Final touches to street scene to be completed

Final touches are to be made to the streetscene adjacent to Parkway in Newbury town centre, ahead of the prestigious development’s opening on Thursday 27 October.

The Northbrook Street pavement around the East Street entrance to Parkway will be resurfaced with block-paving. The work will necessitate the closure of the road between Sun 16 and Tue 18 October.  Diversion signs will be in place.

The other improvement will be to the short section of road on the north side of Park Way Bridge. Again, block paving will be used across the whole area, providing an attractive link between Parkway and Victoria Park, and providing smooth vehicle access to Camp Hopson and for deliveries to adjacent businesses.

Park Way will be closed to all traffic between Fri 7 and Mon 10 Oct, with diversion signs in place. Drivers wanting to use Camp Hopson’s car park will be able to reach it by driving over Park Way Bridge which will be under manual traffic control from Wharf Road on the south side of the canal.

Crazy yesterday. They've flooded the site with workmen, and there's no digs to be found for miles around. Nice one SLI....we love you!

Two weeks to go, and it looks very un-ready for 27th!
Anyone know how many (if any) shops will be in a position to open on the day.

I will say that all of those due to open on the 27th will open on the 27th.

I would hope that all the shop-fronts (even the units that haven't been let) would be finished, even if they're a mess inside and just have the windows blanked out. And all the paving and public walkways finished. It won't look great if people are wandering through the new shops with workmen still hammering, sawing and angle-grinding around them. Would be better for them to push the opening rather than it still effectively be a building site.

Every cloud though.....

It means Aldi won't be far behind. Just think.....another supermarket. Thank you Cllr Vickers

Supermarkets - it is what people want.

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Supermarkets - it is what people want.

When has Newbury ever supplied what people want? We get what the Newbury Few say we will have!  

Quoted from Cognosco

When has Newbury ever supplied what people want? We get what the Newbury Few say we will have!  

Really?

I wonder why we don't have an Asda?

Quoted from Greenham Common

I wonder why we don't have an Asda?

I'm sure cognostco will say it is because the Newbury Illuminati, or Elders of Zion, or Rosicrucians or whoever don't want one.

Quoted from 78

Supermarkets - it is what people want.

I don't want them.

I'd go miles out of my way to avoid having to shop at one.

Quoted from 78

I'm sure cognostco will say it is because the Newbury Illuminati, or Elders of Zion, or Rosicrucians or whoever don't want one.

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He steady on? Are you deputising for User now? Or are you just trying to relieve him of his exalted position? No trust amongst WBC is there? Only ever consider WBC, NTC and the Newbury Few to be suspicious and devious unless they prove otherwise! Every other organisation or establishment I consider to be kosher unless they prove they are not. This of course comes from a long experience of living in Newbury.  

Quoted from Cognosco

When has Newbury ever supplied what people want? We get what the Newbury Few say we will have!  

You nailed it !

Death and Destructionbury..... as I said,
time will tell....very quickly in my opinion.
I expect you can see it from the moon!
It's uglier than the ugliest of uglies..
Perhaps we may get another fucher(is that how you spell it?)
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