1 hour ago, Sweep said:

indeed. To be fair though, he did lube in Hitchin, which is lovely, and shows that a decent town centre can work, if supported by the locals, and more importantly the local council

I still do lube in Hitchin

See you on the train later 😉

2 hours ago, MancWanderer said:

I bet it was 😁

Haha, not sure what happened there.

But I think he lubes up there, on a fairly regular basis as well

11 minutes ago, Sweep said:

Haha, not sure what happened there.

But I think he lubes up there, on a fairly regular basis as well

he likes it raw, dry and bloody

2 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

There are many older buildings with loads of character. They certainly don't want ripping down, but enhancing with the replacement of adjacent monstrosities, and better use.

The old Turkish baths just one example, row of solicitor type businesses along St George's road: reallynwell kept and used by smaller companies.

I don’t want the whole town flattening 😆 I’m on about the centre with the dozenS of vape shop, bookies and pie shops.

9 hours ago, DirtySanchez said:

Not seen the plans but could it be designed so that when your walking to the town centre you get an aligned view of the town hall

AO wanted to buy that years ago, it was pretty much a done deal until the council turned around to them at the last minute and said it’s an extra x amount for the parking. AOs owner politely told them to go and fuck themselves and they moved to parklands instead

1 hour ago, DirtySanchez said:

You used to live in Crawley

You even poorer fucker

Used to.....😊

2 hours ago, Sweep said:

indeed. To be fair though, he does live in Hitchin, which is lovely, and shows that a decent town centre can work, if supported by the locals, and more importantly the local council

Its ok at best, had a nice curry there once.

Dunno, thought all that area was a bit bland when i had the misfortune to take a job in Cambridge and had to live up that way for 18 months.

53 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said:

Its ok at best, had a nice curry there once.

Dunno, thought all that area was a bit bland when i had the misfortune to take a job in Cambridge and had to live up that way for 18 months.

Life choices aren't your forte are they

Crawley

Royston

Booted out by your landlord

12 hours ago, frank_spencer said:

Ideally they'd turn it to green space. But I think the plan is offices/apartments

Wasn't it originally houses before the shopping boom of the 60's and 70's ?

Either way it won't ever be shops again. Town Centre needs to be shrank.. Even Bury has its fair share of empty shops now and no indoor market still..

8 hours ago, royal white said:

I don’t want the whole town flattening 😆 I’m on about the centre with the dozenS of vape shop, bookies and pie shops.

AO wanted to buy that years ago, it was pretty much a done deal until the council turned around to them at the last minute and said it’s an extra x amount for the parking. AOs owner politely told them to go and fuck themselves and they moved to parklands instead

Turkish baths are very much town centre. I took the time recently to look at some of the architecture- many of the buildings are quite impressive, and ornate. Maybe from the textile boom era.

They just seem to get lost amongst the depressing, tawdry carbuncles in between them.

Town centre would be improved with a big sign and free bus service to Mahmood's Rwanda.

5 hours ago, only1swanny said:

Wasn't it originally houses before the shopping boom of the 60's and 70's ?

Either way it won't ever be shops again. Town Centre needs to be shrank.. Even Bury has its fair share of empty shops now and no indoor market still..

Bury Indoor market was awaiting any government support as a result of the shit concrete also it coincided time wise with the financial commitment to the new multi use space. Given most shops in the hall have new venues in the mill gate and possibly more passing trade than they had in the market hall I can't see a rush to a decision.

There's also units in The Rock development that have never had tennants as well as more recent empty units

Also one of the major plans for Bolton town centre was to bring housing into the plans. Houses were supposed to be going where Audi is, on Chorley Street car park and in church warf.

This is what will help revive the centre better than offices and apartments. Remove the massive areas of dead industrial units and bring folk to a walkable distance to the centre.

11 hours ago, Not in Crawley said:

Used to.....😊

Are you Not in Crawley?

6 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said:

Turkish baths are very much town centre. I took the time recently to look at some of the architecture- many of the buildings are quite impressive, and ornate. Maybe from the textile boom era.

They just seem to get lost amongst the depressing, tawdry carbuncles in between them.

Town centre would be improved with a big sign and free bus service to Mahmood's Rwanda.

They’re Just offices in a part of town that doesn’t attract anything.