Your Stafford "Wish List"

[Carole]

Just reading on another thread that someone thinks that Stafford really NEEDS a Burger King instead another supermarket, or Morrisons specifically. Each to their own. (Although I do prefer BK to Mcdonalds).


So, my preference for the town centre would first and foremost be a Dept Store. I would love John Lewis, House of Fraser or Debenhams.

Then I would like the little back lanes to be full of an eclectic mix of independant shops, little cafes, restaurants, delis, bits and bobs, browsing type shops.

I would also like to see more upmarket brands.

Before the grumpy people start moaning about our council and how it will never happen....this is a WISH LIST...not a reality list.

Anyway, lets think positive ...what would YOU like for Stafford?

 

[markpa12003]

All of those things you've mentioned, plus a fantastic community / venue space. Maybe the old old library could be reused for this.

 

[proactive]

Top of my list would be;

a) No more bloody roadworks
b) Sorting out the traffic light timings to give our roads a more free flowing and less stop start nature.

Both the above would contribute to a reduction in pollution, making our town and surroundings a better place in which to live.

 

[Withnail]

Destroy McDonalds.- this in itself would be manna for many.

In doing so make a piazza between the High House and Thorntons, backing on to the chancel window of St Mary's.

@darben knows it - you knows it too.

 

[John Marwood]

Cameron's head on a stick

A fully serviceable hospital

Auto congestion barriers at 13 and 14

A Northern Soul night to raise funds for the orphans of Ebola

The foreclosure of Tesco Newport Rd

Compact Disc cladding for the new car park

The Stafford pop blue plaque tour of all the famous rock venues ( finishing at the Sunset Cafe, Penkridge with Bob Dylan bread and dripping sandwiches )

Punting on the River Sow

Marshmallow cladding for the SBC offices

Demolition of Princes Street to be replaced by grazing cattle

Astro turf Marston Road - not Rangers but all the road to Rangers

Ra Ra girls on all motorway bridges in times of congestion on the M6

The road between Broad Eye and The Eagle pedestrianised

Martin Street made into a lake for coracle races between bars

The ugly BT building in Eastgate St demolished and replaced with a giant redwood full of owls

Tanks to return to Queensville bridge

A filter light on the Pennycroft flats traffic lights

A by law banning the wearing of grey jogging bottoms if moving at less than 8 mph

A new football stadium at the demolished Castle Works site

Off ground tick when a freight train passes through Stafford station

Tours of platform 2

Parliament to be held once a week from the man poo fields next the castle

The Hough retail park Road markings reconfigured to represent modern motors

All school classes to be held once a week on allotments

The Doxey Institute to be rebuilt on the site of the 3 Tuns. Bathams to run it

 

[Floss]

The return of some of the wonderful buildings that have been demolished over time

Less charity shops

More independent shops

Book shops with cafés

Quirky shops

Decent clothes shops/department stores

A decent market with food stalls you can stop and eat at and craft stalls

Less traffic

Free parking at weekends

Internet cafe

Redevelopment of the precinct

No macci D's Costa Starbucks or weatherspoons

 

[Trumpet]

No double yellow lines, anywhere, give traffic enforcement officers the leave to use common sense. If someone's parked like a dick give them a ticket.
The most useless use of a vehicle is driving around in circles looking for somewhere to park it.
A branch of Hooters.

 

[andy w]

Demolish the Santander building in Market Square. An empty space would be an improvement.

County Council to be free of scaffold and World Peace.

 

[Wormella]

My needs are simple, a zebra crossing on the bit of Tixal Rd between Cull Ave and st. Thomas Street (and another on Cull avenue if I was being spoilt)

 

[Gramaisc]

My needs are simple, a zebra crossing on the bit of Tixal Rd between Cull Ave and st. Thomas Street (and another on Cull avenue if I was being spoilt)

D.I.Y. - http://www.tomdurley.com/crossanywhere/index.htm

 

[Wormella]

D.I.Y. - http://www.tomdurley.com/crossanywhere/index.htm

I have considered guerrilla painting one on - I suspect it would work too

 

[Gramaisc]

I have considered guerrilla painting one on - I suspect it would work too

You could just cross Tixall Road after Cull Avenue and be on the right side of Cull Avenue - or go down to the secret steps* and emerge into Coton Avenue, slightly longer, but much pleasanter.


* go up this path, here.

 

[Wormella]

You could just cross Tixall Road after Cull Avenue and be on the right side of Cull Avenue - or go down to the secret steps* and emerge into Coton Avenue, slightly longer, but much pleasanter.

* go up this path, here.

Not with a pushchair thanks - and I'm not keen to add much more to my daily foot commute!

 

[Gramaisc]

Not with a pushchair thanks - and I'm not keen to add much more to my daily foot commute!

Get him a bike and meet him round the other side.

 

[markpa12003]

Demolish the Santander building in Market Square. An empty space would be an improvement.

County Council to be free of scaffold and World Peace.

Agreed, plus demolish the super drug building.

 

[markpa12003]

I would also like to Stafford Rangers promoted to the conference and the shed end returned.

 

[db]

Just reading on another thread that someone thinks that Stafford really NEEDS a Burger King instead another supermarket, or Morrisons specifically. Each to their own. (Although I do prefer BK to Mcdonalds).


So, my preference for the town centre would first and foremost be a Dept Store. I would love John Lewis, House of Fraser or Debenhams.

Then I would like the little back lanes to be full of an eclectic mix of independant shops, little cafes, restaurants, delis, bits and bobs, browsing type shops.

I would also like to see more upmarket brands.

Before the grumpy people start moaning about our council and how it will never happen....this is a WISH LIST...not a reality list.

Anyway, lets think positive ...what would YOU like for Stafford?

ooh, i'd love a debenhams.. a proper one, like in brum, with plenty of homewares..

burger king, natch.. not nando's - i really don't "get" nando's; it's just kfc but slightly more upmarket..

i'd love an apple store, but that's obviously never going to happen!

 

[markpa12003]

I would also like to demolish most of Greyfriars and start again.

 

[Laurie61]

Replace all zebra crossings with an underpass, much safer than hoping traffic will stop at a red light and will serve as nuclear bunkers after Corbyn gets in.

 

[Gramaisc]

Replace all zebra crossings with an underpass, much safer than hoping traffic will stop at a red light and will serve as nuclear bunkers after Corbyn gets in.

Stafford had three underpasses - two have been filled it, only the Waggon & Horses one is left 'functional'.