Sainsbury’s has revealed its plans for its new store at Christie Park, home of Morecambe FC, following a three-day consultation event.
Almost 200 local residents and stakeholders, including local MP Geraldine Smith, attended the event, which kicked off with an evening preview session on Thursday 19 February and was followed by two full exhibition days on the Friday and Saturday.
Sainsbury’s says the feedback received so far has been very positive with over 90% of respondents supportive of the proposals. However, you can still send in your responses and thousands more feedback leaflets are due to be distributed around the local area next week for the convenience of those who were unable to attend the event.
Jo Try, who heads Sainsbury’s Northern Property Team, was available to answer questions, along with a team of specialist consultants in the areas of planning, transport and building design.
The Morecambe FC mascot Christie the Cat was a surprise special guest at the event (pictured right — all those who thought that was Geraldine Smith get a no-prize…), also keen to view the proposals for the Club before relocating to his future home at Westgate for the 2010-2011 season.
Proposals for the scheme include an in-store customer restaurant, recycling facilities and the Sainsbury’s range of food and non-food items.
• A dedicated website for the proposals is now available at www.sainsburys-morecambe.co.uk.