WEDNESBURY Town Centre, What will they do with £20million??

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WEDNESBURY gets £20MILLION of 'regeneration' money. Do you get the feeling that the money will not make a jot of difference?
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[@Wench64]

God I miss these old towns when they were full of people shopping, miss the old shops were they sold gentlemens clothing

[@awalkwithphil]

Magnet was the best! Now it's yet another coffee shop

[@angw77]

Should waive business rates and get some farm shops in there selling local produce, and more independent shops.

[@awalkwithphil]

Totally agree, this would also work in the West Brom High Street.

[@angw77]

Agree, would work in most high streets and would help out the farmers as they get ripped off by the supermarkets

[@philmcgroin]

The world has changed, no one is going to park up and drag food shopping back to the car from several little farm shops. What other independent shops can you think of? Ones that people would actually use. I appreciate the sentiment, and I find it sad too, but I really don't see how this will get better.

[@awalkwithphil]

@@philmcgroin very true

[@awalkwithphil]

Hope you enjoyed this short look around the Town Centre in Wednesbury. Consider subscribing to this channel by hitting the SUBSCRIBE BUTTON in order for me to continue making films in and around West Bromwich and it will also ensure you are alerted to new video content. As always, all comments, questions, and feedback are welcome. Thanks for watching!!

[@Ozzy87]

Brought back some memories this did mate, Wednesbury my home town was a busy bustling town when I grew up there in the 90s sad to see it so tired now I left in 2004 and it just doesn’t feel like home anymore when I pass through.

[@markbaker3748]

Left Wednesbury in 1985. It's a ghost town as are so many today. Very depressing. Such is progress!

[@awalkwithphil]

Many share your sentiments Mark, thanks for your comment

[@Theninjagecko]

"modernism" and by that I mean it will look like a soulless ghost town, like they did to Walsall market area.

[@mukkaspec3333]

Indeed. Agenda 2030.

[@paulhill196]

Hi Phil enjoyed the walk around Wednesday I'm pleased to see the market back in the town centre and remember a bike shop at the bottom of Union Street next to the old bus station I used to work for Patent Shaft Steel works when I was15years old

[@awalkwithphil]

Thanks for the comment, I may return to Wednesbury on a market day just to see if its busy.. like it used to be

[@ChrisWong-q6l]

And after 7 decades, unreasonableness has returned to the city

[@johnnywood3092]

They should put the whole 20 million into reopening Teddy Grays. Best Sweet shop on the planet. Sod Willy wonka

[@AnitaWood-tm2yo]

Teddy Grays is still open in Wednesbury, I go in for the Cola Cubes and Pineapple Rock

[@awalkwithphil]

Thanks for that update i seem to visit the wrong time of day when its closed, its nice to know its still trading

[@AnitaWood-tm2yo]

I think it's closed on Wednesdays, if you look it up on line you will find their phone no.

[@awalkwithphil]

@@AnitaWood-tm2yo Many thanks

[@Wench64]

Shout out to teddy grays

[@awalkwithphil]

Their web site states that their branch still exists in Wednesbury, I certainly hope so!

[@Amanda12325]

You can’t beat a good sweet shop.

[@awalkwithphil]

I think you're right, although the last couple of times i've visited the shutters have been down

[@trizzerd]

@@awalkwithphil they have a very short time of opening, i think its like 10-4 and closed on odd days. come early enough and get their icecream

[@andrewguestford2318]

20 mill' get rid of the pigeons £1 a pigeon😂😂.

[@TheWhitehawker]

Do you really think it will ever happen ? I imagine the Tories have a time limit on any grants, they want all works completed before any general election.

[@andycarless9069]

SCOLTOCK The gun shop was where is now the Nail Room !! Scoltock House is now in Perry Street Called the Wednesbuy Markmens pistol & Rifle Club and very active !!!!

[@awalkwithphil]

The initials JLS was an side wall for years down Springhead, did he also have ski slope on the High Bullen?? Thanks for the info

[@richardday6368]

in answer to the title! They'll spend it on their friends, i think that's how it works?

[@awalkwithphil]

I doubt the Wednesbury folk will not even notice a jot of difference

[@mukkaspec3333]

Lining their own Free Mason pockets. Correct !

[@Amanda12325]

Wednesbury Town looks pleasant enough. It seems as though there are not too many boarded up shops that we see in many towns these days. I suppose nail shops/ hair shops are better than no shops, but totally agree"…………. How many of these facilities do you need in such a small area?

[@judithparker4608]

SHOPPING...GAMBLING...BEAUTIFYING...WHAT COULD POSSIBLY....GO WRONG ???

[@backcountrymon]

Probably build another car park like up dudley town.....old medieval towns, its a shame wats happened to um

[@LeeHadley]

What did the council expect when they gave permission for a giant like Morrisons to open up a megastore, it’s killed the already struggling high street and market stalls, even has a cafe inside so they went too. The old kwik save and Woolworths went, no wonders it’s full of nail bars, fast food and tattooists, it’s a dead town just flatten it and make more parking spaces for mozzers.

[@hhill4413]

Scoltocks gun shop was on that corner where the nail nar is

[@awalkwithphil]

Thanks for the info

[@judithparker4608]

GB....TO....DISCOUNT...UK....RECYCLING !!

[@roywatson8133]

what will they do with 20 million from what ive seen of it spend the money on someting else and knock the town down

[@derelictconfusion9498]

You can argue on line shopping has finished of most town centres and your left with what your moaning about places to eat,nail extensions,tattoos.The irony is people have done this to their own community as everyone looks at 4" or higher screens

[@DeanCopeland-yi3qi]

Do you remember me Phil? I stumbled across your Channel as I saw a talk about Wednesbury pubs being advertised on Facebook. My parents ran The White Horse Hotel in the mid 80s. Thought I recognised the voice then you appeared.

[@awalkwithphil]

Nice to hear from you Dean, hope all is well

[@DeanCopeland-yi3qi]

@@awalkwithphil I'm retired now.... at 47! And live in Hednesford, Cannock.

[@awalkwithphil]

@@DeanCopeland-yi3qi Hope you're managing your time well, retiring early can get very tedious. I shall have to come to Cannock one of these days for a spot of filming!!

[@DeanCopeland-yi3qi]

@@awalkwithphil I retired on medical grounds as I'm on dialysis so that keeps me busy and out of trouble. I do home dialysis. I didn't want to retire but health my took its toll. Hednesford is a very small little ex-mining town it'll be ideal for filming, there's loads on KZbin but it's all about the raceway. You'll have to come over.

[@awalkwithphil]

@@DeanCopeland-yi3qi Sorry to hear of your health, it seems you are managing it ok. You were certainly a great asset at your job. I have a few West Brom projects to film but I'll certainly add Hednesford to the list, i'll let you know and a meet up would be good.

[@judithparker4608]

LEISURE LAND.....BENEFITS AND BAUBLES....POUND LAND

[@TheWhitehawker]

Resurface some of those pavements and potholed roads. I've seen a lot worse but I have also seen a lot better. A lot worse WATERLOOVILLE A lot better LEWES

[@judithparker4608]

GET A BUSINESS STUDY ""DRGREE"" AND EYELASHES !!

[@shoelrana9887]

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