Hundreds view plans for Kendal's Canal Head development (From The Westmorland Gazette)

I congratulate anyone who has the welfare of Kendal and the local economy at heart, I stand totally behind what Charles Crewdson and his team are trying to do with Canal Head, Kendal as a town has so often missed opportunities to regenerate itself due mainly to the restricted attitude of a handful of local residents and planners, Kendal as a town is dying and the people in power can not see what is going on in front of their eyes, for any town to grow and flourish you must create wealth and opportunity, you must retain the local youth, and create jobs so these talented young people feel they have future in Kendal, to do this we need to create jobs, this creates wealth and the need for housing then increases, the spend in the local shops, bars, restuarants increases, as the town then grows Kendal will be able to attract more main stream retailers into the town, thus giving the residents the choice of whether they spend there money in Kendal or indeed travel to other NW towns, this scheme along with the project planned out at Plumgarths need council support, why can not these people see that other sites in and around the town are of vital importance if Kendal is to go forward, the K Village is a step in the right direction although it seems to be the same second tier retailers that are taking the space, I also have to question the connectivity of the K village to the rest of the town, but I will leave that for another day,the rugby club, and football club sites both opportunities to create maybe a sporting centre, such as bowling, Ice Skating and a new leisure centre that is clean and welcoming, unlike the carbunkle we currently have on Burton Road somewhere that locals can enjoy, somewhere that injects a fitter, healthy outlook, not everyone who lives in kendal wants to walk up hills all day long, create this hub and it gives the holiday makers somewhere to take the kids for a day out when it is raining or just for a break, this then brings more income into the town, as these people will then shop and eat in Kendal again generating more wealth, I have worked on many regeneration projects in and around the NW including the regeneration of both Manchester and Liverpool, what both of these Cities had was strong Public leadership with the drive and vision to make sure projects got delivered. I hope as a local resident this scheme recieves all the backing it deserves, and the canal head project is the catalyst for the long term regeneration of what could be a once again great town.

Got to agree fully regeneraterog. This is a massive opportunity for this rather rundown part of Kendal to be spruced up. Hats off to Gilkes to even bother with a public consultation too shows good responsible community interactivity.

It's sad though that the report didn't bother to mention WHERE the plans can be viewed.