VOTE: Is council right to scrap Southend Airshow? (From Echo)

• "Well done to Southend Council that's a smart move. It will save the council £130,000, as well as the Headache of having over a Million people from outside of the area flood into out town. Causing a traffic nightmare on the roads and railways. I can fully understand that this Seafront town is dying off and after the £22 million that has been spent to generate the City Beach project we don't really need the £30 million that is reported on the councils own Website that the Airshow generates for the Town & Local businesses. I think the saving can be spent on more traffic wardens because thats where the real revenue for the town is. After going into Southend High Street for the first time in about 3 months to do some shopping. I was really impressed on how many shops have closed down, but Nice to see a new Coffee shop open. I know that this is not directly due to the council, but lowering business tax for local trade could see more local owned shops like Brighton. I was as very impressed that we have given new homes to the various homeless people who were currently sheltering in Queens Road along the High street. I Have missed the odour of unrine, and drunken abusive banter since Skippy the tramp died. (u remember him from the 80s & Early 90s) It's was so nice that the towns homeless problems have been moved back into the public eye. But I just really wanted to say a special thank you to the Councils very own Community support officers that walked by with out stopping to help the old guy that I was trying to help that had fallen over and busted his nose. May I also add that nobody else in fact came to help, and even though I was covered in his blood I enjoyed trying to explain that to a traffic warden in Warrior Square car park that I was 2 minutes late cos I had to stop and help. I was still presented with a Parking Fine. If we want to save the air show then all I can say is we all get a fluorescent jackets some buckets and start picking penny's."
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