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  1. Published on: 09/05/2021 08:15 PMReported by: rogerblaxall
    Health and business experts from Edge Hill University believe that revitalising high streets by filling empty shops with health services would be one way to save failing shopping areas and support the wellbeing agenda.

    Data shows that communities with poor performing high streets also have some of the worst health and wellbeing outcomes. The pandemic has intensified these problems with deprived areas hit the hardest, with more infections and Covid related deaths placing further pressure on already struggling businesses and health services.

    The University’s Health Research Institute (HRI) and Business School hosted an event to highlight the growing problem with the Health on the High Street Workshop organised to directly tackle the problems of failing high streets and health inequalities.

    Professor of Marketing at Edge Hill Kim Cassidy said: “High streets have been in decline for the better part of 30 years and the pandemic has only hastened the process with many independent retailers going out of business and major brands closing stores.

    “I worked on The second Grimsey Review of the high streets and the COVID supplement which took a hard look at our high streets and found that the old method of trying to encourage more retailers to move in has failed time and time again, so a new solution has to be found.”
    Edge Hill invited to the workshop former Wickes CEO and author of The Grimsey ReviewBill Grimsey, Head of Health Economic Partnerships at NHS confederation Michael Wood and a host of GP’s, local government and business experts to discuss how local authorities, the NHS and community groups might work together.

    Bill Grimsey said: “The future of British high streets lies in them becoming community hubs offering face-to-face services unavailable elsewhere. This would give them a unique offering and hopefully bring shoppers back to our high streets.

    “While the closure of stores is sad it does present a unique opportunity for high streets to change for the better and tackle other issues affecting communities in the UK. What we need now is inspired local leaders to prioritise community over business.”Co-Author of the Health on the High Street report Michael Wood said: “Our report shows that empty property on high streets could be repurposed to house health services. This would help the NHS broaden the range of services provided within communities in ways that also support local approaches to regeneration and population health.

    Some of the recommendations put forward by Bill and Michael have already been put into practice. One example is the Healthier Fleetwood Partnership, which works closely with the NHS, local authorities, businesses, the education, faith and voluntary sectors to come up with new and imaginative ways to improve health in Fleetwood.

    It's seen residents take control of their health by setting up over 28 different activity groups as well as foodbanks and Covid-19 testing centres. It has also been a key part of Fleetwood’s Covid-19 response by creating the Covid-19 Response Group and Covid-19 Recovery Group who are offering support to everyone affected by pandemic.

    It is hoped that more projects like this could breathe new life into communities and high streets while providing easy access to much needed health and wellbeing services.

     
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  3. GingerbreadMan says:09/05/2021 11:30 PM
    “The future of British high streets lies in them becoming community hubs offering face-to-face services unavailable elsewhere. This would give them a unique offering and hopefully bring shoppers back to our high streets."
    What a load of b******s.
    How on earth does Scott's butchers become a "community hub."
    How does Weatherspoon's be come a community "hub" when most of the people I know avoid the place like the plague.
    One glaring and massive omission. The market. A real community hub.
    How can I get to town at night when walking there means running the gauntlet of walking across the park with it's nightly residents of Nitrous oxide & weed consumers
    I'm sure the writing of this will look good on Prof. Cassidy's CV. But that will be it's sole benefit.
    The citing of her previous vapid paper contributions to Fleetwood, in a feeble attempt to add to add to her credibility, means nothing.
    No matter! This article will be added to the spam sent from Edge Hill to inform it's media presence to it's employees. Job "done", yet nothing, absolutely nothing, achieved. £41 000 salary average. 7-8 hours of lecturing per week max.

  4. minorityvoice says:10/05/2021 02:00 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by GingerbreadMan View Post
    “The future of British high streets lies in them becoming community hubs offering face-to-face services unavailable elsewhere. This would give them a unique offering and hopefully bring shoppers back to our high streets."
    What a load of b******s.
    How on earth does Scott's butchers become a "community hub."
    How does Weatherspoon's be come a community "hub" when most of the people I know avoid the place like the plague.
    One glaring and massive omission. The market. A real community hub.
    How can I get to town at night when walking there means running the gauntlet of walking across the park with it's nightly residents of Nitrous oxide & weed consumers
    I'm sure the writing of this will look good on Prof. Cassidy's CV. But that will be it's sole benefit.
    The citing of her previous vapid paper contributions to Fleetwood, in a feeble attempt to add to add to her credibility, means nothing.
    No matter! This article will be added to the spam sent from Edge Hill to inform it's media presence to it's employees. Job "done", yet nothing, absolutely nothing, achieved. £41 000 salary average. 7-8 hours of lecturing per week max.
    The quote you've picked out specifically wasn't written by Kim but either way you've allowed some really weird grudge with lecturers and professors at Edge Hill make you look like a complete fool.

    Absolutely nowhere does it state in this that existing stores should themselves become "community hubs" but instead is referring to the high street as a whole where the literal high street is an abundance of community facilities alongside the existing stores and facilities. As usual, someone on the internet has misread something and launched into a tirade of ridiculous outbursts fuelled by their complete lack of comprehension skill.

    Prof Kim is a dedicated and highly influential researcher in services marketing and a valuable asset to a University we should be very proud to have in our community.

    With regards to your Wetherspoon's comment, it's the only venue in the town with a queue for a table. It's always full. As an ex-employee, I personally have very negative opinions of the place, but trust me (and this may surprise you) your social circle doesn't represent every single person in the town.

  5. TowerAndSteeple says:10/05/2021 07:08 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by GingerbreadMan View Post
    “The future of British high streets lies in them becoming community hubs offering face-to-face services unavailable elsewhere. This would give them a unique offering and hopefully bring shoppers back to our high streets."
    What a load of b******s.
    How on earth does Scott's butchers become a "community hub."
    How does Weatherspoon's be come a community "hub" when most of the people I know avoid the place like the plague.
    One glaring and massive omission. The market. A real community hub.
    How can I get to town at night when walking there means running the gauntlet of walking across the park with it's nightly residents of Nitrous oxide & weed consumers
    I'm sure the writing of this will look good on Prof. Cassidy's CV. But that will be it's sole benefit.
    The citing of her previous vapid paper contributions to Fleetwood, in a feeble attempt to add to add to her credibility, means nothing.
    No matter! This article will be added to the spam sent from Edge Hill to inform it's media presence to it's employees. Job "done", yet nothing, absolutely nothing, achieved. £41 000 salary average. 7-8 hours of lecturing per week max.
    Oh dear - where do I start with this...

    Firstly, this research was not aimed specifically at Ormskirk. And nowhere does it suggest shutting down viable businesses, but rather look at how vacant units in town centres could be used as an alternative to retail but which could help to increase footfall.

    As an example, I'm pretty sure that Ormskirk no longer has any NHS dental provision (apart from possibly at Ormskirk hospital?). So if an NHS dental surgery opened in one of the vacant retail units in the town centre, it would bring people in who may decide to pop into the nearby shops before or afterwards, thereby helping to drum up customers for those businesses.

    Similarly, the last 18 months has seen a rise in issues such as alcohol abuse, mental health issues, and I'm sure obesity too with gyms and leisure facilities being shut. If vacant shops were used to help with those issues, then again it all helps to bring people into town centres.

    Surely that's better than units lying vacant?
    Last edited by TowerAndSteeple; 10/05/2021 at 09:07 AM.

  6. reevsy says:10/05/2021 09:08 AM
    Not just Ormskirk..... towns across the whole of the UK are struggling. Shopping habits have changed to out of town retail parks with good and easy parking. Some businesses will survive in towns but the most will survive better and more profitable in the above retail setting. Time to convert no longer required in town business sites to family homes for first time buyers who would bring life to the town centres with the added bonus for these town of rate paying occupation and limit the constant threat of local councils to use high grade farm land such as proposed here in Ormskirk by the Labour Party.

  7. ands71 says:10/05/2021 08:12 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by reevsy View Post
    Not just Ormskirk..... towns across the whole of the UK are struggling. Shopping habits have changed to out of town retail parks with good and easy parking. Some businesses will survive in towns but the most will survive better and more profitable in the above retail setting. Time to convert no longer required in town business sites to family homes for first time buyers who would bring life to the town centres with the added bonus for these town of rate paying occupation and limit the constant threat of local councils to use high grade farm land such as proposed here in Ormskirk by the Labour Party.
    If councils didnt keep giving planning permission for out of town retail parks then it would force customers into the town centre and hence less vacant units. Make a few subsidised or free car parks for easy access too. You only have to look how busy Hattersley retail park is and the Booths estate to realise this, its not rocket science but to councillors it seems to be.

  8. minorityvoice says:10/05/2021 10:09 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by ands71 View Post
    If councils didnt keep giving planning permission for out of town retail parks then it would force customers into the town centre and hence less vacant units. Make a few subsidised or free car parks for easy access too. You only have to look how busy Hattersley retail park is and the Booths estate to realise this, its not rocket science but to councillors it seems to be.
    You can't have free car parks in a small town centre that also includes a hospital and a university. Simply wouldn't work. It's not rocket science.


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