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READERS have expressed mixed opinions after Barrow s multi-million-pound Marina Village plan took a step forward. The scheme has been in the pipeline since 2007 and now a scoping report has been published which has sought the views of relevant organisations ahead of works to get the site ready ahead of marketing it to private investors. GP Rose said: This is older than the Morecambe Bay Bridge project. Stuart Balfour said: People tend to be sceptical when for more years than they can remember they see grand schemes and plans rolled out and paraded time and time again yet look around the town to see it rotting in front of their eyes. These views aren t changed by keeping making promises making more plans they are changed by actually seeing a scheme or plan done and done well , if anyone would like to point me in the direction of where one of these has happened in the last 30-40 years that would be great.
READERS had their say on a long-mooted plan designed to regenerate Barrow. The Marina Village plan is one of seven key projects chosen for further development through the £25m Brilliant Barrow initiative to help transform the town. The scheme has been in the pipeline since 2007 and could include around 650 homes and new leisure facilities. Michael P Cassells: “When you’re about to make a negative comment please take a moment to think of how you are helping attract investment and new people to Barrow. The development is part of a borough-wide plan which includes community hubs, national arts and cultural projects and business developments. Key to this has been promoting Barrow borough as welcoming and innovative. By all means ask questions and express a view but give your town a bit of love.”
READERS have reacted to the proposal of a new set of cycle lanes in Barrow. The plans, which aim to improve the infrastructure for cyclists and pedestrians are part of a potential £886,000 grant from the Department for Transport’s Active Travel Fund. Barrow along with Kendal and Carlisle is one of the first towns to undergo consultation for the Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans. Improvements for both cyclists and pedestrians are proposed for Bridge Road, Michaelson Road, Abbey Road, Roose Road and Walney Road. GP Rose said: “Park Road is excellent for cyclists up until the turning for the bypass, then it’s grit your teeth and hope for the best.”
A controversial billboard advertising this year’s Super Soapbox Challenge has been accused of dragging Barrow back to the gutter . Th advertisement outside Barrow Raiders’ Craven Park features a 2019 participant taking part in the challenge, running in a shirt and underwear with a ‘censored’ sign covering his pants. Paid for by Barrow’s Business Improvement District (BID), the billboard sparked anger from the Barrow Business Concerned Rate (BBCR) group, which said it was not promoting the right image for an event in the town. Colin Garnett, manager at Barrow BID, rejected BBCR’s claims. He said: “Advertising is advertising; I think when you are doing an advert, you don’t want it to be like everybody else’s.