Talk:Loughborough
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[edit] Neutrality
- Shopping in central Loughborough has become a somewhat unpleasant experience in the last couple of years due to the rather severe car parking situation, as the town Council has opted to pursue a policy of discouraging car usage. This has been accomplished by means of reducing the number of available parking spaces, making those remaining "Pay and Display", and prohibiting return to a car park within one hour. As a result of this many people opt instead to travel to shops outwith the town centre or in the nearby city of Leicester. Bonnie from Big Brother lives here.
- Charnwoord Borough Council's policy of discouraging car usage has had an impact on the footfall in the town centre, as restrictions and increases in charges on car parks have resulted in many people opting to travel to out-of-town retail locations or the nearby city of Leicester.
First one is outrageously POV, second one is better, I've removed both until a source can be found per WP:V and WP:CITE. - FrancisTyers 01:24, 6 March 2006 (UTC)
I agree. I walk through the town, and I find it quite pleasant to shop in. The lack of cars, from my point of view, is one of the town's better points. Ed Sanville 20:29, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
- Agree. The more pedestrianisation the better. People shouldn't be afraid of walking for a while every now and then. - FrancisTyers ยท 21:26, 17 July 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Home of largest campus university?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keele_University Keele University weighs in at over 600 acres, more than loughborough's 400odd.
[edit] The Fair
The annual Fair is held for three days from the second Thursday in November. It is the last travelling fair of the season, having been established by Royal Charter, granted by King Henry III, in 1228. This charter also established the market which still takes place every Thursday and Saturday.
The traffic management system has been designed to take account of the fair - it is the most important annual event in the town - and consequently the A6 is not closed by the event.
- When the fair comes to town, a couple of very large fairground rides are plonked dead in the middle of the A6, and traffic is diverted around the town centre to accommodate them. In 2006 Market Place, Swan Street and part of The Rushes, i.e. most of the A6 within the town centre, were closed to traffic. 2006 differed little from previous years in this respect. --Breezecatcher 22:35, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
