Leave The Outdoor Market Where It Is

I read the front page of today’s Nelson Leader with considerable annoyance.  I am annoyed that officials at the borough council have decided to advise that the outdoor market should be moved away from the town centre to land adjacent to the swimming pool and leisure centre, the site of the former Palace Theatre.

My own view is that the outdoor market should remain where it is in what is after all called Market Street.  I have a feeling that the council officers really want to move the market because they ultimately don’t want it outside the town hall, and this business of allegedly “protecting the flagstones” is really a smokescreen to get what they want.

I just hope that when the area committee meets to make a decision, Nelson’s borough councillors would be brave and bold in rejecting the advice of the secretariat and vote to keep the outdoor market where it is now, right in the heart of the town and where it should be.  One thing  I know for sure is that should the need arise,  I would be quite prepared to vote against the establishment view and take a common sense approach to doing things.