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« Reply #37500 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 09:04:51 » |
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Move away for a prolonged period and then take a trip back. It really has very little going for it. Old Town area is nice, Outlet/Steam is decent and housing is relatively affordable in comparison to job opportunities within a commutable distance. After that, it gets grubby pretty quickly.
That’s most towns in the UK tbf
Putting my town planners hat on (and full disclosure I haven't been in the town centre for 20 odd years since then only engagement with the town has been the Outlet, Steam and the CG), I think where Swindon suffered, and continues to suffer, more than most is that it was one of the first places where the council really embraced out of town shopping etc at the detriment of town centres, I remember when I was a kid, so 35 odd years back it was always the recurring joke from by Swindon born old man that whenever we drove to Swindon there was always at least one roundabout further out where out of town development was going on. In more recent times iff you want to build out of town there are loads of planning hoops to jump through, hence other late adopters haven't suffered as spatially as pioneers like Swindon did. This popped up this morning and made me smile, albeit I cannot comment as to its accuracy, albeit a few of the northern ones of places I know better are pretty much on the money. https://www.ilivehere.co.uk/swindon-5.html |
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« Reply #37501 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 09:34:34 » |
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Not completely factual, I've lived in Peatmoor which is a very affluent part of Town and nestled in the suburbs of west Swindon also when the Honda workers were leasing their cars they were paying more than double the £99 per month quoted!
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« Reply #37502 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 09:40:25 » |
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I used to love the litten tree especially on a thursday. Then on the bus to Cairo's.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #37503 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 09:41:35 » |
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The Shaw Ridge Tavern then the short walk to Cairo's....happy days.
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« Reply #37504 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 09:42:53 » |
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« Reply #37505 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 10:01:09 » |
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Faster, attack minded football would help. |
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« Reply #37506 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 10:09:38 » |
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Faster, attack minded football would help.
Don't we have that already🤣 |
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« Reply #37507 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 16:33:24 » |
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I didn't realise Marcus Stewart was diagnosed with MND  Sad news that. |
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« Reply #37508 on: Thursday, January 5, 2023, 17:03:46 » |
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I'm going to be incredibly British here but... the weather.
Bar New Years day it has basically pissed it down here constantly since Christmas Day, it was so dark this morning that when I walked the small person to school at 8.45am we set the sensor on the outside light off!
It getting right on my bloody nerves!
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« Reply #37509 on: Saturday, January 7, 2023, 21:06:29 » |
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Four games in Southampton fans singing "your football is shit" to Nathan Jones today.
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« Reply #37510 on: Saturday, January 7, 2023, 21:30:00 » |
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Watching the Sheffield Wed v Newcastle match Martin Keown was asked to name his player of the match. So when did they drop the man and replace with player when it would be politically correct if it's its men v men😀
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« Reply #37511 on: Saturday, January 7, 2023, 21:43:57 » |
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Liverpool
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Non PC straight talking tory Brexit voter on this
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« Reply #37512 on: Saturday, January 7, 2023, 21:55:41 » |
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I'm going to be incredibly British here but... the weather.
Bar New Years day it has basically pissed it down here constantly since Christmas Day, it was so dark this morning that when I walked the small person to school at 8.
45am we set the sensor on the outside light off!
It getting right on my bloody nerves!
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« Reply #37513 on: Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 21:26:22 » |
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Eggs. Can't buy the bastards anywhere. Any free range egg sellers recommended?
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« Reply #37514 on: Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 21:28:02 » |
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Eggs. Can't buy the bastards anywhere. Any free range egg sellers recommended?
Buy a couple of chickens and get your own fresh eggs. |
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we've been to Aberdeen, we hate the Hibs, they make us spew up, so make some noise,
the gorgie boys, for Hearts in Europe.
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