philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 So the Christmas market will not reopen. Who's going to accept responsibility for that short lived fiasco? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 2 hours ago, philmayfield said: So the Christmas market will not reopen. Who's going to accept responsibility for that short lived fiasco? If your council is like the one who runs Newcastle it won't be them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gem 1,430 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 10 hours ago, Beekay said: And you're suggesting I come and live up there Gem? (I'm thick, so I'd fit in.). Definitely not Beekay even i don't live there anymore. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,138 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Oh I see, so your wanting to send me up there ! They reckon if you see a cat up there with a tail.....it's a tourist ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 Just wondering if Mellors & NCC will be fined £10,000 for organizing it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 7, 2020 Report Share Posted December 7, 2020 It was the Council who permitted it on Council land so they are responsible. Mellors hoped to make some money out of it. I don’t think they were being altruistic in bringing Christmas joy to the people. The Council may be in in for a large compensation claim though but that will come from the council tax payers and not out of their own pockets. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,464 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Someone has apologised for being stupid. https://westbridgfordwire.com/we-got-it-wrong-and-im-very-sorry-councillor-apologises-for-christmas-market/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 We all know it was stupid but an apology is not sufficient. Some sort of punishment is needed. Mellors have a 5 year contract on events, will they have to be compensated and will they in turn have to compensate the stallholders? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Mellors shouldn’t be compensated, they’ve made a killing with events that have been held on that big slab of marble in the Square in the past few years, they should take that hit just like all the other thousands of businesses nationally that have suffered during Covid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 It all depends on what contractual rights they have negotiated with the Council. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 Knowing of Mellors I have a good idea in who's favour those terms will be. An event organised by students attracts 150 and a £10,000 fine. The council organise an event that attracts thousands and they just say sorry? The problem of course is giving a fine to an almost bankrupt council only serves to exacerbate the situation and it's the taxpayer who pays in the end... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 8, 2020 Report Share Posted December 8, 2020 I know the Mellors too although it was probably the father as our children went to the same school. Pretty sharp! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HSR 286 Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Apologies for my ignorance, but who is Mellors? Did watch a clip, when there was a sandpit being condoned, Very sad, that the walls were removed in the square.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted December 9, 2020 Report Share Posted December 9, 2020 Basically the family are fairground showmen but on a large scale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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