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Post by KevinWhimper on May 18, 2011 22:09:40 GMT
...and you had endless money to re-generate Stoke-on-Trent to make it more attractive to tourists as well as bringing more pride to the inhabitants of our great City, what would you spend it on?
Discuss.
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Post by gazscfc on May 18, 2011 22:21:54 GMT
A space station
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2011 22:23:28 GMT
I would demolish all the houses and shops in Cobridge & Burslem and replace with new tasteful buildings in fitting with our Potteries heritage and architecture.
Widen the roads , get rid of the fast food crap and replace with stylish new restaurants preferably with a Mediterranean feel.
Plant mature english hardwood trees along the footpaths and have 'mini-parks and green spaces just off the main road. I would build low rise new office accomodation with the cheapest rates on offer in the UK. I would explore the idea of one central business park and link it up with the A 500 .
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Post by stokie1985 on May 18, 2011 22:25:57 GMT
bomb it
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Post by Stalking Horse on May 18, 2011 23:42:48 GMT
Have a circle 2 miles from the city centre and then napalm the rest.
Rebuild from there.
If some of the outlying area's,Longton,Fenton,Fegg Hayes suffer then hey it's no loss!!
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Post by PoisonedDonkey on May 18, 2011 23:48:26 GMT
Parrot sanctuary!
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Post by Meggsy on May 18, 2011 23:50:19 GMT
Probabaly just knock a few new Tesco's up and then go on a round the world trip with the rest of the cash.
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Post by Meggsy on May 18, 2011 23:52:16 GMT
In all honesty though I would demolish a hell of a lot of places. All of Hanley would go and a whole new city centre would be built. The whole city would have a metro system and Stoke station would be relocated to Hanley. Probably keep the bus station though- it's part of who we are  |
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Post by Time4aPINT on May 19, 2011 0:05:13 GMT
the only man talking sense at the moment..... Forget about cultural quarters etc. It seems every city is now divided into quarters... We need more diversity.. A Cultural seventh A Business seventh A fast food and kebab seventh A pub and club seventh A parrot seventh (obviously) A shopping and selling pottery seventh A blow job seventh ('cos tourists are money) Long live Stoke on Trent! |
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Post by Plain Jane on May 19, 2011 10:39:38 GMT
Along similar lines....when my now 13 year old was about 8 we were sat in traffic at Meir roundabout. For some ridiculous reason the council likes to turn roundabouts into little country parks, which look lovely but are a pain in the arse costing money to maintain and in some cases make it much more difficult to see round them... Anyway, I digress. Madam is sat staring intently at the roundabout when she says "You know what they should put on roundabouts, Monkeys" when I finally stopped laughing she reasoned that they would love the environment and give people stuck in traffic something to look at. So for that reason, I'm going with Ellie's theory and I'm spending all your cash on Monkeys for roundabouts. ;D |
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Post by winedelilah on May 19, 2011 10:47:01 GMT
Along similar lines....when my now 13 year old was about 8 we were sat in traffic at Meir roundabout. For some ridiculous reason the council likes to turn roundabouts into little country parks, which look lovely but are a pain in the arse costing money to maintain and in some cases make it much more difficult to see round them... Anyway, I digress. Madam is sat staring intently at the roundabout when she says "You know what they should put on roundabouts, Monkeys" when I finally stopped laughing she reasoned that they would love the environment and give people stuck in traffic something to look at. So for that reason, I'm going with Ellie's theory and I'm spending all your cash on Monkeys for roundabouts. ;D Love the 'Monkeys for Roundabouts' idea.. ;D has the added bonus of every Council in the UK being able to wheel it out. Would look good on a t-shirt too.. ;D (the slogan, not an actual Monkey) |
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Post by frasier45 on May 19, 2011 10:48:16 GMT
You can't make a silk purse out of a sows ear  |
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Post by iancransonsknees on May 19, 2011 12:18:28 GMT
I'd spend the money on a human cull instead, like they do with the Canada Geese and squirrels. I'd be well up for being part of the team working on that.
We could get the Brazilian police in to do the training.
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Post by mermaidsal on May 19, 2011 12:29:05 GMT
I would demolish all the houses and shops in Cobridge & Burslem and replace with new tasteful buildings in fitting with our Potteries heritage and architecture. Widen the roads , get rid of the fast food crap and replace with stylish new restaurants preferably with a Mediterranean feel. Plant mature english hardwood trees along the footpaths and have 'mini-parks and green spaces just off the main road. I would build low rise new office accomodation with the cheapest rates on offer in the UK. I would explore the idea of one central business park and link it up with the A 500 . But mumf, you're almost talking sense!! I'd leave the middle of Burslem, it's potentially beautiful, most of the rest I agree with. But would you honestly do that knowing that most people living there might'nt be Caucasian?? |
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2011 12:45:19 GMT
I would demolish all the houses and shops in Cobridge & Burslem and replace with new tasteful buildings in fitting with our Potteries heritage and architecture. Widen the roads , get rid of the fast food crap and replace with stylish new restaurants preferably with a Mediterranean feel. Plant mature english hardwood trees along the footpaths and have 'mini-parks and green spaces just off the main road. I would build low rise new office accomodation with the cheapest rates on offer in the UK. I would explore the idea of one central business park and link it up with the A 500 . But mumf, you're almost talking sense!! I'd leave the middle of Burslem, it's potentially beautiful, most of the rest I agree with. But would you honestly do that knowing that most people living there might'nt be Caucasian?? Yes I would. If those that lived there didn't like it , then they could always do what I did.....or move back to their home country. It was their choice to come here , and its their choice to leave. It's nothing but an eyesore and has been for the last 40 years or more. |
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Post by mermaidsal on May 19, 2011 14:13:36 GMT
mumf, in that case we wholeheatedly agree. Could imagine an amazing boulevard running right from Cobridge lights through Boslem and out along Scotia Road actually, joining up with the greenways around Tunstall with access to industrial areas but modern style, not designed for small town centre workshops that don't exist anymore. Paradoxically, that could free the centre of Boslem up to be a quality little period piece.
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Post by frogs_carer on May 19, 2011 16:17:33 GMT
I'd give myself an early retirement package with a massive bonus.
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Post by scfcrmagic on May 19, 2011 18:23:49 GMT
The soapbox is being dragged out ....I'm climbing onto it ....if I had endless money to spend regenerating Stoke on Trent , I'd build a "how stuff works" kinda place like " Eureka" In Halifax . But the most important thing I'd do is to make sure where ever possible that all work carried out is done by locals and all contracts go to local companies. Unlike the corrupt bunch of tossers who seem to put their own needs above the city and it's people !! Soapbox is being put away now !!  |
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Post by starkiller on May 19, 2011 19:21:33 GMT
I would demolish all the houses and shops in Cobridge & Burslem and replace with new tasteful buildings in fitting with our Potteries heritage and architecture. Widen the roads , get rid of the fast food crap and replace with stylish new restaurants preferably with a Mediterranean feel. Plant mature english hardwood trees along the footpaths and have 'mini-parks and green spaces just off the main road. I would build low rise new office accomodation with the cheapest rates on offer in the UK. I would explore the idea of one central business park and link it up with the A 500 . Knocking down buildings with heritage and replacing them with new orange brick crap is what has turned the best of Stoke into a characterless shithole. Building heritage, what little we have, or have left, should be retained. |
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Post by danceswithclams on May 19, 2011 22:05:13 GMT
Giant egg.
No new buildings or anything. Just a fucking massive egg.
They could put it in, say, Longton or somewhere and people would come from miles around to see it.
No explanation should be given as to why the egg is there - they should just put it up one day and then never refer to it ever again or acknowledge its existence.
Eventually, people would come from the world over to see the egg and the city would gain fame for being the home of the mysterious giant egg.
This would change the perception of the city to the point where you'll meet someone on holiday and they'll say "where you from?" and you'd say "Stoke" and they'd go "ahh, the egg".
Why this hasn't been implemented yet, I just don't know.
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Post by Trouserdog on May 19, 2011 22:45:17 GMT
Perhaps it's just me but I laughed my head off at the line "If you were the council" ;D
I've just got a vision of marching into the civic offices, pointing at everyone and shouting "You lot-you're not needed here. I'm the council now."
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2011 23:01:57 GMT
I would demolish all the houses and shops in Cobridge & Burslem and replace with new tasteful buildings in fitting with our Potteries heritage and architecture. Widen the roads , get rid of the fast food crap and replace with stylish new restaurants preferably with a Mediterranean feel. Plant mature english hardwood trees along the footpaths and have 'mini-parks and green spaces just off the main road. I would build low rise new office accomodation with the cheapest rates on offer in the UK. I would explore the idea of one central business park and link it up with the A 500 . Knocking down buildings with heritage and replacing them with new orange brick crap is what has turned the best of Stoke into a characterless shithole. Building heritage, what little we have, or have left, should be retained. I find it difficult at times to converse with conspiracy merchants , especially when I have already intimated that our heritage and historic old buildings should be retained , but given that they account for less than the fingers on one hand , then my original point still holds true. 95 % of the property I have mentioned is without doubt bulldozer material. There are exceptions in Burslem which Sal has identified and I happen to agree with her. The rest should be bulldozed and the 'new builds' built sympathetically in architectural design to what has gone before. It is all about regeneration and improvement for the City. In all honesty however, it is all hypothetical , as it will not happen due to lack of investment and backing from central government. Basically it is a simple choice.....stay put and embrace the cultural diversity within the area , or piss off and enjoy a better quality of life elsewhere. This point applies to all nationalities ...not just white. ! Poverty and economic decline encompasses all faiths and religions. |
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