tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post6864924707216107885..comments2024-03-13T10:32:22.656+00:00Comments on thanetonline: Thanet Tesco and the human environment and a bit of a rambleMichael Childhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-68882884533629182010-11-06T13:02:57.843+00:002010-11-06T13:02:57.843+00:00Does anyone know if Tesco plan to demolish & r...Does anyone know if Tesco plan to demolish & rebuild in Hereson Rd (Busy B's) or just move into the existing building..?? Historically wise, does anyone know what that building originally was..?? My father suggested it may have been a small bus depot (East Kent), but can't remember for sure...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-10271276575970596342010-07-21T14:47:42.142+01:002010-07-21T14:47:42.142+01:00When I say "cordoned off" I mean they...When I say "cordoned off" I mean they've put high metal fencing around them (sorry, should've explained better!). It looks as if the top level of the car park is still accessable, but not the lower levels.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-42599420833858432112010-07-21T14:41:54.614+01:002010-07-21T14:41:54.614+01:00I noticed today that the car park at Arlington Hou...I noticed today that the car park at Arlington House has been cordoned off (as has the Arcadian Hotel).Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-68802020769033441412010-07-09T10:36:43.273+01:002010-07-09T10:36:43.273+01:00Michael, I don't think Tesco are working to a ...Michael, I don't think Tesco are working to a sinister plot to destroy towns, even if that is what they end up doing.<br />I think they are intent to make as much profit as possible by selling as much as possible to most people.<br />Hence they have the cheapest range of food which is usually cheaper than those European chains and Tesco finest range - desite the packaging it is not in the league of M&S or Waitrose.<br />They are offering convenience - selling everything to everyone.<br /><br />The car is essential for this because of the volume of stuff we are going to buy when we get there.<br />So the parking crisis at your end of Ramsgate town can only get worse.<br /><br />As for Northdown Road, I once heard that (surprisingly) this is one of Tesco's most profitable stores, per square mtr.<br />Which could make sence in that it is the corner shop, within walking distance to a huge population of people who may be living on small budgets and may well not use cars to travel as far as Margate or Westwood to do their shopping. <br /><br />I used to love Margate and I lived their for a short time, now i feel like I had a lucky escape! I'm a Ramsgate Resident I think the best vision for our town centres is more independent, small and unique shops, like your Michael. Like the Brighton Lanes. <br />This needs a lot of council backed support. Addressing business rates and car parking.<br /><br />I think there are certainly the people in Thanet and further afield who could and would come to browse and spend good money in our town centres (there is a lot of people with spare change in their pockets in this area, but you might not know it if you are in any High Street. The towns need to be attractive.Mrs Tara Plumbinghttp://mrstaraplumbing.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-55109646681912261462010-07-08T01:04:24.152+01:002010-07-08T01:04:24.152+01:00The store Tesco is proposing in Margate is not a &...The store Tesco is proposing in Margate is not a "Metro, but one nearly as big as the one at Westwood Cross. <br /><br />Interesting point about the future of the Cliftonville shop.<br /><br />Expect more boarded up shops in the high street and Westbrook<br /><br />I heard that a main aspect of the Arlington store will be home deliveries. Only hearsay from someone who knows someone who works in home deliveries at the Manston branch.<br /><br />Another strategic move might be to get into Margate with the intention to expand. Tesco towns is the new thing. As one of the country's biggest and wealthiest landowners, they have started building houses, schools, etc. The Arlington site is surrounded by developable land: the Dreamland site, the industrial estate on the other side of the railway - all owned by Godden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-45124058206674803192010-07-07T23:53:18.033+01:002010-07-07T23:53:18.033+01:00That is supposed to read 'thorough' planni...That is supposed to read 'thorough' planning.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-47880723994761853102010-07-07T23:51:43.257+01:002010-07-07T23:51:43.257+01:00Michael,
I am no fan of Tesco. But whatever we ma...Michael,<br /><br />I am no fan of Tesco. But whatever we may think of Tesco they do not make mistakes. Everything they do is a result of lengthy and through planning.John Holyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02284672912775316883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-78391369903195616052010-07-07T22:20:02.660+01:002010-07-07T22:20:02.660+01:00Maybe they are trying to compete with Amco in Quee...Maybe they are trying to compete with Amco in Queen St?<br /><br />To put this in to context we are talking about Tesco's Express stores, which are not a lot cheaper than the average corner shop.Rear view mirrorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430442616534258638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-5782431383323292342010-07-07T20:47:15.136+01:002010-07-07T20:47:15.136+01:0019.49 As always with pictures take after about 195...19.49 As always with pictures take after about 1950 I tend not to buy them, as unless I can find out who took them and ask their permission I can’t use them for copyright reasons.<br /><br />In a general sense I am always trying to acquire copies of Thanet pictures for this period with permission to use them and any help is always gratefully received. <br /> <br />I believe what you are talking about here is something quite different to what Tesco are up to now though and related to a time when they were taking over smaller supermarket chains.<br /><br />What surprises me about the Hereson Road site is that they seem to have chosen an unsuitable site, something that seems likely to cause traffic problems that may even be dangerous, particularly in view of the proximity of the school. <br /><br />Peter the thoughts that I am getting from people I know in the scientific community at the moment are not so very good, for the most part though it looks as though the food runs out before we drown.<br /><br />But yes the part of Margate that Tesco have chosen is in a high flood risk zone, not so much to do with global warming and rising sea levels , although I am sure they will contribute, like the Pleasurama site the foreshore of Margate has had some sort of serious tide and storm related flood about every fifty years.<br /><br />I think the dip that the Dreamland site is in is one of the worst effected and I gather there are plans and funding for improved sea defences, for Margate that is not Ramsgate.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-35455291892610219582010-07-07T20:35:20.788+01:002010-07-07T20:35:20.788+01:00Maybe they're moving everything inland to West...Maybe they're moving everything inland to Westwood Cross to get away from the rising sea? ; )Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-64776749430892609112010-07-07T19:49:29.797+01:002010-07-07T19:49:29.797+01:00And didn't Ramsgate town centre once have 3 Te...And didn't Ramsgate town centre once have 3 Tescos? One at the top of the High Street (now Superdrug, I think), one in King Street opposite HSBC and the other in Queen Street opposite Barclays? Anyone remember? Any pics Michael?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-41678163444558298122010-07-07T17:57:34.892+01:002010-07-07T17:57:34.892+01:00Peter I would look to see Tesco in Northdown Road ...Peter I would look to see Tesco in Northdown Road boarded up pretty soon after the Margate one opens.<br /><br />In Ramsgate we were promised that the town one would stay open when planning permission was granted for the out of town one, so I wouldn’t take much heed to promises.<br /><br />But no I am not particularly against either development, what I am though is very interested to understand their motives.<br /><br />And from a purely scientific point of view as the recently actual measured rise in sea levels over the last ten years is double the predicted figures, that governments and scientists have been working on, I am wondering when the environmentally suicidal aspect of trashing our town centres is going to be addressed.Michael Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09499435016469020417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3575321478441277410.post-56635831923944416452010-07-07T16:35:26.720+01:002010-07-07T16:35:26.720+01:00As I've pointed out elsewhere Michael, no-one ...As I've pointed out elsewhere Michael, no-one seems to be offering the Westbrook end of Margate anything better. I'm not a big fan of Tesco, but I'm even less of a fan of shops being boarded up for decades. The Ramsgate situation seems to be an entirely different matter though.Peter Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283534498743254609noreply@blogger.com