Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Trowbridge Shopping Centre
Everyone in Trowbridge asks us when the redevelopment of the shopping centre will begin. Our honest answer is, soon - we hope.!
Your Councillors have been making noises at County Hall and the delays have been featured in the South Wales Echo. Privately we have been told the project has been delayed because Trowbridge is not a priority with the Council’s Liberal Democrat administration.
We have now been promised work will begin in July but the final contracts have not yet been signed and costs have escalated beyond original estimates. If work begins in July the project could still be completed by the end of 2007.
The Community Centre closed in April and its regular users have been transfered to the Cardiff Community Housing Association centre in Valley View and the Trowbridge Scouts Hut.
Construction of the new Community Centre was to form the last phase of the project but it will now be built together with the new shop units, with the housing being left until last. This is better for the community in our view.
Trowbridge residents have had to put up with this mess for two years and we commend your patience. However, endless delay is unacceptable. If work is not begun in July we will launch a campaign demanding immediate action.
Councillor Ralph Cook
Your Councillors have been making noises at County Hall and the delays have been featured in the South Wales Echo. Privately we have been told the project has been delayed because Trowbridge is not a priority with the Council’s Liberal Democrat administration.
We have now been promised work will begin in July but the final contracts have not yet been signed and costs have escalated beyond original estimates. If work begins in July the project could still be completed by the end of 2007.
The Community Centre closed in April and its regular users have been transfered to the Cardiff Community Housing Association centre in Valley View and the Trowbridge Scouts Hut.
Construction of the new Community Centre was to form the last phase of the project but it will now be built together with the new shop units, with the housing being left until last. This is better for the community in our view.
Trowbridge residents have had to put up with this mess for two years and we commend your patience. However, endless delay is unacceptable. If work is not begun in July we will launch a campaign demanding immediate action.
Councillor Ralph Cook
