Many of you may have noticed from previous article posts that we are strongly against Tesco opening an Express store here in our beautiful Boston Spa as you can see in the photographs below, taken by Paul Heaton, http://www.fotocraftimages.co.uk/bspathumbs.htm
Boston Spa is a wonderful and beautifully untouched part of the world and we would pretty much rather keep it that way. Our community would expect that any changes would be in keeping with the village's unspoilt heritage, and would also be in keeping with the Listed Building Status of many of Boston Spa's buildings, including the proposed Tesco Express site (The Crown Hotel).
The village is so well served with the already well established local traders ie. Costcutter, Londis, Firth's Butchers, Dougie Yeadons, Moo, Broughton's Bakery, Coupland's Bakery, Cohens, the Chemist, The Post Office, Super Shop News, Apres Cafe Bar, Deli Cafe, not to mention the other shops in Clifford and Bramham and of course the small shop which serves around Wickham Avenue.
Having read the Wetherby News on Friday 27th April 2012, www.wetherbynews.co.uk - it is apparent from the front page that the proposed changes made by many a supermarket for this area, dominated it.
Tesco are to be opening in Collingham not even 2 miles from Boston Spa, Sainsbury's who submitted plans to take over the former Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Wetherby, again approximately 2 miles away from Boston Spa, Asda who want to build a store in the Sandbeck Industrial Estate, also in Wetherby and Morrisons in Wetherby who are extending their store and 'doing away' with already firmly established businesses. Do we need so many supermarkets, there will be more of them than people?!! Let's face it, if anyone is really adamant that they want to shop with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Asda, they can pick up their phone or go online and have it delivered and provided you spend over £50 or so, we understand it is free delivery!
Supermarkets and their babies, such as Expresses, Metros and Extras do NOT have a place in small villages and they definitely DO NOT have a place in Boston Spa. We do not want them here and we will make our voice heard and also make our objections count. The first picture below is of The Crown Hotel as it is now, the 4 underneath are just snippets of Boston Spa, I'm sure there are thousands upon thousands of lovely pictures out there showing our wonderful village, in a way we expect it to remain.
Robert and I have found a fantastic site called Tescopoly - it campaigns all over the Country against supermarket chains taking over wherever and whenever they feel like it. Not caring about the people, environment, job losses, and let's face it these supermarkets aren't even cheaper on price than anything we have now. We can however say without a shadow of a doubt, they don't have the quality of produce that our local shops have as our shops support our local community, cottage industries, farmers and that list goes on.
Please take a look at Tescopoly - their fantastic slogan is "every little hurts" - how true - and please feel free to email them on our behalf, your support is greatly valued and much appreciated, even if you aren't a resident of Boston Spa or surrounding areas, please empathise as this could happen in your town or village. You can also leave your comments with our Parish Council at www.bostonspapc.org.uk
The village is so well served with the already well established local traders ie. Costcutter, Londis, Firth's Butchers, Dougie Yeadons, Moo, Broughton's Bakery, Coupland's Bakery, Cohens, the Chemist, The Post Office, Super Shop News, Apres Cafe Bar, Deli Cafe, not to mention the other shops in Clifford and Bramham and of course the small shop which serves around Wickham Avenue.
Having read the Wetherby News on Friday 27th April 2012, www.wetherbynews.co.uk - it is apparent from the front page that the proposed changes made by many a supermarket for this area, dominated it.
Tesco are to be opening in Collingham not even 2 miles from Boston Spa, Sainsbury's who submitted plans to take over the former Ramada Jarvis Hotel in Wetherby, again approximately 2 miles away from Boston Spa, Asda who want to build a store in the Sandbeck Industrial Estate, also in Wetherby and Morrisons in Wetherby who are extending their store and 'doing away' with already firmly established businesses. Do we need so many supermarkets, there will be more of them than people?!! Let's face it, if anyone is really adamant that they want to shop with Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Asda, they can pick up their phone or go online and have it delivered and provided you spend over £50 or so, we understand it is free delivery!
Supermarkets and their babies, such as Expresses, Metros and Extras do NOT have a place in small villages and they definitely DO NOT have a place in Boston Spa. We do not want them here and we will make our voice heard and also make our objections count. The first picture below is of The Crown Hotel as it is now, the 4 underneath are just snippets of Boston Spa, I'm sure there are thousands upon thousands of lovely pictures out there showing our wonderful village, in a way we expect it to remain.
Robert and I have found a fantastic site called Tescopoly - it campaigns all over the Country against supermarket chains taking over wherever and whenever they feel like it. Not caring about the people, environment, job losses, and let's face it these supermarkets aren't even cheaper on price than anything we have now. We can however say without a shadow of a doubt, they don't have the quality of produce that our local shops have as our shops support our local community, cottage industries, farmers and that list goes on.
Please take a look at Tescopoly - their fantastic slogan is "every little hurts" - how true - and please feel free to email them on our behalf, your support is greatly valued and much appreciated, even if you aren't a resident of Boston Spa or surrounding areas, please empathise as this could happen in your town or village. You can also leave your comments with our Parish Council at www.bostonspapc.org.uk
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