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A Future for Frome
JUNE 2011
NO BIG SUPERMARKEThttp://saxonvalesupermarket.blogspot.com
@saxonvale
No more big supermarkets in Frome
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No Big Supermarket!
“...a tiny number of powerful playerscarving up the market between them, and trampling any independent interests that might get in their way.”
“Many small shops across the UK will haveceased trading by 2015...”
“...The town already has six supermarkets... Frome’s demand for what
supermarkets can provide has long beenreached.”
six supermarkets
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It is not a warning about the decline of
‘Olde England’…But it is a wake-up call toremind us about the real value of what isbeing lost.
“To point out what has gone wrong is not a sentimental
“a mixed use, high density scheme,including housing, retail accommodation,employment and open spaces”, where “thecar does not dominate.”
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“...Webster...apparently claiming that only people like him could direct Tesco’s
communities. He has since left St James’s Investments.”
corporate chains.
What do the people of Frome want?
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car use.
character.
press.
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“...Many residents now complain that their town has been fundamentally changed, for the worse....”
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“We believe Frome is a very special town,with a unique culture and atmosphere. Wethink it can use the qualities that make it such a creative and imaginative place to
plot a sustainable and diverse future that
but future generations...”
Finally and most importantly
Here, though, is the most important point...
