Hello and help please - Page 2

Madhatter · 27-02-2007, 10:12 PM

You can say that again.

I agree, Bedworth is ok, the town centre is quite nice but has few shops. I personally do, find it too near cov. Bedworth suffers because its Nuneatons baby brother, so it's too near Nuneaton too for it's own good really.
In fact lets face facts the only town that gets any decent investment in warwickshire is Stratford. I went Rugby the other day and the town centre is as uninspiring as Nuneaton. The ONLY thing Nuneaton has that rugby doean't is a clean decent shopping centre albeit half the size of Rugby's. Clock towers despite having a recent revamp is still a scruffy dump, the lifts made me feel sick.
Stratford is king in Warwickshire cos it draws the most tourists.

Leofric · 27-02-2007, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madhatter

You can say that again.

I agree, Bedworth is ok, the town centre is quite nice but has few shops. I personally do, find it too near cov. Bedworth suffers because its Nuneatons baby brother, so it's too near Nuneaton too for it's own good really.
In fact lets face facts the only town that gets any decent investment in warwickshire is Stratford. I went Rugby the other day and the town centre is as uninspiring as Nuneaton. The ONLY thing Nuneaton has that rugby doean't is a clean decent shopping centre albeit half the size of Rugby's. Clock towers despite having a recent revamp is still a scruffy dump, the lifts made me feel sick.
Stratford is king in Warwickshire cos it draws the most tourists.

Why is Bedworth's proximity to Coventry a problem?

Lex · 27-02-2007, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Madhatter

You can say that again.

I agree, Bedworth is ok, the town centre is quite nice but has few shops. I personally do, find it too near cov. Bedworth suffers because its Nuneatons baby brother, so it's too near Nuneaton too for it's own good really.
In fact lets face facts the only town that gets any decent investment in warwickshire is Stratford. I went Rugby the other day and the town centre is as uninspiring as Nuneaton. The ONLY thing Nuneaton has that rugby doean't is a clean decent shopping centre albeit half the size of Rugby's. Clock towers despite having a recent revamp is still a scruffy dump, the lifts made me feel sick.
Stratford is king in Warwickshire cos it draws the most tourists.

Advantage West Midlands has given Stratford £2m for a bridge no-one wants. The money's yours if you want it!

Madhatter · 27-02-2007, 11:26 PM

2 Million pound wasted, and I suppose thats match funding so there's another 2 Million, or is it 2 Million in total.
All the things that could have been done with that. Makes me feel sick that amount of money being wasted.

Lex · 28-02-2007, 05:34 PM

I think it's £2million in total; although there's all the money that's been wasted on 'consultation'. Why was the competition for the design held in France? Someone needed to work on their tan maybe? I've got a horrible feeling that all that's going to run well into a 6 figure sum in itself.

JWR · 07-03-2007, 06:55 PM

Hi Alice .

Im slightly biased as i live in stratford , like you im mid twenties (slowly becoming late twenties ) but i think you can find something in your price bracket. It really depends on how much space you want , the problem with new estates is that they are purpose built and i find them a bi clostraphobic , i have some friends who live on various different estates in and around town and they all seem to have purchased close to your budget . If i was moving to warwickshire , id certainly give stratford and the surrounding 5 mile areas a good look . House prices do very well here , it may be a little more to buy but it continues that way and ive seen a good increase since i purchased . Like i say , i am biased , but stratford been a tourist town, i find it always has a changing vibe about it , the town centre is always full of different people which means it never feels stagnant. Its a safe place to live with lots of places to go out , eat out , the theatre is obviously on the door stop and i can get to central london in an hour and 45 on a good day and oxford in an hour ish ...so the links are excellent . Warwick seems to be becoming a haven of new developments which is kind of spoiling it , leamington is nice , the prices are the same as stratford but there are deffinate good and bad areas of the town to buy in ........
Stratford has alot going for it , and there are lots of nice villages around the area, one area you may be interested in is wellsbourne about 4 miles out of stratford, its slighty cheaper and a little smaller but is still quite a nice place with local pubs etc and has the same excellent road links to pretty much anywhere and everywhere ..
Hope some of that is usefull to you ! Best of luck

James

27-02-2007, 10:12 PM	#11 (permalink)
Madhatter Chatterbox Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atherstone Posts: 397	Town Centres You can say that again. I agree, Bedworth is ok, the town centre is quite nice but has few shops. I personally do, find it too near cov. Bedworth suffers because its Nuneatons baby brother, so it's too near Nuneaton too for it's own good really. In fact lets face facts the only town that gets any decent investment in warwickshire is Stratford. I went Rugby the other day and the town centre is as uninspiring as Nuneaton. The ONLY thing Nuneaton has that rugby doean't is a clean decent shopping centre albeit half the size of Rugby's. Clock towers despite having a recent revamp is still a scruffy dump, the lifts made me feel sick. Stratford is king in Warwickshire cos it draws the most tourists. __________________ Madhatter

27-02-2007, 11:26 PM	#14 (permalink)
Madhatter Chatterbox Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Atherstone Posts: 397	2 Million pound wasted, and I suppose thats match funding so there's another 2 Million, or is it 2 Million in total. All the things that could have been done with that. Makes me feel sick that amount of money being wasted. __________________ Madhatter

07-03-2007, 06:55 PM	#16 (permalink)
JWR New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10	moving to warwickshire Hi Alice . Im slightly biased as i live in stratford , like you im mid twenties (slowly becoming late twenties ) but i think you can find something in your price bracket. It really depends on how much space you want , the problem with new estates is that they are purpose built and i find them a bi clostraphobic , i have some friends who live on various different estates in and around town and they all seem to have purchased close to your budget . If i was moving to warwickshire , id certainly give stratford and the surrounding 5 mile areas a good look . House prices do very well here , it may be a little more to buy but it continues that way and ive seen a good increase since i purchased . Like i say , i am biased , but stratford been a tourist town, i find it always has a changing vibe about it , the town centre is always full of different people which means it never feels stagnant. Its a safe place to live with lots of places to go out , eat out , the theatre is obviously on the door stop and i can get to central london in an hour and 45 on a good day and oxford in an hour ish ...so the links are excellent . Warwick seems to be becoming a haven of new developments which is kind of spoiling it , leamington is nice , the prices are the same as stratford but there are deffinate good and bad areas of the town to buy in ........ Stratford has alot going for it , and there are lots of nice villages around the area, one area you may be interested in is wellsbourne about 4 miles out of stratford, its slighty cheaper and a little smaller but is still quite a nice place with local pubs etc and has the same excellent road links to pretty much anywhere and everywhere .. Hope some of that is usefull to you ! Best of luck James __________________

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28-02-2007, 05:34 PM	#15 (permalink)
Lex Good Grief.... Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Stratford Posts: 387	I think it's £2million in total; although there's all the money that's been wasted on 'consultation'. Why was the competition for the design held in France? Someone needed to work on their tan maybe? I've got a horrible feeling that all that's going to run well into a 6 figure sum in itself.