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Lancaster's Carnival of Culture

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Published Date: 03 March 2008
Lancaster city centre welcomed its first Carnival of Culture on Saturday as hundreds of protestors took to the streets for the procession.
Drums pounded, whistles shrilled and banners were displayed boldly, as the carnival made its way around various sites in the city.

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The fun started at 1pm on Alfred St car park to the sound of samba drums. Dalton Square was the first stop for a mock auction of the city and more music. The procession continued along the ring road to the castle where protests were staged against the building of a car park on grass in front of the Priory.
Shoppers and drivers in the city centre showed their support for the days event as people joined the procession at various points.

A high police presence watched a peaceful and energetic display of solidarity as the carnival made its way to the Mitchell's brewery site on the canal corridor. The party continued into the night with live music and food at the Gregson Centre and a UV display and DJ's at the newly opened Park pub.

Steve Bryson, spokesperson for Centros said: "We are at a complete and utter loss trying to understand why the people behind this so-called 'Carnival of Culture' have chosen to protest about our proposed development in Lancaster - when our scheme will inject around two million pounds into the cultural facilities of the city.

"The Centros development will deliver one million pounds worth of new facilities for the Dukes Theatre, a half a million pound extension to the Grand Theatre and totally new premises for the city's unique Musicians' Co-operative.

"On top of that there will be several new open public spaces that will form ideal places for theatrical and music performers to entertain the public, and the whole scheme will draw many more people into the city to enjoy all of these facilities.

"In fact, I can't think of another city centre regeneration scheme anywhere in the country that will have such a positive impact on the cultural life of the city it serves!"

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  • Last Updated: 03 March 2008 3:34 PM
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Lancaster LAd,

In Debenhams soon 03/03/2008 21:52:09
Bunch of tree hugging freaks
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OneFrankyWorthy,

Lancaster 03/03/2008 23:31:41
Oooo LancasterLAd you're sooo original with your insults! You really want your City looking like some dull over priced shopping mall, with CCTV, private security and over inflated prices? There's more to life than Debenhams - maybe you should get out more before Lancaster becomes a hellish shrine to Centros Millar. There'll be nothing on offer apart from the bright lights of corporate conformity. Yawn!!!
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Lancaster LAd,

Still in Debenhams 04/03/2008 11:01:08
Would rather see the Centros Millar development than boarded up shops & derelict land as it is now.
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OneFrankyWorthy,

living not shopping 05/03/2008 00:37:47
Sadly though the Centros Miller development will bring you boarded up shops. It's not difficult to research their track record. We are capable of creating something much more attractive than Debenhams and a large car park. Why trust those driven by profits to "develop" our city? And it's not as if the City Council have a good record on the developments they support! Blobbyland anyone?
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Grey Suit Man,

Lancaster 05/03/2008 11:34:09
Great slideshow! But poor reporting, Guardian.
The Carnival was a vivid technicolor entertainment.
Orange banners against the unpopular and polluting Heysham M6 Link Road.
Seeing red against the plans of clone town developer Centros Miller.
Green outrage at the devilish plan to concrete over Priory fields.
Colourful lobbying for Lawson’s Fields, coveted by supermarket fat cats.
The pink heart of Lancaster auctioned on the Town Hall steps (Sighs of relief – the people of Lancaster bought it!)
Hundreds of us, the people of Lancaster & Morecambe, enjoying ourselves in the streets. And how many more support us. Were the powers that be listening?
A celebration of all that’s best and distinctive about Lancaster.
I know – I was there.
Where was your reporter? Drinking with the Centros Miller propagandist?
Grey Suit Man
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lanky and proud,

lancaster 05/03/2008 13:09:16
The music co-op has been offered an empty shop-box in the proposed 'cultural quarter' aka shopping mall, wine bar zone. It is precisely because the area has been left undeveloped that they could have a huge rehearsal space that the hundreds of local bands can rent for cheap. And there is no funding from Centros to turn the box into sound-proofed rehearsal space and studio. For that, the co-op has to go cap-in-hand to the lottery, which is concentrating on the Olympics. Centros lie.
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green goddess,

Lancaster 06/03/2008 19:34:02
There are plenty of empty retail units in Lancaster- why create more? Big corporate chains won't do anything for us locals- maybe a few minimum wage jobs we can't survive on and more over-priced rubbish to buy that's the same stuff we can already get. Big chains only care about profits for the board (based in the South-East of course). Build a local economy that meets the needs of the residents!
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Local shopper,

Lancaster 06/03/2008 21:11:38
Don't trust Centros and their bribery (oops I mean promised investment in the arts). They're only acting in self-interest as the Dukes and Grand Theatre get in the way of their plans and need to be "bought off".

It's not like they're interested in culture or the arts in Lancaster, they couldn't care less if Lancaster were culturally dead as long as we spend plenty of money in the miserable new chainstores instead of supporting local businesses, bands and artists.
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At a loss,

Lancaster 07/03/2008 13:32:28
Steve Bryson’s “complete and utter loss” of understanding with respect to objections to the proposed development is highly surprising given the concerns raised throughout Centros Miller’s “masterplanning process”. Furthermore, for some years now there has been increasing concern over the loss of any kind of distinctiveness in UK’s towns and cities, and the failure of such developments to ‘regenerate’ city centres. Centros Miller’s development plans in other cities are also the ongoing focus of opposition. On what grounds did they think Lancaster would be a push-over?
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caspar,

soon a new apartment in lancaster city center 12/08/2008 12:28:36
Whats with everyones attitude to thinking that any buisness that opens in Lancaster will fail. It obviously won't, my evidence is how many people travel to preston and manchester etc. every weekend to do shopping and for recreational purposes, the trains and roads south towards preston are always packed, but how many people come from preston to Lancaster to support our economy? Instead we just feed their economy, how can you support this? There is a clear demand for it, Lancaster needs improving and needs growth! With us youth, the future, in mind not you old people who don't want there little old town changing, wake up to reality!
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