Constituents continue to be concerned about the effect new parking restrictions at the Tesco Extra Durrington will have on Durrington Community Centre and its users. I am pleased to share this update.
In recent days I have been in close contact with representatives of Tesco alongside hardworking local Councillors and the team at Durrington Community Centre.
We are already aware of adverse impacts on the centre with meetings being rearranged for alternative locations. This is wrong and could have been avoided with necessary communication ahead of any new restrictions being implemented.
I wrote to the Chief Executive of Tesco to bring attention to this important issue and ask that they assist in work to ensure that constituents have access to important services which are a lifeline for many local residents.
The following is the reassurance I have received from the Community Engagement team at Tesco:
"𝙄𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚 𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢, 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚 𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙞𝙩 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙝𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙗𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚.
𝙒𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙪𝙚 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙢𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙞𝙨 𝙢𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙.
𝙄 𝙬𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙬𝙚 𝙝𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙤𝙛 𝙚𝙣𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙪𝙨𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙢 𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙢𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙𝙨."
I am in the process of arranging a meeting between senior representatives of Tesco with the leadership team of Durrington Community Centre on-site to witness the immense benefits of the centre and the pressure and anxiety these restrictions have brought.
Local residents and community members can have confidence that I will continue to be engaged with this important concern and continue to seek a resolution that is in the best interests of the Community Centre and its users.
