Future of Wantage Meeting
I held a meeting on the future of Wantage yesterday, which was surprisingly well attended given that it was a Friday night and pouring with rain. I wanted to give people the opportunity to raise their concerns about any issue in the town and to come up with constructive thoughts and suggestions. I am delighted to say that the meeting was good humoured and very enjoyable. The main issues that emerged seemed to be: an overwhelming desire to have the cinema back; the need to make the civic hall fit for purpose; support for the idea of re-opening the railway station; excitement about the forthcoming Betjeman festival, which will put the town on the map in 2011. There remains concerns about the empty shops and endless consultation about the future of the market place. Anyway, the whole event was successful enough for me to consider holding this annually.
Posted on 14 November 2009 by Ed Vaizey