• Thanks for visiting and being willing to help add to the debate about the future usage[s] of Tenbury's Cattle Market site.
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There are some great ideas on the questionnaire. I would be happy with a combination of just about any of them!
ReplyDeleteThe town would really benefit if the site was opened up sensitively to the riverside, with an area where the holly and mistletoe sales could be held - and other markets too.
I would love to see the Museum and TIC in the RBB building, and it would be good for them to be in the centre of activity - and good for the town, too.
These ideas could easily combine with other, more commercially beneficial projects. It could be a great place to live if houses were built that could cope with flooding - and there are some great innovative designs out there.
I think this is very exciting.
Some good pointers Acorn..
ReplyDeleteThe possibilities are out there - it'll be interesting to see what ideas and suggestions come back / are passed-on to the Town Council/MHDC etc now that the town and locale have had their chance to have a say..
What right do you think you have telling a private person what he can and can't do with his privately owned land. It's like someone telling what you can or can't erect or demolish (withing planning boundaries) in you private garden. This is a complete waste of time. If Mr Chase wants to sell or keep his own land it's up to him. Likewise if he wants to leave it as it is or put it to some other use, then again within planning boundaries, it's up to him. No one has, or should have the right to tell someone what to do with their own property.
ReplyDeleteI don't think this blog tells anyone to do anything if you actually read it.. Instead it reflects a set of community concerns that are shared by hundreds of local people in and around Tenbury Wells. It also acts to highlight proactive suggestions that might benefit the wider community on this site instead of just defaulting to a large supermarket build.
ReplyDeleteMr Chase may or may not give a fig what hundreds in the local community think though and he may indeed just want to cash the site in to the highest bidder.. We're hoping that he'll at least consider what many in the local community want though with this key piece of land and agree to a conversation. We'd like to work with him to help both realise his investment while securing a blended development of the land that could benefit all..
Good work, fantastic. Do not worry about the 'busy body' they will find flaws in any community project that they did not have the original idea.
ReplyDeleteA listening campaign, is listening. Action, I very much look forward to being involved in the future.
Miles
Also, ignore anyone who is 'Anonymous'; they are only out to 'attack' people who do fine work. If they displayed their name we would understand whether they make a 'positive contribution' or just a thorn that no one wants to listen to.
ReplyDeleteHi Miles, thanks for the support.. If you could send an e-mail to us of method of contacting you then we'll add you to the many locals on our mailing list.. You'd be very welcome to come long to our semi regular meets too.
ReplyDeleteIf you wish you could temporarily add a comment with an e-mail then I'll see it go up and can then record/copy and delete it from this blog.
Ludlow has picked itself up and offering something unique (it always has but with its festival and food titles, wow it is a gem). I always feel that Tenbiury is a remarkable town but often overlooked because people either drive past or pop in on way (or even to the coast). of course Ludlow has plenty to offer which Tenbury can't. But we have a strong and vibrant community and have the opportunity to reinvent what is meant by a 'market town' fit for this century. People will probably agree that Ludlow, although nice is a world full of many supermarkets; Tenbury does not. It has independent shops, run by family businesses that have long and traditional heritage - this is what Tenbury is. Of course Ludlow does have independents and the Food Centre - what will make Tenbury stand out?
ReplyDeleteCan Tenbury call itself a 'market town' anymore? How can Tenbury redefine itself to be an 'exempler of the modern market town'?
Is it about a totally new future or looking back at why the King provided a Royal charter in 1249?
The tide is turning the govt and people are looking at social enterprises, co-operatives and employee ownership. Tenbury with its unique heritage could lead on this. This is why I established the 'Tenbury - the market town with a great heart' - but the argument turned nasty with some Tesco wanna's.
We have the opportunity to create real jobs. Tesco is one massive employer, but what about the supply chain. Where do Tesco apples, jam, bottled water, veg etc., come from? Yep, the cheapest source often offshore.
"Tenbury town, market town, Tenbury produce, up market, Tenbury community = people forces NOT market forces!"