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Roger that sounds good but let's not forget the the many Indian and huge number of Chinese takeway/nosh-in places, McD's, and other unhealthy food retailers. Then there is the place Andy mentioned in Beaconsfield I think, the Pig Trough or whatever it's called on London Road, Blakes, the two Italian restaurants, the 6 kebab shops, umpteen fish & chip shops, the pubs that sell food etc., etc., etc. The list is endless! Just how many eateries does a tiny town like ours need? Is it any wonder most go to the wall?
Colin, you are right of course, in a situation of over-supply, which now looks like total saturation, business owners have to find a way to differentiate themselves from their competition, and let the public know they exist and are OPEN.
That is something Roger is striving hard to get them to understand, with some measure of success. However, I can't help feeling he should put together a campaign, supported by a number of successful local businesspeople, to present to the others the secrets of their success etc. I use the word campaign as that adequately describes the series of battles/events that would need to be run to pull as many in as possible. I would expect financial support from KCC/DDC/DTC/CoC for such an initiative, particualry as I see no evidence of them doing anything similar. If they are, then maybe the funding, which wouldn't be huge, could come from another source.