{ "created": 1596101568855, "text": "We'd normally, pre covid, go out on paydays. Maybe a trip to our town centre or to beach or too museum. But I'm too scared, I don't trust the news, I don't think the government is giving us the whole truth, I don't trust other people. Most people are lovely and taking suitable precautions, but it only takes one idiot and I've seen several idiots on our street alone, let alone in town. I just can't justify the risk in my mind. Very tempted. \nI've been fascinated by our town centre since we moved here. Beautiful Riverside town, got a small mall right next too the river, so the river is sort of invisible from the highstreet. Like most highstreet the stores are closing but our council seems to have a pretty good grasp of urban design and planning for the future. They do a variety of social events throughout the year, they've got attractions for the public, to encourage visits. I used to love taking kiddies into town, get some Coupland sausage rolls and play by the fountain or walk by the river with kiddies. I miss visiting the town just for the air, for the fun and for the sense of community it embodied. Something most towns lack these days. \nOur council has made plans to demolish the mall, turn that space into a community space, with grass and views of the river. The stores in the mall can move to empty highstreet spaces and the space becomes useful again. I am very much looking forward to seeing how this turns out.\nSo shops in the mall will be moving to the highstreet, most aren't rushing, the plans are two years in the making so they've got plenty of time to decide what they'll do. But one store moves next week, poundland, a favourite store of mine. The new premises is more than twice the size. I'm eager to visit and explore and see how they set it all up. But I won't risk it yet.", "updated": 1611744806371, "tags": [ "EKCJbMeUQJb8hJ90jXtB" ], "updatedBy": "AfFOmTZWGrVKbCC0IuLGHYhmlhp2", "createdBy": "AfFOmTZWGrVKbCC0IuLGHYhmlhp2", "extract": true, "user": "ewaCSj1y3yVTCTN7qinxtgUumtF3", "alias": "Victoria B", "random": 34, "type": "diary", "transcribed": false, "objectID": "sRMES361Poz3SHYprAtg" }