I think this is excellent news.
Last Saturday was one of the best days I have ever had in my home town thanks to the Public and Fugdgestock!
Looking forwards to all the future events now!

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Jim! Have you heard of punctuation??!!!!

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turn this white elephant into a place of learning for the one million poeple who have been out of work since 1997,total waste of sandHELLS council tax,this does not apply to benefit leeches only us taxpayers.

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I have commented many times on this issue.
Whilst I agree in principle the need for an establishment that’s key objective is to add cultural value, clearly the people responsible for managing and executing this project were both ill advised and failed to connect with ‘public’ opinion. Local government is made up of too many forums, committees, strategies all with good intent but very rarely do they meet their original objectives. The people of Sandwell need a break and whilst it’s been sometime since I traveled through West Brom, my memories were of a town in desperate need of improvements in infrastructure & housekeeping. Only the people and the governing body can achieve this, Unfortunately, I fear that the majority of people in West Bromwich do not care enough and as we see all too often with British towns & cities, the gaps between those that do care and those who govern are to great to create and environment of change for the better effectively & efficiently.

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So Sandwell Council have found more money to waste on the pink elephant but cant find funds to restore the historic 12th Century Manor House in Stone Cross!

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KY wolf, the main problem with West Bromwich is that its been high jacked by councillors who’s only interest in the Borough is to maximise the number of meeting they can arrange in order to maximise their claims for meetings expenses!!!!!!

I remember in the 60’s, I was one of the TA members who marched with fixed bayonets along West Bromwich High Street, the TA Unite stationed at Carters Green had been awarded the Freedom of the Borough, all you could hear was the sound of men marching behind the Core Band, there was a sense of pride in our Borough, then Sandwell Council happened and it went downhill from there.

We used to shop at West Bromwich every Thursday morning, in recent years I have been there twice in about 6 years, that was twice to many, West Bromwich is a dump, the planners put into operation their own ideas with no thought at all for the potential customers who may have used it.

The most efficient service that the council imposed was the parking enforcement division, they have done the same in Bearwood High Street, I walked down there the other day and counted 10 empty business premises, you restrict or penalise motorists enough and they go elsewhere, I live 10 minutes walk from Bearwood, I would rather drive to Merry Hill where I know I am not going to receive a parking ticket for whatever reason and I know I can find a parking space.

The Car Parks in West Bromwich are all pay and display and are situated 10 or 15 minutes walk away from the shopping centre, what clown thought of that idea?????? Merry Hill is surrounded by numerous car parks all adjacent to the shops and its all free parking, and the main thing is it’s clean, if I had to choose between visiting West Bromwich or the local tip I would choose the tip every time at least its clean.

Jim of Bearwood

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