money you spend and accy centre is just that now.

Margaret Pilkington · 05-01-2020, 11:23

That is exactly why I think there should be someone monitoring the use of the money.....and there should be someone independent holding the purse strings.

Our councils do not have a good track record in making the town centre better.
There should be more made of the market...and the Market Hall.

accybeme · 05-01-2020, 16:52

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

I think the article I read said something about a task force....but cannot for the life of me find where I read it.

Margaret could this be the article you refer too
https://www.lancs.live/news/lancashi...uture-17497470

Margaret Pilkington · 05-01-2020, 17:24

No Accybeme, it said that it was one of 14 towns which would share the money....another local one mentioned was Fishergate in Preston....the article I read mentioned Broadway.

The Accrington Observer carried the story that the town would get no money...just advice.

What good is advice if it is not backed up by financial support?....but it has to be appropriate financial support.