Hi Gus and all they should have increased the size of facility at the "proper" record office, easy access especially from the motorway network and above all peace & quiet. Mike in Droitwich ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Tysoe" <gtysoe@jtysoe.fsnet.co.uk> To: <ENG-WORCESTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 10:35 AM Subject: Re: [WOR] WCRO problem > Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear... > > Lines Have Been Drawn - with Hobby-Horses Galloping in all directions... > > The Combatants would seem to be > A) Those who know the History Centre Building; and > B) Those who apparently don't, but nonetheless hold Strong Views as to > what they believe it should be. > > It would be a great help were all who have commented so far to state which > group they fall into. > > I'm in A... > > > The Building is *NOT* a solidly-constructed Victorian Library (in which > such > a proposal might indeed be a Good Thing). > > It is a cheaply-built 1960s structure, once part of a Co-Op Store, with > poor > sound insulation in its ceiling. > > It is opposite a large pub with loud music, and also hosts around a dozen > public-use computer terminals, so the regular users already have to put up > with a certain amount of extraneous noise. > > > The Applicant is understood to be the Licencee of a Punk Rock Bar, so > those > who seem automatically to assume that this is to be a traditional 1950s > Youth Club could well be allowing their prejudices to show. > > > OF COURSE it's a Good Thing to "Keep Young People Off The Streets", but > (as > in house-buying) the basic rule should be "Location. Location. Location." > > This is the wrong location. > > I have lodged an objection. > > Gus > > > > ==== ENG-WORCESTER Mailing List ==== > FreeREG Project: parish register database > http://freereg.rootsweb.com > > UK Census on-line > http://freecen.rootsweb.com/ > http://www.worcestershiresurnames.co.uk/ > >