How Things Have Changed.

I moved from the City many years ago ,for better housing and a well paid job,to give my Wife and Family a better and healthier environment.
There was plenty employment and shops in the area.
In one small Precinct alone we had two Banks,three large grocery shops,two butchers,chemist,a large fresh fruit and veg store,restaurant,large bar and lounge,newsagents, fish and chip shop,handicraft shop,ladies and gents clothing shops and various other small shops.

In this Precinct now, we have a bookmaker,newsagent.grocers, takeaway, chemist, and a Pub.
All the other outlets are shuttered, It's a sad sight.

The older town was just a mass of good quality shops, we could purchase everything required for the home, from Groceries,clothing,furniture,D.I.Y, even a pet shop. we now have in their place.:
Buy your Gold Shops, Check Shops,Loan Shops,Pound Shops, two or three other cheap shops Charity Shops, Buy Your Old Clothes Shops,A Pub, and FOUR Betting shops.
Gone is the Community life, meeting people,having a coffee with them and having a Blether.

Gone are about seven large Employers and umpteen smaller Employers, who between them must have employed Thousands of staff , full time and part time.

It's a Sad sight when I walk or Cycle around and see all the empty spaces were Factories etc used to stand ,and all that is there is Spare Ground, No Buildings,Desolation..

 

We got a few scumbags hanging around the betting shop in Bridport, don't think they've got any place on a high street.

Fortunately we got loads of small businesses that are keeping going, the tory plan to bulldoze all the small shops never happened

And we still got a regular market on Wednesday and Saturday

 

It is a sad state of affairs @music ...my town has certainly deteriorated over the years.They seem to have a habit of creating these new shopping centres and leave the rest of the town boarded up . As for the 'village' where I live, it was lovely when I was growing up,there was a small farm and the usual Baker,butcher,greengrocer,PO and pub,now it's been overtaken with Takeaways ,coffee shops and Hairdressers...If that's progress I'll eat my hat

 

It's all over I am afraid.
12 years ago, myself and the Mrs moved to a small village just inside the M25. There were 3 pubs, a garden centre, an off license, dry cleaners, a few other shops - a real country feel.
Today - most of it has been knocked down and is housing, housing and more housing. Oh, and the charity shop is now an estate agent.

 

One thing with living here, is that there isn't anything that they could close, we have no shops,pubs,post office,post box all are 10 miles away

 

I did say moving to Flat Holm was a bad move Jiff.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat_Holm

I see it's Ynys Echni in Welsh, is'nt that one of the sacred words?

 

So, does that mean i'm welsh now

 

Bore Da Jiffy

 

Just Announced,our Nearest Tesco is to close in March. they are already starting to shift stock.
Same as above, Workers Crying .