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Memories ruined! (Basildon in General)

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Basildon in General

Date: 19/10/08 (59 review reads)
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Advantages: cheap cafes

Disadvantages: gone so downhill... needs some tlc!

As a child I used to visit Basildon for shopping once a week... I remember vivdly when the fantastic Toyrus opened up and the excitement that created... there was a fantastic sainsburys surrounded by a lovely indoor shopping centre with gallery shops to visit and buy the most amazing gifts and crafting items.

It was, ttherefore, with real sadness then when i visited recently to find such a change... perhaps it is me, i know everything has to change and maybe I had an idealistic memory of Basildon, but the main town centre wh all of its shops seemed to have deteriorated significantly.

The town centre of still has a lot of the usual well known store and the Eastgate Shopping Centre still exists, but it all seemed run down to me and in need of a little tlc!

On the plus side Basildon does some good. cheap cafes to grab a coffee and a bite to eat! Just that I am afraid I would no longer want to!

Summary: not for me any longer

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Last comment:
GentleGenius

- 19/10/08

The shopping centre used to be brilliant but I feel it has gone down a lot in recent years - never been a fan of Basildon as a whole, but the town centre was its glory before the rot set in.


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