Letter: Dying town needs attractions
Wednesday 26th May 2010, 8:42AM BST.
Letter: As a Shrewsbury lad born and bred I am appalled by the scrapping of plans to remove noise restrictions in the Quarry as the council has indicated it would cost it as much as £2,000 (Shropshire Star, May 20).
Such a paltry amount pales into insignificance when one considers the £20,000 pay rise given to the new head of the council and the millions wasted on the Darwin concrete eyesore and the fourth improvement of Harlescott crossroads.
Shrewsbury is dying and has become a ghost town with an unprecedented number of boarded up shops (and charity shops). With footfall dropping Shrewsbury needs schemes to attract people who are being put off coming by the cost of parking and gridlocked access.
The nimby members of the town residents’ association must also shoulder considerable blame by opposing anything that may bring life to the town.
These people for so long have put the self-interest of the few before the overall interests of the town and its long suffering tradespeople. We live in a changing world and in order to survive Shrewsbury, in the words of Darwin, “needs to evolve”.
Live music in the Quarry is a good thing and like the flower show will bring people and revenue to the town.
If the minute sum of £2,000 is too much for the authority to bear, might I suggest that the new head of the council takes the lead of ministers who have agreed a five per cent pay cut.
A one per cent pay cut by our council head would fund this.
A D France
Shrewsbury
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[The nimby members of the town residents’ association must also shoulder considerable blame by opposing anything that may bring life to the town.]
Bear in mind the concrete eyesore as you call it is not an eyesore to some, just as the loud young peoples concerts are enjoyed by some townsfolk and not others.
The Shrewsbury born and bred does not make a happeth of difference to your rights as a Shrewsbury citizen but you would be wise to widen your cultural experience to encompass more than just what happens to “chill your beans!”
You are in danger of becoming as inward- looking and narrow minded as those residents you are complaining about otherwise. ;)
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If one lives in the convenience of a town environment, they should also expect certain occasional inconveniences that go along with it. The Quarry is a public gathering place (as it was when anyone chose to live near it) and so some noise should be expected, such as fireworks,church bells, dogs barking, people laughing and shouting, concerts, traffic etc. If you want silence you can live outside of town.
However I don’t see what the Darwin sculpture has to do with it,(as the £2000 cost of removing the restrictions is not even worthy of mention, and a very poor excuse) I am quite getting to like the sculpture now that it is beginning to weather and the greenery is around it.
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…surely the promoters of the 80s/outdoor show would cover the cost of the £2000-00 mentioned in the report ??? thus getting good coverage in press and extra sales to cover the cost, just seems some people dont want the event to be a success in Shropshire, a county deprived of live music already, just look at the Severn Theatre programme ! what a waste
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