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8:17pm Wednesday 6th February 2008
BASILDON Council has unveiled a shortlist of development groups battling to build the £30million sports village in Gloucester Park and deliver the £120million Wickford masterplan.
The council has whittled down lists of four groups vying to regenerate Wick-ford and three to build the sports centre.
The four shortlisted are:
The three groups on the shortlist for the sports village are:
Council leader Malcolm Buckley said: "They are all high quality, substantial organisations with the clout and calibre to deliver the projects."
Disillusioned, Wickford says...
8:51am Thu 7 Feb 08
get real, wickford says...
1:47pm Thu 7 Feb 08
Colin MacLean wrote:Now let everyone know what your occupation is Mr McClean and then they will understand why you are personally so happy when it comes to over development of wickford. ££££££
What good news for the business community at Wickford Town centre. The high quality of firms attracted to the regeneration project should give every Wickford resident confidence in Basildon Councils ability to deliver a Town Centre to be proud of.
june b, wickford says...
1:57pm Thu 7 Feb 08
Wickford Resident, Wickford says...
2:26pm Thu 7 Feb 08
Colin MacLean, Wickford says...
4:37pm Thu 7 Feb 08
get real, says...
5:00pm Thu 7 Feb 08
Colin MacLean wrote:First of all it is basic business practice to state if you are commenting on behalf of a business association - get the basics right. And it is actually quite funny that the minute any person making profit out of the masterplan is opposed it is suddenly "political" and must be the member of a pressure group. I certainly am not - I am just your average resident seeing my home town suffercated all in the name of profit for the few (mostly estate agents and coucillors). Take responsibility for who and what you are, a non-resident making a big fat profit out of our misery and ensure you inform people not only who but what you do when you comment on their home town. This is typical "not on my doorstep" attitude. Show us a new high street with pedestrianised road, parent parking, toilets, baby facilities, decent parking etc and we will think you work in our interests. So far and for the foreseeable future all you are showing is houses - and how much do YOU make from that personally - A LOT. Giving us a few manky lights at christmas does not entitle you to think you know what is best for us. When you live in the mess being created you can comment - whilst you are just plan profiting I don't know how you got the face to comment. No you dont want local fame - just local profit
No I left the message as Chairman of the Wickford Business Association upon behalf of the towns business community. I organise and fund Wickford Christmas Lights Street Festival for the benefit of Wickford people. The likes of 'Wickford resident' obviously think that everyone is on the take. If anyone is trying to manipulate situations for their own agendas it is the faceless 'get real' and 'wickford resident' who no doubt will be members of the local protest group and standing as political candidates in the local elections! I care only for Wickford not for local fame (like others!)
Alan Ball, Wickford says...
7:24pm Thu 7 Feb 08
Alan Ball, Wickford says...
7:44pm Thu 7 Feb 08
get real, wickford says...
2:34pm Fri 8 Feb 08
Alan Ball, Wickford Action Group says...
9:30pm Fri 8 Feb 08
Colin MacLean, WICKFORD says...
11:15pm Fri 8 Feb 08
Alan Ball, Wickford Action Group says...
9:48am Sat 9 Feb 08
David Harrison, Wickford says...
11:41am Sat 9 Feb 08
Brian, Wickford says...
11:05am Sun 10 Feb 08
Alan Ball, Wickford says...
7:10pm Mon 11 Feb 08
Wickie, Wickford says...
4:33pm Fri 15 Feb 08
eric, wickford says...
12:05pm Sat 16 Feb 08
wickie, Wickford says...
11:09am Sun 17 Feb 08
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Colin MacLean, Wickford says...
10:00pm Wed 6 Feb 08
The high quality of firms attracted to the regeneration project should give every Wickford resident confidence in Basildon Councils ability to deliver a Town Centre to be proud of.