"Pier 'cultural centre' is boringly named" (From Echo)
Get involved: send your pictures, video, news and views by texting ECHONEWS to 80360, or email us »
"Southend Pier 'cultural centre' is boringly named"
10:00am Saturday 27th October 2012 in Local News
The pier's cultural centre
SOUTHEND Pier’s new £3million cultural centre is too boringly named to attract any visitors.
That’s the verdict of Anna Waite, the former Tory leader of Southend Council, who has called for it to be rechristened to draw more people to the end of the pier.
The authority has said it is willing to listen to any offers to use the cultural centre, which has already hosted art exhibitions, musical performances, comedy gigs and private events since it opened in July.
But Mrs Waite questioned why it had been given such an uninspiring name in the first place.
She said: “Let’s face it, how many children or teenagers, or even any visitors, are going to get excited about visiting a ‘cultural centre’?
“Would you hold your wedding or celebrate an important birthday in a ‘cultural centre’?”
“Even our diehard locals are sceptical.”
Derek Jarvis, the Tory councillor responsible for culture, said the new building’s title could be changed in the future.
However, he argued the current moniker was not damaging its attractiveness in any way.
“It is a working title in a sense and I’m sure that, in the future, we can have a debate about what it should be called,” he said.
“But one thing is certain: it is not hindering business at all.
“We have had a lot of interest in the centre and it has been a great success so far.”
Comments are closed on this article.
Comments (39)
10:14am Sat 27 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
10:42am Sat 27 Oct 12
Spawnof says...
Agree it is boringly named though. Perhaps it should be called the Phoenix For the amount of times it has come back from the ashes up that end of the pier.
10:43am Sat 27 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
10:44am Sat 27 Oct 12
heartbeat says...
Just not The Waiting Room please, I don't want to be reminded of HER forever more!
10:45am Sat 27 Oct 12
Eric Whim says...
We don't care.
10:46am Sat 27 Oct 12
heartbeat says...
10:55am Sat 27 Oct 12
Aint it just the truth says...
11:42am Sat 27 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
1:04pm Sat 27 Oct 12
v.randy says...
Most people I've met don't even know it exists.
Give it 12 months and it will follow in the wake of the Shoebury Youth Club,so the only name suitable is WHITE ELEPHANT .
1:47pm Sat 27 Oct 12
emcee says...
3:15pm Sat 27 Oct 12
DogsMessInLeigh says...
3:37pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Spawnof says...
http://www.visitsout
hend.co.uk/thedms.as
px?dms=72&shop=15&pr
od=6583
Dawn of the dead on next Friday followed by a zombie walk down the pier.
Regards
@sporadic_steve
3:38pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Spawnof says...
4:54pm Sat 27 Oct 12
v.randy says...
!!
5:03pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
5:44pm Sat 27 Oct 12
jolllyboy says...
6:44pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Joe Wildman says...
6:45pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Joe Wildman says...
9:05pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Aint it just the truth says...
9:07pm Sat 27 Oct 12
Aint it just the truth says...
9:13pm Sat 27 Oct 12
heartbeat says...
9:52pm Sat 27 Oct 12
DogsMessInLeigh says...
10:26pm Sat 27 Oct 12
siddymint says...
11:21pm Sat 27 Oct 12
silverleaf48 says...
people did not like her.
11:25pm Sat 27 Oct 12
silverleaf48 says...
11:42pm Sat 27 Oct 12
southchurch bob says...
6:17am Sun 28 Oct 12
SARFENDMAN says...
4:00pm Sun 28 Oct 12
bongking says...
4:03pm Sun 28 Oct 12
bongking says...
4:24pm Sun 28 Oct 12
cris300 says...
htype
5:53pm Sun 28 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
But now - as far as I can tell from comments by current council tories - she's no-one, a hasbeen local politician disliked by even her own party.
1:16am Mon 29 Oct 12
Spawnof says...
7:15am Mon 29 Oct 12
notinwestcliffanymore says...
7:28am Mon 29 Oct 12
Shoebury_Cyclist says...
11:12am Mon 29 Oct 12
bongking says...
12:16pm Mon 29 Oct 12
alimac69 says...
12:25pm Mon 29 Oct 12
DogsMessInLeigh says...
12:18pm Thu 1 Nov 12
freecomment says...
12:18pm Thu 1 Nov 12
freecomment says...