Accrington Web
   

Home Gallery Arcade Blogs Members List Today's Posts
Go Back   Accrington Web > AccyWeb > General Chat
Donate! Join Today

General Chat General chat - common sense in here please. Decent serious discussions to be enjoyed by everyone!


Welcome to Accrington Web!

We are a discussion forum dedicated to the towns of Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and the surrounding areas, sometimes referred to as Hyndburn! We are a friendly bunch please feel free to browse or read on for more info.
You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, photos, play in the community arcade and use our blog section. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so please, join our community today!



Like Tree220Likes
Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 23-05-2013, 20:35   #616
Resting in Peace
 
magpie's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

The Market Hall is getting more and more stalls in it now…
Accrington is a Market Town… I have said it before flatten the Andale ( what left of it) and spend on the Arcade on Warner Street…. We need to be different to the other towns… Warner Street’s got some
Nice specialist shops on it… they need to leave well alone with the bus station… and work on what we have…. And the outdoor Market needs sorting… people used to come Accrington because it was different ( I am sure we could get that back again) if the powers that be used their heads and ask us the public what we want…. It’s time to stand out… before we become a complete ghost town…

I notice Ossy Mills now have Peacocks in there ( the store ) not the birds.... so will we have a mini what used to be high street in the mill ? one wonders.
magpie is offline   Reply With Quote
Accrington Web
Old 23-05-2013, 20:40   #617
God Member
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

the powers that be used to come on here and agree that changes needed to be made to improve accrington town center when they wernt in power

since elected no changes,no action and no fresh ideas and definatly no indication of cleaning up the drunks and smackheads unless you count removing benches from town center as acceptable action
__________________
All comments above are everything to do with here and therefore the resposibility of the Accrington Web website owners admins and mods.


ive just started a relationship with a blind woman !Its quite rewarding but quite challenging ! it took me ages to get her husbands voice right



accyman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23-05-2013, 22:27   #618
Full Member
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by MargaretR View Post
I think the name of the mill was Enfield.
My dad was a tackler there for a few years before he retired.

Katex would know because she worked at Ossy Mills, but she doesn't come here much now.
That was it's name. Spot on Margaret.
Aussie Irene is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28-05-2013, 22:10   #619
Full Member
 
GEaston's Avatar
 

Town Centre Changes

I read with interest but no surprise at all that 1 in 5 shops is going to be gone from high streets in the next 5 years. In Accy it'll be more.

That story, which is on the news today underlines the permanent change that our society is going through caused by a mix of recession and Internet shopping. The question to be addressed and alluded to by me is what should be done with the empty space. That's what I've been getting at in threads like this one and the one about what can the Mayor do to prevent Accys further decline.

All his is opportunity for me because I pickup the broken properties at auction to be fixed/repurposed to residential if required. In general the council needs a funded plan, and I don't believe they have one (they had a plan that was not funded) so what now Hyndburn?
GEaston is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-05-2013, 08:35   #620
Resting in Peace
 
jaysay's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by GEaston View Post
I read with interest but no surprise at all that 1 in 5 shops is going to be gone from high streets in the next 5 years. In Accy it'll be more.

That story, which is on the news today underlines the permanent change that our society is going through caused by a mix of recession and Internet shopping. The question to be addressed and alluded to by me is what should be done with the empty space. That's what I've been getting at in threads like this one and the one about what can the Mayor do to prevent Accys further decline.

All his is opportunity for me because I pickup the broken properties at auction to be fixed/repurposed to residential if required. In general the council needs a funded plan, and I don't believe they have one (they had a plan that was not funded) so what now Hyndburn?
That story didn't surprise me one bit, I for one haven't bought anything from a shop myself for 18 years its all been done either on the internet or by phone and most of my food shopping is done at ASDA or Tesco, I sure I'm not the only one either
jaysay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-05-2013, 09:09   #621
God Member
 
lancsdave's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by GEaston View Post
I read with interest but no surprise at all that 1 in 5 shops is going to be gone from high streets in the next 5 years. In Accy it'll be more.

That story, which is on the news today underlines the permanent change that our society is going through caused by a mix of recession and Internet shopping. The question to be addressed and alluded to by me is what should be done with the empty space. That's what I've been getting at in threads like this one and the one about what can the Mayor do to prevent Accys further decline.

All his is opportunity for me because I pickup the broken properties at auction to be fixed/repurposed to residential if required. In general the council needs a funded plan, and I don't believe they have one (they had a plan that was not funded) so what now Hyndburn?
As the Mayor's role has been answered and is out of the equation you would be better contacting the town centre manager Rob Grigorjevs. He should be able to enlighten you as to the current plans. If you follow the link you will be able to pick up his email address. When you find out you can enlighten us all

Great Harwood Farmers Market
__________________
www.giftprint.co.uk - T-shirt printing & more
lancsdave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29-05-2013, 13:01   #622
Full Member
 
GEaston's Avatar
 

Town Centre Changes

Thanks. I will do that and report back.
GEaston is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 09:31   #623
Administrator


 
Neil's Avatar
 
Ace Driver Champion!
Onslaught 2.1 Champion!
Defender of the Holy Pig Champion!

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by lancsdave View Post
As the Mayor's role has been answered and is out of the equation you would be better contacting the town centre manager Rob Grigorjevs. He should be able to enlighten you as to the current plans. If you follow the link you will be able to pick up his email address. When you find out you can enlighten us all

Great Harwood Farmers Market
I can't understand why the Farmers Market is not held in Accrington. If the Council are organising such things in the smaller towns of Hyndburn will it not take shoppers away from Accrington?
__________________
Site Forum Rules/ Site Disclaimer can be seen from this link
Neil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 09:42   #624
Resting in Peace
 
jaysay's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil View Post
I can't understand why the Farmers Market is not held in Accrington. If the Council are organising such things in the smaller towns of Hyndburn will it not take shoppers away from Accrington?
There could be a possibility they aren't allowed too Neil, there are a lot of minor rules and regs which go with the status of Market Town, always remembering that Gt Harwood was once a town on its own, before the days of Hyndburn and were at one time classed as part of the Ribble Valley
jaysay is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 09:45   #625
Coffin Dodger.

 
cashman's Avatar
 
Jewel Quest Champion!
Cribbage Master Champion!

Re: Town Centre Changes

Possible also there are more Farms in the smaller places in Hyndburn? On that basis would be fair.
__________________
N.L.T.B.G.Y.D. Do not argue with an idiot, they will drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.
cashman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 12:28   #626
God Member
 
lancsdave's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil View Post
I can't understand why the Farmers Market is not held in Accrington. If the Council are organising such things in the smaller towns of Hyndburn will it not take shoppers away from Accrington?
What's your problem, there's tons of bull sold on the flea market several days a week

I don't think the council organise the Farmers Market
magpie likes this.
__________________
www.giftprint.co.uk - T-shirt printing & more
lancsdave is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 12:35   #627
God Member
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by lancsdave View Post
What's your problem, there's tons of bull sold on the flea market several days a week

why pay for your bull when you can go to the twon hall and ask why they have repeatedly lost your paperwork and recieve an abundance of it for free
__________________
All comments above are everything to do with here and therefore the resposibility of the Accrington Web website owners admins and mods.


ive just started a relationship with a blind woman !Its quite rewarding but quite challenging ! it took me ages to get her husbands voice right



accyman is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30-05-2013, 14:32   #628
Grand Wizard Of The Inner Clique
 
Less's Avatar
Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by Neil View Post
I can't understand why the Farmers Market is not held in Accrington. If the Council are organising such things in the smaller towns of Hyndburn will it not take shoppers away from Accrington?
Sorry Neil, why should a Farmers Market be forced to Accrington, are the outskirts of our magnificent Borough not allowed to use money making ideas for their own communities?
__________________
“I am a Bear of Very Little Brain, and long words bother me.”
Winnie the Pooh
Quotes & quoting
Less is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-05-2013, 07:15   #629
Administrator


 
Neil's Avatar
 
Ace Driver Champion!
Onslaught 2.1 Champion!
Defender of the Holy Pig Champion!

Re: Town Centre Changes

Quote:
Originally Posted by Less View Post
Sorry Neil, why should a Farmers Market be forced to Accrington, are the outskirts of our magnificent Borough not allowed to use money making ideas for their own communities?
Of course they are yes.

If you spread out the shopping opportunities across the Borough instead of trying to concentrate it in the centre of Accrington it will kill off Accrington even quicker.

There is only so much money to be spent so concentrating that spending in one town looks like the only way to make Accrington a vibrant shopping centre.

My own view is that ACcrington's current shopping area is far to big for the number of shoppers and should shrink to fit the shoppers.
__________________
Site Forum Rules/ Site Disclaimer can be seen from this link
Neil is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31-05-2013, 07:18   #630
God Member
 
Gayle's Avatar
 

Re: Town Centre Changes

The reason the farmers market is in Great Harwood is because it was started by local business man Nick (might be Neil sorry) Gaskell from Gaskell motors. It was originally on their land but it started to get quite decent so they then had words with the council who supported the move to town gate and who now work on it as a joint initiative.
jaysay and Judith Addison like this.
__________________






The views expressed within this post are mine and mine alone.

Gayle is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply




Other sites of interest.. More town sites..




All times are GMT. The time now is 07:22.


© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.1