Saving Burnley Town Centre
Saving Burnley Town Centre
The post-apocalyptic feel of our town centre is both sad and disturbing. The beginning of June as a reopen target might be too late for many small businesses. There doesn't appear to have been any local spikes of infection from our ever open supermarkets, so why are our town centre shops still closed?
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Re: Burnley Town Centre R.I.P.
Why do you think they are still closed?
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Re: Burnley Town Centre R.I.P.
Burnley's had a post-apocalyptic feel about it for years
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Have you been in a coma for the past two months?
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Re: Burnley Town Centre R.I.P.
The only places I’ve visited in Burnley town centre for probably 5-10 years are the pubs, coffee shops and Next.
Are there actually any other shops these days apart from book makers & pound shops
Are there actually any other shops these days apart from book makers & pound shops
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Social distancing could well be the death knell for many High Street bookmakers already feeling the impact of new legislation limiting the size of bets on FOBT's. While the vast majority may be happy to join a 2 metres queue to enter the supermarket there are many that will be unwilling to queue to enter a High Street bookies. Most want to pop in, place a bet, and leave.
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Every cloud and all thatkentonclaret wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 12:32 pmSocial distancing could well be the death knell for many High Street bookmakers already feeling the impact of new legislation limiting the size of bets on FOBT's. While the vast majority may be happy to join a 2 metres queue to enter the supermarket there are many that will be unwilling to queue to enter a High Street bookies. Most want to pop in, place a bet, and leave.
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Burnley asda is definately an avoid area
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Oddies open again now. Haffners pie factory open on Marlboro Street but no pork pies or steak n kidney yeSterday. Meat and potato, chicken and mushroom and chicken curry available.
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Burnley Poundland reopening tomorrow with new safety measures in place.
Poundland to reopen in Burnley with these new safety measures
Marshals will be stationed at the door to limit the number of customers while floor markers will help customers maintain social distancing.
Britain's leading discount retailer will return to Burnley tomorrow (May 20).
Poundland will bring another batch of stores out of hibernation as it steadily reopens those that were temporarily closed.
Some 15 stores, including the the Charter Walk Shopping Centre store in Burnley, will be back open after 34 stores welcomed customers through their doors on Monday (May 18) for the first time in weeks.
Poundland has kept most of its stores open for essential shopping, but in March it placed one-in-nine stores in hibernation, largely where it had another store close by or was in a shopping centre that had difficulty remaining open.
Poundland retail director Austin Cooke said: “We’ve been encouraged by the response from customers hearing about our stores coming out of hibernation this week.
"Our colleagues are glad to be back at work in their stores and we know customers are reassured by the protection measures we’ve put in place so their local Poundland can open again.
“We’re moving to reopen all hibernating Poundland stores steadily and carefully, making health and safety for customers and colleagues our top priority, just as we have in all the stores that continued to remain open throughout the last few weeks.”
'Operation Sleeping Beauty' was launched this week to reawaken stores that were temporarily closed.
The latest batch of stores stretches from the South West of England to the North East and includes stores in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Subject to agreeing final details with a handful of shopping centre landlords, Poundland intends to reopen the final batch of hibernating stores as early as next week.
Robust health and safety measures will operate as they do in all Poundland stores that have remained open. Measures customers can expect to see include:
Marshals at the door to limit the number of customers in store at any one time
Floor markers to help customers maintain social distancing
Perspex screens at manned checkouts to protect colleagues and customers
The closure of every other self-checkout to make appropriate social distancing easier
Rigorous hygiene routines that include colleagues washing their hands every 20 minutes and key surfaces being wiped down every hour
In normal times, Poundland attracts seven million shoppers a week to its stores across the UK.
Poundland to reopen in Burnley with these new safety measures
Marshals will be stationed at the door to limit the number of customers while floor markers will help customers maintain social distancing.
Britain's leading discount retailer will return to Burnley tomorrow (May 20).
Poundland will bring another batch of stores out of hibernation as it steadily reopens those that were temporarily closed.
Some 15 stores, including the the Charter Walk Shopping Centre store in Burnley, will be back open after 34 stores welcomed customers through their doors on Monday (May 18) for the first time in weeks.
Poundland has kept most of its stores open for essential shopping, but in March it placed one-in-nine stores in hibernation, largely where it had another store close by or was in a shopping centre that had difficulty remaining open.
Poundland retail director Austin Cooke said: “We’ve been encouraged by the response from customers hearing about our stores coming out of hibernation this week.
"Our colleagues are glad to be back at work in their stores and we know customers are reassured by the protection measures we’ve put in place so their local Poundland can open again.
“We’re moving to reopen all hibernating Poundland stores steadily and carefully, making health and safety for customers and colleagues our top priority, just as we have in all the stores that continued to remain open throughout the last few weeks.”
'Operation Sleeping Beauty' was launched this week to reawaken stores that were temporarily closed.
The latest batch of stores stretches from the South West of England to the North East and includes stores in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Subject to agreeing final details with a handful of shopping centre landlords, Poundland intends to reopen the final batch of hibernating stores as early as next week.
Robust health and safety measures will operate as they do in all Poundland stores that have remained open. Measures customers can expect to see include:
Marshals at the door to limit the number of customers in store at any one time
Floor markers to help customers maintain social distancing
Perspex screens at manned checkouts to protect colleagues and customers
The closure of every other self-checkout to make appropriate social distancing easier
Rigorous hygiene routines that include colleagues washing their hands every 20 minutes and key surfaces being wiped down every hour
In normal times, Poundland attracts seven million shoppers a week to its stores across the UK.
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Look don't travel that much at all within England but is there anywhere that has more £ shops than Burnley town centre ?
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Queuing to get into Poundland, welcome to the future!
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Common sight everywhere tbh. Even "best town centre in England" as per all the news reports, Altrincham, has several alongside the fancy food places.
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When did they close? I was in the town centre one a few weeks ago & they had markings by the till & a guard on the door then. Seen people going in the one up by Asda too.tiger76 wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 1:09 pmBurnley Poundland reopening tomorrow with new safety measures in place.
Poundland to reopen in Burnley with these new safety measures
Marshals will be stationed at the door to limit the number of customers while floor markers will help customers maintain social distancing.
Britain's leading discount retailer will return to Burnley tomorrow (May 20).
Poundland will bring another batch of stores out of hibernation as it steadily reopens those that were temporarily closed.
Some 15 stores, including the the Charter Walk Shopping Centre store in Burnley, will be back open after 34 stores welcomed customers through their doors on Monday (May 18) for the first time in weeks.
Poundland has kept most of its stores open for essential shopping, but in March it placed one-in-nine stores in hibernation, largely where it had another store close by or was in a shopping centre that had difficulty remaining open.
Poundland retail director Austin Cooke said: “We’ve been encouraged by the response from customers hearing about our stores coming out of hibernation this week.
"Our colleagues are glad to be back at work in their stores and we know customers are reassured by the protection measures we’ve put in place so their local Poundland can open again.
“We’re moving to reopen all hibernating Poundland stores steadily and carefully, making health and safety for customers and colleagues our top priority, just as we have in all the stores that continued to remain open throughout the last few weeks.”
'Operation Sleeping Beauty' was launched this week to reawaken stores that were temporarily closed.
The latest batch of stores stretches from the South West of England to the North East and includes stores in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Subject to agreeing final details with a handful of shopping centre landlords, Poundland intends to reopen the final batch of hibernating stores as early as next week.
Robust health and safety measures will operate as they do in all Poundland stores that have remained open. Measures customers can expect to see include:
Marshals at the door to limit the number of customers in store at any one time
Floor markers to help customers maintain social distancing
Perspex screens at manned checkouts to protect colleagues and customers
The closure of every other self-checkout to make appropriate social distancing easier
Rigorous hygiene routines that include colleagues washing their hands every 20 minutes and key surfaces being wiped down every hour
In normal times, Poundland attracts seven million shoppers a week to its stores across the UK.
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Re: Burnley Town Centre R.I.P.
Never been anywhere near a Poundland since I read this https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -bags.html
Found this one from later too whilst searching the above which I recalled https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2667363/p ... te-santas/
Oh, and this https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/84897 ... orth-store
Found this one from later too whilst searching the above which I recalled https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2667363/p ... te-santas/
Oh, and this https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/84897 ... orth-store
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How come the Sunday Sport didn't run the story too?
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They did but the poundland branch was on Mars next to the WW11 Bomber and Elvis`s CarDevils_Advocate wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 3:25 pmHow come the Sunday Sport didn't run the story too?
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Staff at a Poundland shop resealed packets of biscuits with Sellotape after they were gnawed by mice and put them back on sale.
Yuck.
Yuck.
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Nothing new that really,i used to work at a bakery in Rossendale were the first job of the day was arming my self with an hand brush and sweeping the mice droppings off the trays of pies...Billy Balfour wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 3:52 pmStaff at a Poundland shop resealed packets of biscuits with Sellotape after they were gnawed by mice and put them back on sale.
Yuck.
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Luxury ..... we used to tell the kids the mouse droppings were 100's and 1000's in our bakery .... sweeping them off huh
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The fines need to be much higher for putting public health at risk. Some companies don't give a toss about pest control and they cheap-out on putting safeguards in place that can clampdown as soon as any infestations occurs.
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I used to work at a cooked meat factory in Waterfoot the pork came in big plastic boxes ready to be tenderised and cooked the tubs had slugs climbing up the sides were this is food there is vermin
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I used to work at Ross Poultry in Aldershot from live birds to being frozen solid about four hours.....the place was teaming with vermin....its the nature of the beast.
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Went in for first time in two or three months last week. Didn’t look too lively.
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It's a disgrace how long the Adelphi has been stood looking like that.cricketfieldclarets wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 4:57 pmWent in for first time in two or three months last week. Didn’t look too lively.
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Is the Adelphi the one up near Burnley Central station? Doesn't exactly give the best first impression of the town as the train pulls in.Pimlico_Claret wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:06 pmIt's a disgrace how long the Adelphi has been stood looking like that.
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Burnley was doing well, however let's slag the place off.
https://burnley.co.uk/huge-footfall-inc ... k-opening/
https://burnley.co.uk/huge-footfall-inc ... k-opening/
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Government need to very quickly implement measures to stop retailers closing up.
Cancel rates from retailers for 12 months minimum, introduce online transaction tax immediately.
Cancel rates from retailers for 12 months minimum, introduce online transaction tax immediately.
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This government?
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Last few match days when I've walked through the town centre it seemed to have been through a bit of a face lift which made the place look so much better. There were also some nice little cafes and shops popping up. It'd be a terrible shame if this pandemic set the clock back on that improvement.
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I work on Charter Walk with the current owners and management team - so much work is going on behind the scenes to get the centre open, safely and as soon as possible. Its going to be a different experience but it will come back and will need the towns residents behind it.
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When everything opens up again, the town centre will be one big Petri Dish.
Could be the first time in years we've had a bit of culture in Burnley Town Centre.
Could be the first time in years we've had a bit of culture in Burnley Town Centre.
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It did Mark's n Spencer's no harm when everything was a penny.except the Bene.Pimlico_Claret wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 2:08 pmQueuing to get into Poundland, welcome to the future!
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A great watering hole back in the seventies..along with the coach makers and the reindeer all on one little street. It could be put to good use... and you've got ask yourself why it's been left in such a sad condition.Pimlico_Claret wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 6:06 pmIt's a disgrace how long the Adelphi has been stood looking like that.
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Ah Coachmakers my first pub, only 14 at the time
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Talking of pubs from the 70's didn't there used to be one near where Aldi is now off Active Way? Can't remember what it was called though.
Also one across the road, corner of Standish Street (ish). Prince Albert?
Also one across the road, corner of Standish Street (ish). Prince Albert?
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You have to ask the owners! Possibly some sort of planning issues as in they may want to knock it down but can’t do they are waiting for it to fall down?
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I wonder where this current situation leaves Burnley town centre's prospective developement on Curzon St?
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Queen's Head ?Vintage Claret wrote: ↑Wed May 20, 2020 12:09 pmTalking of pubs from the 70's didn't there used to be one near where Aldi is now off Active Way? Can't remember what it was called though
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I would prefer that rather than queue to get into say, Pret a Manger and pay a Kings Ransom for a posh butty full of leavesPimlico_Claret wrote: ↑Tue May 19, 2020 2:08 pmQueuing to get into Poundland, welcome to the future!
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Pret a manger in Burnley, that was a hard drug induced psychedelic dream you had
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That might be it, had an inkling there was something in the name to do with royalty.
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Having a few beers in them and jumping onto the special trains, great times.
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Sorry to hear this. Did it have any underlying health issues?
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