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Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

i noticed today that there is a sandwich shop at the top of town.so now calne has two .why do they let that happen surley it would be better for the town and for the retailer to have one shop type in calne

Peter Dolman · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 9:09 pm Post subject:

because the shops are owned by different private landlords who can let to whom they want. there is more than one charity shop in Phelps Parade and both shops are owned by the Wilts Council (NWDC).

anyway the second sandwich shop has been open for many weeks so when was the last time you came to town?
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Biggles · Posted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 10:42 pm Post subject:

this is why so many people shop out of Calne, its all take aways sandwich shops and charity shops, you cant do a proper weeks shop (at an affordable price) in town now, makes you wonder if people can still prepare a meal for theirselves these days

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

surley though the council has some say in what shops come in to the town. i feel sorry for the guy who owns sam widges he must have been doing a good trade now you also have the upper crust .
result will be that sam widges loses buissness ,lay off staff and shut down .only for another duolicate shop to come in.

funnt you should say about being down town peter i have been twice a week in telast few months.

Peter Dolman · Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:03 am Post subject:

the town council has no say what so ever in who or what takes on any of the shops in calne. unlike devizes, calne council owns no shops premises in the town.
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Chepfer · Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 9:43 pm Post subject:

I guess if the demand is there, then surely its better to have something there rather than nothing ...... good on them for having the guts to make it work !

Local lass · Calnetalk Oracle Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 4792 Status:

agreed chepfer although a little more variety wont go a miss.

abitmuch · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 9:39 am Post subject:

what we need is a record shop....that would be cool!

GTB · Bushton Bushwacker Joined: 05 Jun 2007 Posts: 2206 Status:

I remember the old record shop by Lloyds bank. The only place you can get a shop like that any more is in the back streets of Bath.
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Biggles · Posted: Sun Oct 18, 2009 11:14 am Post subject:

Yeah Hawkins i spent all my pocket money there buying vinyls lol