General   (General discussion, talk about anything.)

I think that Wigan planners / developers / partners should sit round a table at the same time and decide what they want Wigan to do / look like. We have the flattened Galleries, large parts of the Grand Arcade are due for redevelopment already, and the Pier complex has seemingly ground to a halt. We don't want to end of with 2 of the same in different parts of town so a bit of thought about what goes where might save another demolishion job having to be performed in another 20 years. Do we need another bowling alley when we have one that's just about ticking over just a stones throw from the Pier complex ? Same with the Cinema, the one at Robin Park is having a major revamp before reopening and does at the moment have better parking facilities. Indoor golf ? Have we got a demand for this or will it be another 2 minute wonder. I think the Hilton plan is a step in the right direction but it's not going to be a draw if everything around it is shut / closing. I know the different developments are owned by different companies but it's time they got their heads together. We need to get it right this time otherwise the bulldozers will be back.