Thinking outside the box - a better use for our High Streets, housing, cafes, bars

No good for the over 50s with kids though

Not ideal for ‘over 50s with kids’ no, hopefully those with children would take advantage of the freed up houses in the suburbs as the older, child free people moved in to town

Older people living on first floors? Hope you're putting lifts in everywhere.
Personally I would hate to live in a town centre flat. Especially above a bar.
Thanks but no thanks.

Totally agree. Here in Scarborough it looks so down at heel Just wish people took pride in their shops especially outside They need to wash the pavements like abroad. We have so much seagull mess which smells dreadful.

I do wish planners took into account that we don’t all have cars! and that buses are often poorly run and here in the south ridiculously expensive.
I am seriously considering getting a car again ( having previously stopped to try and save money) Because there are so many places I can’t get to without the car or which take much too long on a bus. My youngest daughter doesn’t drive yet (taking lessons) and we are both struggling with taking her 3 young children out to local attractions because often there are no buses or the journey involves multiple changes so we have been very limited.
I worry that if town centres only have independent boutique shops and trendy cafes there will be nowhere for the car less to pop for a pint of milk or a loaf of bread!

Agree with all this. But with lack of outside space could create nice green communal gardens/squares like in central London like Cadogan Gatdens etc for residents use.

Live in a first floor flat over a shop-no thank you. This idea that over 50's don't have famly is ridiculous as well. Most women are having children later so in their 50s they have teenagers or students or (and this will increase with the pandemic) 20+ who can't afford to leave home. There are flats over the shops on our High Street mostly brought by young couples. Underneath are coffee shops, restaurants and charity shops with the occasional building society. People complain because there isn't a decent greengrocers, but things like that don't make money.
It is considered that working from home may change things with people choosing to live in cheaper areas if they don't need to commute every day.

Where do people shop now Peardrop? Llangefni?
There used to be a market hall in Holyhead when we were close, wholefoods, toyshop, all sorts... and the Cybi cinema!! (No longer surf about spellings do apologies!).

NotSpaghetti, cinema still in Holyhead and a nice little theatre/gallery but desperately needs investment.
Llangefni also going downhill in spite of being the county town.
Most will shop in Bangor or Llandudno for anything large such as furniture or decent clothes.
trisher I take your point about 50 year olds still having family at home, maybe change it to 60 year olds. I think what I had in mind was a little up market accommodation to bring money and therefore business in to town centres and free up the suburbs for families.
It was just a thought and I hoped to stimulate some positive ideas, most have given good ideas or constructive criticism.
We’ve got to do something so that the tumbleweed doesn’t take over.