It was great to have the opportunity on Saturday to get out and about in Eccles town centre, along with my colleague Matt Sephton, the Prospective Conservative MP for the Salford & Eccles constituency, and Eccles ward Councillor Judith Tope.
Our first port of call was the Gateway centre, where the library staff were putting on some excellent festive entertainment for local residents. It was great to see the children enjoying themselves with the crafts and face-painting, and useful to talk to the Gateway staff about the building and the work that they do.
We then called in at the Eccles Community Art Gallery and had a very interesting discussion with two of the local artists. There’s some excellent work in there – all from local artists – and I’d encourage residents to pop in there on a Saturday when the gallery is open.
Near to the gallery, the Council’s regeneration team had taken over one of the vacant shops (of which there are still far too many, it must be said) for a consultation day for the Bridgewater Canal Corridor Masterplan. The Canal is a fantastic resource for local people in Worsley and Eccles, and I hope that we can fulfil the potential that it has. The consultation runs until the end of January – click here to read more about it and to submit your comments.
Finally, we made it to the Farmers’ Market. This did not disappoint and I hope that they continue in 2010.
The Advertiser have been running an excellent series of features trying to encourage residents to shop locally, and I hope that events like the farmers’ market do tempt residents from Eccles and the nearby area to stay and use our local retailers and businesses, especially in these difficult economic times.
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