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Warrior Square revamp begins

10:30am Wednesday 17th March 2010 in


WORK has finally begun on the £1.8million revamp of Warrior Square Gardens which includes a new cafe.

A ground-breaking ceremony took place yesterday to mark the start of the regeneration of the Victorian gardens in Southend town centre.

The scheme has been funded by the Government’s Homes and Communities Agency, and is being carried out by Southend Council and regeneration company Renaissance Southend.

The new cafe will act as an important meeting point for workers, visitors, shoppers and students.

The ground -breaking ceremony was carried out by Derek Jarvis, Southend’s councillor for culture, and Steve Christian, the regional manager of contractors ISG Jackson.

Comments(7)

anon anon says...
10:33am Wed 17 Mar 10

any improvement to the town is a plus, just hope the pond life dont ruin it !!!!

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guygrim says...
7:10pm Wed 17 Mar 10

I didn't see anything happening today from my office in warrior square.

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siddymint says...
6:57am Thu 18 Mar 10

Its good that there are improvements but sad as Southend looses its last proper edwardian square . The silver linning is we can convert it back to an edwardian square in a few years time with reproduction parts simmilar to as what is planned for the high street.
keeps everyone employed and happy

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garyerny says...
8:41am Thu 18 Mar 10

How much? 1.8 million pounds to build a cafe!

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its me again says...
8:53am Thu 18 Mar 10

this is all the happened a workman put the signs up and then they all had photo done

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reptile says...
9:44am Thu 18 Mar 10

Like the town centre needs another café.

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guygrim says...
2:24pm Thu 18 Mar 10

reptile wrote:
Like the town centre needs another café.
Exactly!

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