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Changed just a bit going by what I’ve just seen on Look East. No doubt Angela Rayner will take all the credit for that! And what’s happened to the bus Station? Some years since I’ve been to that part of ‘nidge.
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Where the old bus station was is an absolute eye sore. Looks like someone’s randomly thrown white paint everywhere on the ground for no reason.
Alongside the old Maccies which has been shut for half a decade with no one occupying the building the town centre now is just vape shops and empty buildings
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The park is meant to be like this in Denmark, but obviously the budget way tight:
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As a Landscape architect, it offends me too
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Put a swing set in there and call it our Tivoli Gardens.
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Plus think it's only temporary in theory and think plan is to put another building , could be a Research centre,like new one near Forum,there.
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Plan was to put a new parade of cafes and restaurants through the middle of that area and build around it so that there is a community to use it
This is the view from the fountain and clock tower to the bus station, rail station and leisure park in the far distance 
Edited by AndyC at 15:16:22 on 2nd August 2024
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That must have been an original plan?.Sure new one is as outlined, announced when new bus station was opened
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It's still the image they use at the top of this website about it
https://stevenage-even-better.com/
Obviously the actual developer they appointed and the progression of time might scake things back and it's all being done as piecemeal applications, but I think that's still the end vision
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So where’s the bus station now?
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So where’s the bus station now?
Excuse me... Bus Interchange! 🤭
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Next to the Gordon Craig
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Right, sort of makes sense, bit nearer the railway station.
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Yes, they have put in a new pelican crossing across Lytton Way
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Part of the so called called master plan .This is mainly flats most locals can't afford .
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SERCO have bought up a block of those flats.
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Without people no one wants to go to the town centre (especially when you have to pay for the privilege of just visiting it), hence all the shops moving to the Roaring Meg.
Once the town centre is rebuilt with people living in it things might improve, but on he whole everyone shops on line now
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Have you been the retail park in Biggleswade,much better than RM Maybe it will improve but loads of empty units there
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Sports Direct, Game and USC are moving to the empty store next to Hobbycraft shortly, can't imagine it'll be long before Next moves too
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Our town centre is decent too.
Got your usual mass of barbers, vape shops and the like, but also plenty of independent shops and some very good eateries and some nice pubs. All helps to ensure there are always people spending time and money there, and keeping plenty of life in the place rather than giving the appearance of a rundown ghost town that so many places now have.
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Can't get a tattoo, a coffee or a haircut online.
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Apart from the Lamex, my favourite part of Stevenage is Lonsdale Road.
What’s your favourite part?
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Happy memories of the leisure centre when younger with that smell. Sportarama and Playland in the town centre.
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Plus the ABC cinema, old bowling alley and shops like Chelsea Girl and with Sainsbury being in old Marks site, almost others.
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Chelsea Girl was one of my favourites too.
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Some good clobber there.
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Used to be like a disco.
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The last film I saw at the old cinema was Jurassic Park
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Beethoven's 2nd for me. Came out about 9 months later. Folks wouldn't let me see Jurassic Park.
Edit: blimey, my research says that must've been in the last fortnight it was open
Edited by Freemo at 10:13:02 on 2nd August 2024
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My friend has a St. Bernard, though not named Beethoven.
Stevenage town center has been in decline for some time, but compared to Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield town centers, Stevenage is actually preferable.
Has anyone been to Welwyn Garden City town center recently? It was a great town in the '90s when you could smell the cereal from the shredded wheat factory and see the massive white chimney from miles away. Sadly, the town center has become very boring now.
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WGC town centre is indeed rubbish now. Big name shops like M&S and Next vacating the Howard Centre in the last couple of years have made it a very sad place to visit these days. I'm surprised John Lewis remains open.
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Yes, well said Owen. I'm glad I moved away from WGC when I did. Don't miss WGC, but of course, other parts of Hertfordshire I most certainly do.
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Me too! We might have been at the same showing.
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Where was the ABC? I just can't picture it at all?
I must have gone there at some point, but don't remember it!
Edited by RockyBottom at 19:31:58 on 2nd August 2024
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Not entirely sure myself as was only about 9 but I'm thinking where they built the forum (is that what it's called?) where Sports Direct, what was JJB Sports, TK Max etc was. Might be different things there now.
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Yeah, next to C&A, where Virgin Megastore and Ottakers are now.
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Yep right area .was right next to St Georges carriageway directly opposite swimming pool.
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Yeah I'd have been fairly young as well. I don't remember it at all! I do remember the drug den ice rink though.
Edited by RockyBottom at 21:41:54 on 2nd August 2024
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I think I saw Twister around the same time. Not sure if it was at the old one though
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I saw Twister at Cineworld so think the old one was shut then. Independence Day around the same sort of time I think. (Maybe a year apart)
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Maybe Twister was the first film I saw at Cineworld.
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Twister come out in 1996, at the same time Cineworld opened. The old cinema closed in April 1994 and I remember seeing Lion King and Loch Ness at the Galleria during the interim, which seemed a lot longer than two years.
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Found my ticket stubs. Must have watched them twice? Back then it was cheap.
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I'm assuming they used twelve hour clock at those showing times. And the prices! Christ.
IMDB says Twister came out six days after the first one so either it's wrong or you were on some VIP premiere shit.
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Yeah I doubt I was going at 8am and 1am.
Don't recall being VIP back then, obviously now would be a different story....
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Cineworld did open well late back when it first opened. I remember seeing Boogie Nights at some silly o clock showing like that after a house party
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The Publix on the Bowling Green has a lot of good memories for me. Used to enjoy the Pathe war-time updates. And then there was the Astonia. Who remembers the permanent squashed tomato stain on the screen
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THat was when you knew it was finished when they never cleaned the screen.
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As an on to this around this time plus a bit earlier had decent gigs, imo , at Bowes Lyon. Understand plan is to demolish it and build new leisure centre there Attached to Swimming pool
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Same. I purchased a foam T-Rex novelty hat.
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is know one intrested in our club anymore.
yes it must one of the worst pre-season build ups we have ever had since getting in the football league
we have played a match tonight but there seems to be nothing about the game.
not looking good for the coming season.
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I heard we won 2-1 with a mixture of youth and first teamers.
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Hicks was the best player on the pitch. I’m not sure if that was Braintree’s first eleven as they have a friendly today too but Hicks would walk into the side we played against last night.
Evans took his goal well and there were flashes of what he can do. We didn’t create much going forward in all honesty though.
Was great to see Ronnie’s son in the starting line up. I hope his injury isn’t anything too serious.
Didn’t think much of the trialist centre back, seemed quite lightweight and a few hairy back passes, one of which led to their goal.
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Per Revs possible new signings "soon" .Seems no first teamers involved last night will gesture today
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By all accounts two signings to be announced today, one a keeper.
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Other one not announced.If Butler possible another loan term out do we need another option , perhaps Guinness walker ? Also has reasonable pace and can play Wing Back , Midfield ?
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Is the other one not sticking around?
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We did indeed.
Deflection for Harvey's goal. Defensive mistake (underhit pass to the keeper) from the trialist CB for Inih Effiong to equalise. Very nice finish from Makise Evans for the winner.
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Just saw Effiong's goal on his Instagram stories. Gifted.
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