Market Hall Refurbishment

[garinda]

Cllr Haworth said, "We are thrilled to have a celebrity chef of Aldo's calibre demonstrate his fantastic cookery skills in the Market Hall. it was a fabulous day with people coming along to see Aldo work his culinary magic in our newly refurbished Market Hall, now open six days a week."

Top Chef Aldo Zilli Comes To Accrington



You can't knock her for trying.

[garinda]

'Accrington Market Played host today, to the Sci-fi legend Kenny Baker. The Man inside R2-D2. Kenny was signing copies of his autobiography for fans. Don't worry if you missed Kenny, you can purchase his book by clicking below. We also had the pleasure of Mr Andy Stone a very smiley upbeat pianist. He played old favourites and kept the crowd entertained.'



Flyers - Accrington - Oswaldtwistle - Blackburn - Rishton - Great Harwood - Haslingden - Clayton le moors - Burnley - Nelson - Colne

Sometimes, The League of Gentlemen's fictional town of surealist lunatics, Royston Vasey, looks very, very, normal.

[flashy]

"We are thrilled to have a celebrity chef of Aldo's calibre demonstrate his fantastic cookery''

he couldn't turn it down for what they where paying him, silly woman


has anyone ever noticed that PB has a striking resemblance to Uncle Fester from The Adams Family?

[garinda]

Originally Posted by garinda

'Accrington Market Played host today, to the Sci-fi legend Kenny Baker. The Man inside R2-D2. Kenny was signing copies of his autobiography for fans. Don't worry if you missed Kenny, you can purchase his book by clicking below. We also had the pleasure of Mr Andy Stone a very smiley upbeat pianist. He played old favourites and kept the crowd entertained.'



Flyers - Accrington - Oswaldtwistle - Blackburn - Rishton - Great Harwood - Haslingden - Clayton le moors - Burnley - Nelson - Colne

Sometimes, The League of Gentlemen's fictional town of surealist lunatics, Royston Vasey, looks very, very, normal.

I wondered who helped him tinkle, in the upstairs loos?

They probably hired a specially converted Winnebago, with a tiny wee toilet, for him to relax in, before and after his appearance.

[bullseyebarb]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Excellent idea! I spend many a happy Saturday afternoon at the bar in the Arndale Market in Manchester. Pick a few bits and pieces, then have a few beers while watching the world go by. Accy Market should get one right away. Definitely, the only way to shop!

I haven't seen the finished product. It was still being renovated when I visited last March. Whilst a full service bar and some comfortable seating would not be a bad thing, it isn't exactly in keeping with the original intent. I loved the old outside market as well as the Market Hall. It seems that the spirit has been knocked out of both.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Less

Ah, trying to confuse me now, eh?

If I was going to do that Less I'd put a shovel and a fork against a wall and ask you to take your pick

[Ken Moss]

Originally Posted by Less

Just reading the obbo', the Queen of fantasy island claims on page 13 that the spending on the celebs 'generated 3,000 extra people' to the area, good job it was before the toilets were closed or we residents would have drowned in what they would naturally leave behind.

Could she please prove the accuracy of 3,000 people, then explain why with so many extra, potentially full bladders, a need to close toilets rather than urgently to erect new ones exists?

It's already put to full council as a question. If it's accurate then good on them, but if it's just bandying figures about as many suspect then it's not really on to try and dupe the public into thinking they've done far better than they have with the refurbishment.

I don't know how they can possibly measure footfall in the town centre with any degree of accuracy.

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Ken Moss

I don't know how they can possibly measure footfall in the town centre with any degree of accuracy.

Perhaps they're taking the pee?

They measure the amount of waste water produced in the Market Hall toilets.

Use a mathematical formula, to work out how many people it would have taken to produce said amount.

Hey presto!

An accurate figure.

Which in this case we're told is 3,000 people.

[Margaret Pilkington]

so they didn't use my formula after all!

[Wynonie Harris]

Had a detour through the Market Hall yesterday afternoon on my way up to the Oaklea, as I needed to pay a visit after getting off the X41. Couldn't believe how dead it was. When I think of the thriving, bustling place it used to be on Saturday afternoons 20-30 years ago. The toilets were very nice, though.

[jaysay]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Had a detour through the Market Hall yesterday afternoon on my way up to the Oaklea, as I needed to pay a visit after getting off the X41. Couldn't believe how dead it was. When I think of the thriving, bustling place it used to be on Saturday afternoons 20-30 years ago. The toilets were very nice, though.

Now your just taking the pee

[garinda]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

The toilets were very nice, though.

No community artists, knocking about in the 'liberated empty terrain' in the Market Hall, to comment on?

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by garinda

No community artists, knocking about in the 'liberated empty terrain' in the Market Hall, to comment on?

Nope, just a few people sat round on the benches, staring into space...and there's plenty of it to stare into!

[Bernard Dawson]

Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris

Had a detour through the Market Hall yesterday afternoon on my way up to the Oaklea, as I needed to pay a visit after getting off the X41. Couldn't believe how dead it was. When I think of the thriving, bustling place it used to be on Saturday afternoons 20-30 years ago. The toilets were very nice, though.

Those toilets are state of the art apparently.Whatever that means.

[Wynonie Harris]

Originally Posted by Bernard Dawson

Those toilets are state of the art apparently.Whatever that means.

Are they? Just look like ordinary, everyday bogs to me (very clean and well-maintained I must say).