tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post1155827320993023216..comments2023-10-18T13:49:04.792+01:00Comments on Virtual Lancaster News Blog: Council's bright idea for Lancaster's Assembly Rooms - a tea roomAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09111099866285188994noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-91551261000243420572013-10-31T16:14:11.520+00:002013-10-31T16:14:11.520+00:00If the Council are looking for savings, then I can...If the Council are looking for savings, then I can suggest over £61,857 in savings (based on the published salaries of senior council officers right now. In today's Lancaster Guardian, Mark Davies is suggesting the current stall holders can all move to the Festival Market in Morecambe. What about the stall's customers who live in Lancaster? Give me strength. <br /><br />And if the Council is losing funding, why on earth should it even be considering spending more money on a tea room when so many cafes have closed in recent years? <br /><br />It's incredible to think how badly we have been serviced by several council officers, who brought about the closure of the market (a building now gutted and empty - what happened to Primark?)<br /><br />I'm not a supporter of the current government but they have done some things that could help the Council generate income rather than cutting it, but officers don't seem interested in those. Heather McMastersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-45614408767775713902013-10-27T05:35:22.158+00:002013-10-27T05:35:22.158+00:00Lancaster doesn't need another tea room or cof...Lancaster doesn't <b><i>need</i></b> another tea room or coffee house. We're the caffeine capital of the north by now, surely?lancasterhourhttp://twitter.com/lancasterhour/status/393793791800250368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-32794618518341354502013-10-27T05:33:19.443+00:002013-10-27T05:33:19.443+00:00From Twitter (Robotic Steve): Have you seen the si...From Twitter (<a href="http://twitter.com/RoboticSteve/status/393771415289081856" rel="nofollow">Robotic Steve</a>): Have you seen the sign outside town?<br /><br />"lancaster - Pop in for a coffee"<br /><br />It's all we have!Robotic Stevehttp://twitter.com/RoboticSteve/status/393771415289081856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-25514568553101288602013-10-25T22:57:37.098+01:002013-10-25T22:57:37.098+01:00Lancaster shopping centre already suffers from an ...Lancaster shopping centre already suffers from an excess of cloned, soulless retail and coffee shops. Why on earth would you want to get rid of some retailers who actually give the town some character and a reason to visit? Another tea room, especially in such an inappropriate location, would be futile if there were no shops to give the centre some soul to attract visitors. Rather than wasting money on barely statistically relevant surveys, the council should support the local traders.dirk knoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-78609898397653001922013-10-25T13:22:23.649+01:002013-10-25T13:22:23.649+01:00Anthony's cafe too. The market building standi...Anthony's cafe too. The market building standing empty is killing trade all along there. <br /><br />The Old Bell is doing Ok in Bashful Alley - it is MUCH handier for the shops, and the Market car park. <br /><br />People go to the Assembly Rooms for stuff they can't get in town. Vintage clothes, collectors items, antiques, special and interesting gifts. I bought a superb carved screen there not long ago, for a bargain price, picture sized. It looks fantastic. I feel inspired every time I pass it. A mere £20. That's what makes it worth crossing the road for. Chris Satorihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864215442181157301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79367181454779028.post-74944510779562198072013-10-25T12:58:59.377+01:002013-10-25T12:58:59.377+01:00A tea room? But hang on - Crows restaurant / cafe ...A tea room? But hang on - Crows restaurant / cafe next door has just closed up (it's now just a hotel) and Pau Pau, up the road on King Street (on the 'right' side of the one way system) failed dismally, too. Do we really need another cafe, even a posh one? And do we need one run by the Council, especially when it seems it might be considering closing the one in Williamson Park - surely a business that should be raking it in?<br /><br />(The proverb involving a brewery is spring to mind here).<br /><br />Surely all the Assembly Rooms needs is a couple of people prepared to run their stall every day (and not leave them unmanned) to break even? <br /><br />How much are they paying in rent, anyway? I bet it would be a great place for start ups like your article suggests.<br />Stephen Randallnoreply@blogger.com