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

[@awalkwithphil]

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[@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!!

[@dawnbennett6050]

I used to work in union square and it was a lovely busy town before Morrisons came killed wednesbury

[@awalkwithphil]

Many have forgotten Union Square now, I was going to give it a mention when filming but even I had forgotten it because Morrisons have taken over, it was hard to picture its location. I do remember Chains the restaurant and even the escalators that went up to a wallpaper shop called Browns, I think. Many thanks for the comment

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@filevans]

teddy gray's gone but is it still in Dudley?

[@awalkwithphil]

I made an error on that video teddy grays was simply closed that day but in fact Teddy Grays in Wednesbury is still very much alive

[@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

[@filevans]

any more of wednesbury soon?

[@awalkwithphil]

Coming soon - the filming of the windmill house and the churches on Church Hill with extras!!!

[@awalkwithphil]

I will add if there is anything you wish me to film around Wednesbury let me know either in the comments section of a video or on the COMMUNITY page.

[@filevans]

@@awalkwithphil Hales Road, Park Lane, Dingle Road near Ikea thanks a lot

[@awalkwithphil]

@@filevans Its on the list hopefully will get round to it soon. Many thanks

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@hhill4413]

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

[@awalkwithphil]

Thanks for the info

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@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.

[@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.

[@judithparker4608]

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

[@judithparker4608]

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

[@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.

[@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 !

[@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

[@backcountrymon]

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

[@andrewguestford2318]

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

[@dd-yg3cx]

great shops there in the 80s . trend. preedys . berries cafe. Woolworths. snooker hall. the flamingo.brays.ace cycles. and the best kebab shop in the world . kebab house. must have been one of the first kebab shops in the midlands. p.s wednesbury was in Staffordshire when I was a kid.

[@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

[@judithparker4608]

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

[@harpalbhardwaj120]

Horrible town.I wouldn't live there. Not for me .

[@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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