Left Oakham Town Partnership Chairman Alf Dewis
wearing one of his many hats Oakham Mayor with
Cllr Charles Haworth you can see why he called 999
when I took a mince pie last Christmas.
Did Oakham Town Partnerships Fun Day Encourage Retailers In Oakham to begin Sunday Trading?
That is the question being asked by people today.
The simple answer is NO
The longer answer is some did open, less than 10.
The biggest complaint was the lack of publicity.
The event was heavily publicised using leaflets and posters.
Spire Homes posted this leaflet to all it's tenants.
The leaflet made no mention of the shops being open so
simply over publicising the event in and around Cutts Close.
some decided not to open and other closed at 1.00pm
The Town Partnership led by Oakham Mayor and Cllr Alf Dewis
billed the event a day to encourage retailers to open and encourage
tourism.
Well done Oakham Town Partnership Chairman Alf Dewis for forgetting
the main reason for your event.
I think this comes about when you put some one in charge who
thinks he can do and organise everything throughout Oakham
and Rutland.
The event was a flop for retailers.
Successful for the event in Cutts Close mainly due to the weather being
so good. Although this was brought to an abrupt end when a local
rock group took to the stage, like a storm cloud this soon dispersed
the large gathered groups of people enjoy the peace and tranquillity
of a lazy summer afternoon in the park.
