sunderland

[Teslact]

6 hours ago, bhoywhonder said:

he one place which had live music on had a cover band doing Oasis and Pulp

A venue, not a pub, but the Fire Station looks nice and Brandy Clark is playing there for the second time in 2-3 years.

[Stifler]

For work I’ve got to travel through Sunderland quite often, usually multiple times a day. The redevelopment is just a small bit where the brewery once was, and around the SOL, although aside from the Sheepfolds, nothing has really happened around the SOL.

There is pretty much nothing being down to its high street, aside from one building, the trains station (which is getting pelters from the residents) and a Holiday Inn.

Day to day, the vast majority of the residents won’t have any reason to interact with the majority of the buildings being built.

It is nothing like the ‘One of the most ambitious redevelopment projects in the U.K.’ tag that the Sunderland media and residents are repeating.

 

You know what though, it’s a shame. The high street for example is a mess. Studies show that residents of Sunderland do their non-grocery shop in higher numbers in places like Washington, Metro Centre, Newcastle, and Durham more than they do in Sunderland.

Last week the residents were celebrating the fact that Tesco opened up an Express store in their town centre. Imagine not having a convenience store in your town centre in 2025, heck even North Shields has one of those small shitty ASDA’s.

 

As it happens, Sunderland is in a position where it could feasibly knockdown a large number of buildings in it’s town centre and build a few quality mid-high rise buildings which could increase the population and create the demand for entertainment facilities, and retail.

It’s on the seaside, has a University, has a decent amount of parks within it, and it is a Metro ride away from Newcastle. It by all means should be an up and coming area, and it should be making strides to look appealing to younger people, especially if they are offering affordable housing within Tyne and Wear.

[Pablo123]

"They're happy living in their own shit and filth" Kate Adie.

 

"We quite simply had to get out of there to survive" Jordan Henderson. 

 

"The stench, the animosity on match day, and the litter was fucking fowl" Dame Judy Dench.

 

Things need to change there. I think we can all agree on that.

[FloydianMag]

 

[KennyUtd]

36 minutes ago, Pablo123 said:

"They're happy living in their own shit and filth" Kate Adie.

 

"We quite simply had to get out of there to survive" Jordan Henderson. 

 

"The stench, the animosity on match day, and the litter was fucking fowl" Dame Judy Dench.

 

Things need to change there. I think we can all agree on that.

😂🤣😅😆🤣😂😅😆

[Disco]

That Sheepfolds place looks deycent tbf to them.

[Sima]

1 hour ago, FloydianMag said:

 

They’re royally fucked off because that’s everything they have fantasised for themselves in their tiny minds.

 

Only it’s reality for us.

[Wandy]

4 hours ago, Stifler said:

For work I’ve got to travel through Sunderland quite often, usually multiple times a day. The redevelopment is just a small bit where the brewery once was, and around the SOL, although aside from the Sheepfolds, nothing has really happened around the SOL.

There is pretty much nothing being down to its high street, aside from one building, the trains station (which is getting pelters from the residents) and a Holiday Inn.

Day to day, the vast majority of the residents won’t have any reason to interact with the majority of the buildings being built.

It is nothing like the ‘One of the most ambitious redevelopment projects in the U.K.’ tag that the Sunderland media and residents are repeating.

 

You know what though, it’s a shame. The high street for example is a mess. Studies show that residents of Sunderland do their non-grocery shop in higher numbers in places like Washington, Metro Centre, Newcastle, and Durham more than they do in Sunderland.

Last week the residents were celebrating the fact that Tesco opened up an Express store in their town centre. Imagine not having a convenience store in your town centre in 2025, heck even North Shields has one of those small shitty ASDA’s.

 

As it happens, Sunderland is in a position where it could feasibly knockdown a large number of buildings in it’s town centre and build a few quality mid-high rise buildings which could increase the population and create the demand for entertainment facilities, and retail.

It’s on the seaside, has a University, has a decent amount of parks within it, and it is a Metro ride away from Newcastle. It by all means should be an up and coming area, and it should be making strides to look appealing to younger people, especially if they are offering affordable housing within Tyne and Wear.

I was through there last weekend for a Blue Monkey reunion night (which was absolutely tremendous, to be fair) at the club Elysium in the city centre. Got the Metro through and I was shocked at the state of the area from the walk to the club from the Metro station. Last time I had a night out there was about 15 years ago and the place has gone even further downhill by the looks of things. 

 

Seems like their Stack at Seaburn is the place for a night out now as the centre of town is an absolute hole.