Sheringham in the Mist

Well, what a dreich day...
Had a sea fret over the North Norfolk coast today, which kept the temperatures down.
Drove over to Sheringham, via a stop off a the chocolate factory shop in Fakenham to load up the car boot with chocolate.
Was there to see the Tesco consultation display at the Oddfellows Hall. Tesco have been trying to open a supermarket in this Norfolk town for some years, and there has been a high profile campaign by shop owners to prevent this. The latest plans were for a smaller store, which would be closer to the centre of town.

In the High Street were a number of young people handing out flyers for a proposed new development which would make a very useful counterpoint to the TESCO plans. Could build a classroom resource around the comparison between the two plans.
The new shop is called the GREENHOUSE COUNTRY STORE, and will be tied to some other developments for the town involving the allotments and cemetery.

The new plans were also featured on the front page of NORTH NORFOLK NEWS, which provided a useful comparison.

HOW THE STORES COMPARE

Greenhouse Country Store

  • 1,500 sq m of retail space

  • would employ 130 staff

  • orders, made by phone or on-line, delivered by electric vehicles

  • locally-sourced products used where possible.

  • a cafĂ© could be an attraction itself on the coast road 

  • would not sell books, clothes, electrical goods or ironmonger in a bid to co-exist with current traders

  • a minimum of 10pc of the profits to be ploughed back into a charitable trust to help local causes

  • An exhibition outlining the green store plans will be held in Sheringham, at the old Lloyds Bank building, on April 7-9, from 8am to 8pm

  • Tesco

  • 1,200-1,250 sq m retail space

  • would offer a “good range of food and groceries, with a very limited selection of other goods”

  • new plans aim to improve the design and pick up on local architecture

  • revised plans could also move the store closer to Station Road to strengthen linked walking trips to the town centre

  • fuller details will be revealed at an exhibition being held at the Oddfellows Hall on Lifeboat Plain, behind the Crown pub on the seafront, on Friday from 10am to 8pm and Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

    Further information also available from www.sheringhamtesco.co.uk

  • Down on the beach, I did a few short FLIP VIDEOS which might be of use to someone.







    Via TWITTER Norfolk Coast blog also has some useful articles in this area...

    Got opening times for HAPPISBURGH church tower
    Will pop over later in the year, for a high view of the village...

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