Sunday 31 October 2010
It's - The Vine
There they were today, Sunday afternoon, Dave, Chris, Pat, family and friends, putting on the second coat of paint in The Vine. The energy and determination were great to see. Opening ceremony at 10.00 a.m. next Wednesday 3rd November. It's all looking good for a very successful venture, and one that deserves strong and steady support.
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Congratulations to Dave and Amie on their new venture which We (my family and I) shall be supporting.
ReplyDeleteI would like to say that supporting this venture is most positive and pro active action that I have seen from the lovewadebridge group its great to see this as opposed to the usual negative propaganda regards supermarkets and proposing to own the views of the residents of the town.
This what I would expect from such a group.....keep this up and your membership will grow. Who knows I might even be tempted to join myself.
Having said that just noticed twitter updates..lets not get too involved in other towns supermarket issues.
I personally have no problems with another Supermarket.
ReplyDelete1. More skilled/temporary jobs for the people of Wadebridge and let’s remember not everyone wants a skilled job...
2. More supermarkets = competition = better prices for the people of Wadebridge.
3. Any additional petrol stations with petrol @ a reasonable price is welcome. (No offence Tregonning but sorry I did not sign your petition)
4. Shops within Wadebridge are not the heart of Wadebridge. Town shops will always get my support when they offer excellent product, price and service like Stokes do.
There are hundreds of young people in Wadebridge School who will, at some point within the next six years, be looking for skilled jobs that could sustain them throughout a lifetime's career. Jobs that could enable them to buy homes, get married and raise families of their own. To lead independent lives, not relying on Jobseeker's Allowance and other benefits.
ReplyDeleteThe Council site is zoned as employment land. If Sainsbury's are allowed to tarmac it over for a 300 vehicle car park, any prospect of decent jobs for our youngsters will be lost forever.
We owe it to our youngsters to ensure this is not allowed to happen. Do we really want to force them to seek their fortune elsewhere?
We should be lobbying Cornwall Council to market that site to organisations that can bring skilled jobs to this area. History teaches us that the current recession will end and prosperous times will return. When they do, businesses will be looking for attractive sites. A 10 year business rate holiday, as one example, is extremely attractive. Cornwall Council: more imagination and more proactivity please. It's not about clearing your debts. It's about the future of our children, who are the future of this town.
John Fairbanks
I think that seeing Supermarkets as the reason why Cornwall's young people will find it difficult to remain in the county is not helpful.
ReplyDeleteThere are many issues impacting on this and one of the biggest problems is where they will live. I think that more imagination and pro-activity is required with this first. The problem of housing for local people in Cornwall predates this Supermarket calamity by many years. I think that Andrew is right when he says that not everyone wants a skilled job and we need to accept that some of these people will want to live in our town.
Again there is this preoccupation with the need for people to buy houses.........why? What is the issue with renting?
The distinction made between skilled workers at one end of the spectrum and those "relying"(could be deemed offensive) on benefits at the other is very black and white and glosses over a number of workers in between.
I think it unlikely that now or some point in the near future there will be any organisations that will be interested in setting up a business on that site. The similar site on the other side of town near Tesco's has been available for years most of the businesses there are not new they have just moved.
@John Suggesting a correlation between the arrival of a new supermarket and the downfall of our next generation sounds a little silly. Objective views are needed to ensure a new supermarket does not affect our town.
ReplyDelete@The Uke of Cornwall I think you talk sense. Nothing wrong with renting.... Houses are over-priced. Council please concentrate on more affordable homes to buy/rent.
The supermarket(s) are coming end of we need to accept this. We need to concentrate on ensuring local business are not affected. 30% reduction in trade to the town as a result is not acceptable. Waived business rate, loyalty cards, retailers themselves stepping up a gear are the best suggestions I’ve heard.
I'm interested to know the thoughts of Lovewadebridge in relation to the plans the Council has to sell off the Camel Trail to private ownership. This could be a real issue for the town as we all know what will come then ........a charge to go on it!
ReplyDeleteIt is the things that make Wadebridge individual and sets it apart from other towns that need to be focused on.
A move like this would be a big gamble to say the least. I think this would cause infinitely more damage then the introduction of a supermarket.
ReplyDeleteFor a start the route would probably be removed from the Sustrans Cycle Network, which alone would have a huge impact on the use of the trail.