"Which is what we hope will happen so we can trade again in earnest." Mrs Hale said that although she had concerns about footfall she believed people would come back to the town centre. "I think people do come into town specifically for us," said Mrs Hale. "The fact the footfall is likely to be down is a little bit of an issue. "I think those of us who are in the town are keen to invest in our businesses and keen to keep it going. "We just have to embrace what we have got and support those businesses that are still there.