Shop owners tend to do market research, which is why M&S closed down, why Sainsbury's in town can't sell any of their top-end lines and why we're getting a Wilko rather than a Waitrose. You can't expect a bevvy of blue-rinse bingo-bothering biddies to turn their back on a lifetime of industrial-strength girdles and tinned food just because a few newcomers fancy a bit of a property boom.
Mr Sandwich
💬 Newcomer? I've been here nearly four years now, where's my equity?
This is part of my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of enthusiasm when I first came to Folkestone sometime in '04. I'd been a frequent visitor for a few years previous to that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get nowadays. The site used to be updated more frequently with a calendar of events and voting for best venues and things, + I know it was a handy resource for others who were thinking of moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was just about to. I am not Gerald BTW, the name comes from a pretend paper in an episode of Brasseye or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do contact me if you have anything to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.