What do you think about the Coalville's Changing project? What are your thoughts and ideas? Send us your comments, and we may include them on this page. Comments may be edited for publication. Comments which endorse a political view or are considered slanderous to specific individuals or groups will not be published.
What a waste of time ......do the councillors of Coalville or the government representative ever listen to the people of the area ....we dont want TESCO .... why do we have elections the elected people dont listen to us ...
Sally Forrest
Tue, 01 Jun 2010
I'm loving the "Coalville's Changing" banners on Ashby Road, it tells me we're part of the National Forest (have been for ages), who we're twinned with (have been for ages), and we're the home of Snibston (have been for ages). Once again we're palmed off with some shiny publicity about how Coalville's changing, with out any actual substance behind it. Banner's aren't going to improve Coalville as much as action on traffic flow/parking facilities, improvements to existing shop units, and upgrading of amenities.
Daniel Simmonds
Tue, 04 May 2010
I am trying to campaign to get a cinema and would like any support we can get. Please contact me if anyone would like to support the struggle to get a cinema for Coalville. This could be useful to get kids off the streets at night and give them something to do other than destroy areas around Coalville. I have been campaigning to the government and I need 500 supporters to be taken seriously. Thank you for reading this and get in touch at danielsimmonds111@hotmail.co.uk for more info and supporting this idea.
Daniel Simmonds
Tue, 27 Apr 2010
We need a cinema as a meeting place. If anyone supports this idea please email me for your support. It would be interesting to see how many people want a cinema and how many don't. I will write again soon.
I personally think that bringing yet another supermarket to the town will finally kill off what's left of our town centre. Haven't we got enough supermarkets - Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi, Netto, Co-op -surely that's enough? Yep the town centre does need re-generation so would'nt it be better to sort that out rather than introduce another supermarket close to the town centre that would sell everything cheaper and therefore kill off the centre anyway? We don't need it!
The shops in the town are struggling as it is thanks to our greedy council charging for parking. That "was" one of the great things about our town and encouraged people to shop here, but if you're gonna pay for parking then people just go to Loughborough instead.
Come on council do something for us for a change !!!
James Garnor
Sun, 14 Mar 2010
I walk round the new multi million pound Highcross Centre in Leicester and am amazed at the number of unused units. Then I think of our small backward town and struggle to imagine a new shopping centre with fully taken shopping units. It's not going to work, just look at the empty units we already have. The current precinct owners are not bothered as most of the closed units still result in rental income. They are not interested in the town's well being, that's quite plain to see from the lack of any investment in the place.
We need councillors who live in the district not people from miles and miles away. People who have a vision, who can see beyond the end of their noses and not those looking at using Coalville and district as a political stepping stone. Who ever thought charging parking was a good idea needs shooting. The drop in income for local shops has been quite dramatic.
The town needs evolution not revolution, we need people who are looking at creating communities instead we have a group intent on delivering urban sprawl with all the negatives that sprawl delivers.
You know I sat through a long planning meeting and was gobsmacked at the ease which "social housing" gets passed, even though in some cases the plans were missing vital data or where quite incomplete. Mention "social housing" at the Coalville committee and they would agree to bulldoze Buckingham Palace. These developments will be the new 'Greenhill' the views of local residents are just not considered. This raises the point of whose interests these councillors are serving? Not their constituents thats for certain.
I think I'll stand for election at the next opportunity. I couldnt do worse for the Towns future than those currently serving. At least I'd represent the people, the communities those that pay their taxes rather than big business.
S W Watson
Sat, 06 Mar 2010
I have lived in the Coalville area for 26 yrs and in this time I have not seen any improvement in the town. Tesco left the Belvoir centre and from then on the rot set in with more and more units becoming empty. Now Tesco want to jump on the bandwagon but only after their rivals ASDA wanted to come to the town, I cannot see any improvement coming to the Belvoir Centre. Many promises but no action for the past years. Promises were only made for change after ASDA became interested in coming to Coalville. Politics have a lot to answer for the lack of progress in this town.
Mrs Clark
Wed, 24 Feb 2010
The proposals seem ambitious and have a certain amount of sense but on the other hand are not particularly tangible.
Many views published here are related to the Tesco/Asda debate; I think that the majority of public locally (including myself) can't see the point of another Tesco and would prefer the Asda. I think the issues of its location are effectively secondary and something that the council need to resolve. I think the town is desperately in need of some action, the ASDA is surely a "bird in the hand" and would help breath some life back in. If NWLDC (despite them thinking they know what is best for us) are approving something against the majority of their populace's wishes, then what is local government actually for?
I also think the hint within the project that the Council Offices will be "relocated" may cause an uproar in itself.
Mr Unknown
Mon, 22 Feb 2010
I have to agree with others on this forum. Asda is needed for this town. I live near the town centre yet if I want to buy anything I go to either Morrisons or I go to Loughborough. Bringing Asda to Coalville would stir up competition. And with a new supermarket for the area, it would bring people into Coalville from the surrounding area, which would then encourage big named shops to the area. Putting a reduced size Tesco is going to do nothing. Most people who want to do shopping at Tesco are going to go to the Ashby store as it will be twice the size it is now, with more choice. Either that or one of the TWO in Loughborough.
Here is something for everyone in Coalville to think of. Election time is coming this year. If one of the local councillors promises that they will get Asda to Coalville if they get elected,they WILL get the majority of the vote. This council messed about with the Asda planning for so long that others came in. They should realise that we, the public of Coalville elected this council and we can get rid of them at the next election. In my view, your council should be working for you, not themselves.
Who needs more houses in Coalville when the locals are getting so fed up with the town that they are going elsewhere? Who would want to live in a ghost town.
Martin Jarvis
Sat, 13 Feb 2010
We are surrounded by Tesco. With large stores 6 miles away in Ashby, 8 miles away in Loughborough and 10 miles away in Beaumont Leys, all with ample car-parking, one wonders why Tesco wants to come to Coalville.
The proposed store will also draw trade away from the town centre, a town centre that the Council seem keen to promote elsewhere on this website and in their literature. Or are they only saying what they think we want to hear?
The proposed Asda site offers town centre car-parking, is close to the 'bus terminus and the town centre and is a more discreet building than the proposed Tesco monstrosity which is totally out of keeping with the town overall. It would also regenerate an area of Coalville which struggles to attract attention from other parties, either commercial or industrial. It would also offer substantial competition, something lacking in this area with Morrisons being the only 'big 4' alternative for those who do not wish to travel any distance to do their weekly shop.
So of course our Council grant permission to Tesco on a site that will doubtless cause massive traffic congestion and inconvenience to all who will have to pass by the rather ugly edifice they wish to put on the site. As far as I can see, the only people to benefit will be those working across the road - the Council employees - who won't have to travel so far to do their shopping.
This town goes from bad to worse. The existing shopping precinct was a ground-breaker when it was built, but has been allowed to degenerate into somewhere that is tolerated and that has no major outlets to attract the shopper.
Add to that the destruction of what was once a thriving market, and Coalville has little to attract the public on shopping day. And if people won't shop here why should they bother visiting the town anyway? I know that I rarely bother, even though I live only 2 miles away. Yet another Tesco certainly won't get me to Coalville.
Your Views
What do you think about the Coalville's Changing project? What are your thoughts and ideas? Send us your comments, and we may include them on this page. Comments may be edited for publication. Comments which endorse a political view or are considered slanderous to specific individuals or groups will not be published.
What a waste of time ......do the councillors of Coalville or the government representative ever listen to the people of the area ....we dont want TESCO .... why do we have elections the elected people dont listen to us ...
I'm loving the "Coalville's Changing" banners on Ashby Road, it tells me we're part of the National Forest (have been for ages), who we're twinned with (have been for ages), and we're the home of Snibston (have been for ages). Once again we're palmed off with some shiny publicity about how Coalville's changing, with out any actual substance behind it. Banner's aren't going to improve Coalville as much as action on traffic flow/parking facilities, improvements to existing shop units, and upgrading of amenities.
I am trying to campaign to get a cinema and would like any support we can get. Please contact me if anyone would like to support the struggle to get a cinema for Coalville. This could be useful to get kids off the streets at night and give them something to do other than destroy areas around Coalville. I have been campaigning to the government and I need 500 supporters to be taken seriously. Thank you for reading this and get in touch at danielsimmonds111@hotmail.co.uk for more info and supporting this idea.
We need a cinema as a meeting place. If anyone supports this idea please email me for your support. It would be interesting to see how many people want a cinema and how many don't. I will write again soon.
danielsimmonds111@hotmail.com
I personally think that bringing yet another supermarket to the town will finally kill off what's left of our town centre. Haven't we got enough supermarkets - Morrisons, Lidl, Aldi, Netto, Co-op -surely that's enough? Yep the town centre does need re-generation so would'nt it be better to sort that out rather than introduce another supermarket close to the town centre that would sell everything cheaper and therefore kill off the centre anyway? We don't need it!
The shops in the town are struggling as it is thanks to our greedy council charging for parking. That "was" one of the great things about our town and encouraged people to shop here, but if you're gonna pay for parking then people just go to Loughborough instead.
Come on council do something for us for a change !!!
I walk round the new multi million pound Highcross Centre in Leicester and am amazed at the number of unused units. Then I think of our small backward town and struggle to imagine a new shopping centre with fully taken shopping units. It's not going to work, just look at the empty units we already have. The current precinct owners are not bothered as most of the closed units still result in rental income. They are not interested in the town's well being, that's quite plain to see from the lack of any investment in the place.
We need councillors who live in the district not people from miles and miles away. People who have a vision, who can see beyond the end of their noses and not those looking at using Coalville and district as a political stepping stone. Who ever thought charging parking was a good idea needs shooting. The drop in income for local shops has been quite dramatic.
The town needs evolution not revolution, we need people who are looking at creating communities instead we have a group intent on delivering urban sprawl with all the negatives that sprawl delivers.
You know I sat through a long planning meeting and was gobsmacked at the ease which "social housing" gets passed, even though in some cases the plans were missing vital data or where quite incomplete. Mention "social housing" at the Coalville committee and they would agree to bulldoze Buckingham Palace. These developments will be the new 'Greenhill' the views of local residents are just not considered. This raises the point of whose interests these councillors are serving? Not their constituents thats for certain.
I think I'll stand for election at the next opportunity. I couldnt do worse for the Towns future than those currently serving. At least I'd represent the people, the communities those that pay their taxes rather than big business.
I have lived in the Coalville area for 26 yrs and in this time I have not seen any improvement in the town. Tesco left the Belvoir centre and from then on the rot set in with more and more units becoming empty. Now Tesco want to jump on the bandwagon but only after their rivals ASDA wanted to come to the town, I cannot see any improvement coming to the Belvoir Centre. Many promises but no action for the past years. Promises were only made for change after ASDA became interested in coming to Coalville. Politics have a lot to answer for the lack of progress in this town.
The proposals seem ambitious and have a certain amount of sense but on the other hand are not particularly tangible.
Many views published here are related to the Tesco/Asda debate; I think that the majority of public locally (including myself) can't see the point of another Tesco and would prefer the Asda. I think the issues of its location are effectively secondary and something that the council need to resolve. I think the town is desperately in need of some action, the ASDA is surely a "bird in the hand" and would help breath some life back in. If NWLDC (despite them thinking they know what is best for us) are approving something against the majority of their populace's wishes, then what is local government actually for?
I also think the hint within the project that the Council Offices will be "relocated" may cause an uproar in itself.
I have to agree with others on this forum. Asda is needed for this town. I live near the town centre yet if I want to buy anything I go to either Morrisons or I go to Loughborough. Bringing Asda to Coalville would stir up competition. And with a new supermarket for the area, it would bring people into Coalville from the surrounding area, which would then encourage big named shops to the area. Putting a reduced size Tesco is going to do nothing. Most people who want to do shopping at Tesco are going to go to the Ashby store as it will be twice the size it is now, with more choice. Either that or one of the TWO in Loughborough.
Here is something for everyone in Coalville to think of. Election time is coming this year. If one of the local councillors promises that they will get Asda to Coalville if they get elected,they WILL get the majority of the vote. This council messed about with the Asda planning for so long that others came in. They should realise that we, the public of Coalville elected this council and we can get rid of them at the next election. In my view, your council should be working for you, not themselves.
Who needs more houses in Coalville when the locals are getting so fed up with the town that they are going elsewhere? Who would want to live in a ghost town.
We are surrounded by Tesco. With large stores 6 miles away in Ashby, 8 miles away in Loughborough and 10 miles away in Beaumont Leys, all with ample car-parking, one wonders why Tesco wants to come to Coalville.
The proposed store will also draw trade away from the town centre, a town centre that the Council seem keen to promote elsewhere on this website and in their literature. Or are they only saying what they think we want to hear?
The proposed Asda site offers town centre car-parking, is close to the 'bus terminus and the town centre and is a more discreet building than the proposed Tesco monstrosity which is totally out of keeping with the town overall. It would also regenerate an area of Coalville which struggles to attract attention from other parties, either commercial or industrial. It would also offer substantial competition, something lacking in this area with Morrisons being the only 'big 4' alternative for those who do not wish to travel any distance to do their weekly shop.
So of course our Council grant permission to Tesco on a site that will doubtless cause massive traffic congestion and inconvenience to all who will have to pass by the rather ugly edifice they wish to put on the site. As far as I can see, the only people to benefit will be those working across the road - the Council employees - who won't have to travel so far to do their shopping.
This town goes from bad to worse. The existing shopping precinct was a ground-breaker when it was built, but has been allowed to degenerate into somewhere that is tolerated and that has no major outlets to attract the shopper.
Add to that the destruction of what was once a thriving market, and Coalville has little to attract the public on shopping day. And if people won't shop here why should they bother visiting the town anyway? I know that I rarely bother, even though I live only 2 miles away. Yet another Tesco certainly won't get me to Coalville.