Ideas

Toad don't assume I come from Leamington...'Assumption without proof is very silly' and in this respect unforgivable! I rest my case.

Cathidaw I share your opinion, the area round Woolies does let the town down a bit with cheap plywood sign propped up against walls and so forth. The library/multistory carpark/office block ruins a lovely view of St Mary's tower as well. The 1960's has a lot to answer for unfortunately! Oh and everytime I've been to Warwick Market the poor stall holders have been looking bored out of their brains, nothing seems to happen in the town at weekends. Thank you Cathi for a nice reply.

This is the last you will hear from me. I was considering registering and what a useful facility this could be, but looking at the other discussions on here and the snide remarks made, notably by two register users who seem to be totally lacking in humour (calm down Lex I don't mean you!) I would not wish my name to be associated with something that gives such a bad impression of Warwick! Any potential tourists reading this would avoid the place like the plague. Such a shame. Most forums would block users for personal attacks such as seem to be the norm here.

Miranda J Python, Kenilworth

PS, Can I make the final assumption that you'll want to have the last word so you think you've won. ;-)

[Lex]

I'ts a shame you've decided not to register Miranda, as it loks you have some good things to say. We generally do get on well on WOL; but like everyone, we have the occasional spat due to one comment or another & we all have to be careful of what we say sometimes of heckles will be raised! Hope you'll return one day on better terms.

[Shizara]

I am inclined to agree with Lex on this. It is true that generally we get on well here, but in this world, perfection does not reign and there will be times that a comment will cause a reaction, however, differences of opinion are not wrong, in fact, they are very healthy as they do present different angles to something.

Whilst it is good that people are nice to each other and are respectful we are not robots reading from a manual of appropriate comments. Each of us is individual and each has a opinion on a subject.

Miranda, this is a great place to visit and we should all take responsibility for own behaviour. If something is said that you don't like there are avenues such as advising staff that there is a problem and of course we don't have to respond to something like for like and so raise the danger of inflaming the situation.

This is a group of varying personalities, should you choose to join us then you will be adding your personality as well and will likely find that we really are not that bad at all.

[chillitt]

The market in Warwick is quite good, although not to big.. The greengrocers are better than the supermarkets, and cheaper too.. and the cheese mans good too... Not many markets have an 'Antique' stall too!
Warwick is never (I hope!) going to be a buzzing modern trendy town as Leamington attempts, but that doesn't mean it has to stagnate. There have been a some great new shops opening in the last year or so. People who want Birmingham city centre are welcome to go there, and Warwick will never compete with that, we offer something different, and if you can't appreciate that, then you have missed the point.
Complaining about the weather in the market place is interesting, but not our fault! Should there be a roof on the market place?
Warwick isn't perfect, But it is quite good at being Warwick, and thats quite a good Unique Selling Point.

[Lex]

In a lot of ways, I prefer Warwick to Stratford. The town has a really good feel to it & there's some really good shops, most of which are independant. Stratford is fast becoming a clone town full of tourists (on Monday I had to elbow my way through a group of French students who decided to block the entire pavement & didn't have the sense to get out of anyone's way), whereas Warwick seems to be more for locals.
If & when I can ever afford to buy my own place, Warwick is definately near the top of my list of places to look.

[cathidaw]

Coventry City Council is hell bent on cloning this City. Why on earth 'they' cannot understand that Coventry is Coventry and never will be Birmingham.The people are what they are--middleimarket-- and shopping is not bad now. A lot of the centre needs tidying up still, but mostly from the mess made by the 'improvers'
We have a great new theatre --half finished, but it's getting there.
Question though--------can we get there?
[I[/i]The road system is shocking-roads blocked off or going nowhere.(And I wont mention that monstrous Ikea which caused a lot of it) .I hope they dont go ahead and demolish the best ring road ever. Imagine the chaos then.
We dont need the gigantic posh shops of bigger towns -(there are plenty 18 miles up the M6) just decent ones, and easy ways to reach them, and if the the cheaper shops like Primart and pound shops 'lower the tone' ,why are they so busy and heaving most of the time. It must be what folk want as they have to travel by bus or car to get to them
Most towns give people what they the planners want not what the people want
I know we need to plan our towns, but the way it is done angers most people.
I am a Coventry kid even tho' I live just north of it's border so I poke my nose into it's affairs frequently
Miranda -don't go because you have been offended. Get around that ,you appear to have a lot to offer.

[Toad]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Toad don't assume I come from Leamington...'Assumption without proof is very silly' and in this respect unforgivable! I rest my case.

Cathidaw I share your opinion, the area round Woolies does let the town down a bit with cheap plywood sign propped up against walls and so forth. The library/multistory carpark/office block ruins a lovely view of St Mary's tower as well. The 1960's has a lot to answer for unfortunately! Oh and everytime I've been to Warwick Market the poor stall holders have been looking bored out of their brains, nothing seems to happen in the town at weekends. Thank you Cathi for a nice reply.

This is the last you will hear from me. I was considering registering and what a useful facility this could be, but looking at the other discussions on here and the snide remarks made, notably by two register users who seem to be totally lacking in humour (calm down Lex I don't mean you!) I would not wish my name to be associated with something that gives such a bad impression of Warwick! Any potential tourists reading this would avoid the place like the plague. Such a shame. Most forums would block users for personal attacks such as seem to be the norm here.

Miranda J Python, Kenilworth

PS, Can I make the final assumption that you'll want to have the last word so you think you've won. ;-)

Miranda, I write this not because I want the last word, I hope it won't be, but because I assume I am one of the 'registered users.....totally lacking in humour'.
I too am truly sorry you are leaving and I agree with the others that we need everyone to debate fully. We will disagree, fall out but ultimately talk, ideas and discussions are so much better than war!
I perhaps am OTT sometimes. I have run a business in Warwick for 30 years; I have seen Warwick in the depths of despair and, now, on an upward track. I get very depressed when I see our local worthies making life as difficult as possible. And I get even more depressed when people run the place down. But I accept that it is horses for courses. Not everyone is going to like Warwick - or Kenilworth or Leamington. But we retailers have fought hard for what we have and I, for one, am very proud of what we have achieved - which perhaps makes me defensive - but, I hope, never offensive.
I hope I have not offended you. You input is as vital as everyone elses and I really hope that the last word is yours and that you will reconsider and come back to debate some more.
Best wishes.
PS - as for the lack of humour, I was told off at work today for laughing too much. Perhaps I'm not very good at putting it into my writing - sorry.

[Madhatter]

This is a discussion forum, we discuss, debate comment on, we won't agree or there would be non of those. This site is not a tourism site, I'm not sure why you think it is, but it isn't. It is an interesting point though because on the old atherstone site we used to have a forum attached just like this and many people complained that towns folks disagreements were putting tourists off. Now I've got a forum, which at the moment although it does contain events information, is still mainly for towns folk to chat. I do intend to add it back to a site though, I'm not sure which one yet, it may not be me that chooses. Perhaps you could suggest how do we set up a site with a forum attached so tourists can ask questions, and where locals can debate how to better the town without those locals putting off the tourists. ?
It is logical to me that locals of each and every town will disagree and it doesn't reflect badly in my view, however to lots it obviously does.