Councillor Arnold Sumner

Arnold Sumner

I have lived in St Annes on the Sea all my life. During that time the changes have been mixed. Many open spaces have disappeared under a sea of bricks and concrete. Houses built in the early 1900’s were well designed in spacious settings with fine gardens.

Inappropriate developments must be opposed, high density builds where there hardly seems room to breath, are the result of government dictates. Can we make a difference.

Good jobs located in such a way that we could walk or cycle to work were a joy.

That is quickly disappearing as the developers close these places and drive the work out of town. The result is more and longer travelling usually by car polluting the air and causing road congestion.

Commercial sites in town must be saved and high tech. work such as research and development, which attracts huge available funding, must be encouraged, to form a wealthy sustainable future for all.

The green, wild natural sea frontage, between Blackpool and St Annes must be preserved in an intelligent and sensitive way.

Concern must be shown, in the way the airport could move their developments closer to existing residential areas. The impact could be dreadful and ruin peoples lives.

Now what about the young people leaving school, 99% are great and looking forward to the future.

Can St Annes provide that future that they richly deserve. After all the education we have given them and the care we have lavished upon them are we to loose them to benefit other parts of the globe.

Or can we provide a wonderful town fit for work and play coupled with a clean environment to achieve their ambitions in a truly rewarding way.

I hope so.