Your chance to have a say on £6m Grimsby town centre transformation plan

“lildog is 100% right in everything he/she says!

I would like to add that there are also parts of Sidney Sussex, Hainton, Welholme, Heneage, Park and West Marsh that are every bit as bad as East Marsh. We hear members of this Labour led council complaining regularly about their government funding when they are neglecting the needs of 000's of residents and spending what money they have on grand schemes that are no help at all to those living in poverty and unhealthy and inadequate housing.

I understand that NELC has over £100,000,000 (yes that's OVER ONE HUNDRED MILLION POUNDS!) set aside in reserve for a rainy day. How bad do things have to be before they start to use SOME of these reserves to benefit the poorest members of our society?

People mocked our local MP for refusing to live like many of the residents he represents in a television programme - perhaps Cllrs Shaw and Burnett should try it for themselves to learn more about what it is to be poor. Maybe then they would put aside some of their political dogma and start to run NELC for the benefit of it's residents instead of trying to make political points that benefit no-one but themselves!”

“There is absolutely no point in raising issues with this council, it simply appears to be 'Big Brother' to Great Coates Parish Council, totally undemocratic, with a nucleus of councillors totally ignoring what others may say or feel is required for the benefit of the people of this area.
Yes, they are going to spend £6 million on the top town, more on a swimming pool, but what are they spending on what is needed?
The whole of the East Marsh is crying out for wholesale rejuvenation, in facilities, housing and of course the ever present question of Freeman Street.
Roads need repairing and we need good planners.
Scartho Top is crawling along to its completion, private builders want to build hundreds of homes on Green Belt land.
Do you know that there are homes in existence on small pockets of land, built over six month periods, mostly for rent. If these smaller companies can build at a good rate, how about getting them moving where needed.
And whilst we discuss things in this time of austerity, how much money has the local authority ferreted away for a rainy day?”

“1st Hedgewood where are you getting FREE deliveries from
2nd Its nice to see such a crack team on the job GYs finest”

“There is no point at all in commenting on this or any other plans from this Labour led council. They will not take any more notice of public opinion on these unwanted proposals than they have with the swimming pool!

The manufacturers of swimming pools say they can build a new pool for a fraction of the cost that the council claims (and the same happened with the projected cost of a new ice rink as well), so why not build a new pool on some of the waste ground along the Freshney - that would be a much better use of £6million than this scheme!”

“After watching recent BBC news reports on how 'out of town' shopping centres are affecting high streets, I don't think this is the case with Grimsby but we need to protect ours so we don't end up with two 'Freeman Streets'.
Why not use the land opposite the multistory car park (Riverhead end) on the other side of Fredrick Ward Way to build a transport hub with an undercover central corridor waiting area like the one in Hull next to the railway station? It could also act as a taxi rank in the evening.

Yes, there will be a busy road between the buses and the shops but again, it seems to work in Hull. There could be a one-way entrance in from Alexandra Road and a one-way exit, via a bridge, joining the B&M/Dreams exit. Entrance to B&M/Dreams could be via the old entrance/exit on Victoria Street.

I obviously have no idea how much the land would cost, the bridge would cost or the development of the bus station would cost but I see the advantage in a covered bus station... especially in this weather!”

“What is the point of Councillor Oxby suggesting that people voice their concerns to NELC. Whatever Mr Oxby's views may be on this and whether people oppose it or not NELC have made their minds up and its a case of the Council wills it so it shall be done. What residents and bus users think won't make one jot of difference.”

“it may create some much needed job`s”

“Internet 1 - High Street 0.

Spend the £6m where it is needed, the roads for starters.”

“Why would I drive into town to go shopping, when with 1 click of a mouse I get next day Free delivery?”

“Society is now using the Internet for shopping more and more. The likes of HMV and other big companies are falling into administration due to the current economy and the growth of e-commerce.

Why spend £6m on improving something based on people actually 'going to the shops'. The shops might not be there in 10 years time. We might not need the new Bus hub. There might not be the need for all these shoppers to travel to Grimsby Town.

I know it's unlikely the common shop will disappear for ever..we still need them. But maybe spending so much money on something that will change dramatically in the next few years seems a little pointless.

If its not broken don't fix it, Improve it. And by the looks of the people in this photograph...I would say they are out of touch with the modern way of thinking might be unable to think of new creative ways to improve things.

It's all about the use of Computers and the Internet. The Next Generation of shoppers who will be using the Town Centre & the Buses are currently in school, on their mobiles, laptops, tablets, Internet, emails, texting. Surely we should be looking at how best to accommodate the future 'shopper'.”