For some time now there has been no BB on Pudsey.com.... The previous one was an "open entry" board and it was abused by a small number of people, it therefor had to be withdrawn from service. Many have requested we reinstate a service so folk can comment on things to do with Pudsey, so here we are. OK, you have to register now but once you have the whole board (powered by ActionBoard) is very easy to use and a great step forward from the old board..
I look on the pudsey.com everynight, but if all we can come up with is "I agree" we are not going to get verry much interest.
If our friend Mary has any old school photo's of the Pudsey schools or any interesting bit of local news, something that can get us all going.
I can remember when I was young the local Pudsey News used to print something about "What the sparrow see's and thinks" and it was always something that caught the reporters eye.
All it is now is houses for sale, people must spend all there lives moving house and then doing it up, making more money then moving on.
Hi there - I'm just reading a book by Joanna Blythman called SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets. It provides a fascinating but worrying account of the development of supermarkets and the devastating impact they've had on the commercial life of towns all over the country - not least, of course, Pudsey itself. Blythman describes how you go about recognising what she calls a 'Trolley Town': "What does a trolley town look like? The first thing that greets you is not some distinctive civc monument or landmark but the now familiar supermarket sprawl, complete with its new roundabouts, altered road layout, traffic signals with changed priorities, petrol station and sea of parking. Welcome to Asdatown. You'll search to find anything approximating to a small greengrocer, fishmonger or butcher. These have been replaced by video shops, charity shops and estate agents." Sound like anywhere you know?
'Historic Market Town' or 'Thriving Market Town' - which would you prefer and what can be done about it?
Hi there - I'm just reading a book by Joanna Blythman called SHOPPED: The Shocking Power of British Supermarkets. It provides a fascinating but worrying account of the development of supermarkets and the devastating impact they've had on the commercial life of towns all over the country - not least, of course, Pudsey itself. Blythman describes how you go about recognising what she calls a 'Trolley Town': "What does a trolley town look like? The first thing that greets you is not some distinctive civc monument or landmark but the now familiar supermarket sprawl, complete with its new roundabouts, altered road layout, traffic signals with changed priorities, petrol station and sea of parking. Welcome to Asdatown. You'll search to find anything approximating to a small greengrocer, fishmonger or butcher. These have been replaced by video shops, charity shops and estate agents." Sound like anywhere you know? 
