SAY NO TO TESCO IN BINGHAM

Tuesday 21st July 2009



Upon hearing the news that Tesco are interested in opening a 'moderate' sized store in Bingham, one could be forgiven for thinking wow that's brilliant, very convenient.



I appreciate that we will all have very different views on the pros and cons for this, but I ask you to consider the following and, should you agree with me, please forward this to as many local people as possible as well as to Rushcliffe Borough Council at:

blueprint@rushcliffe.gov.uk.


Despite being told by Tesco that this will be good for local people and traders alike, I beg to differ.



Firstly, once people are inside Tesco they will invariably do all their shopping under one roof. Who can honestly say that after parking in Tesco's car park and doing your shopping there that you are then going to walk into the square or Eton place to pick up veg, meat or papers, all of which will be available inside Tesco. I think not. Local shops will suffer and many could go out of business. Let's not forget either the struggling market traders on a Thursday or the local farmer's market on Saturdays. Can they survive this form of competition?



Secondly, Tesco will not be satisfied with just a moderate store for long and once they become established, will inevitably and dramatically increase the square footage and become a superstore.



Well what's wrong with that you may ask?



Consider the impact of hundreds and hundreds of people driving through our town 7 days per week from dawn to dusk , not to mention the juggernauts thundering through to make their deliveries to Tesco. Is this what you really want?

Bingham is already packed to capacity, driving around is chaotic enough.



Ask yourself why you have chosen to live in a small market town like Bingham. Could it be that you enjoy the semi rural lifestyle and small, indivually owned shops where you can be assured of personal and attentive service?



Personally, I think that the lifestyle the majority of us enjoy in Bingham far outweighs the little inconvenience of travelling a few miles to frequent one of many superstores available to us on the outskirts of Nottingham



In my opinion, this will be destroyed forever if we let Tesco get a foothold here in Bingham.