Travels of a Fish Nut

Last Wednesday Nailsea Town Council sat to discus Lidl’s application and vote to recommend either approval or rejection of the application to North Somerset Council. After a summary of the public meeting the previous Friday, comments from the public in attendance and comments from the councillors themselves, a vote was taken on the proposal that, to paraphrase, while the council is not opposed to Lidl coming to Nailsea they are recommending that the application be refused. The proposal was unanimously approved.

“Welcome to Nailsea, Free Parking” That’s what the signs into town used to read. It always seemed to me to be an odd sort of thing to advertise, as if Nailsea didn’t have anything else going for it. Given that the newer signs proudly announce that a decade ago we were placed in Britain in Bloom, that may well be the case. But free parking was a draw and it still is. Given that Nailsea has almost 1,000 free spaces available maybe that’s no surprise. It’s arguably one reason the town centre is still relatively vibrant, at least in comparison to many in the area.