Save Braintree Tourist Information Centre

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Braintree Council plans to shut down Braintree Tourist Information Centre. We the undersigned, feel that this would be of detriment of the town as
tourism in Braintree is important to the economy, it generated over 160 million in 2008 and supported 1,915 full time equivalent jobs. Braintree is a fast growing town, these new people need a port of call that can tell them where everything is. Residents use the centre for information on what's on locally for them and thier families, as well as to buy items such as Bus Timetables and tickets for local events.

To shut down this centre would be short sighted, as in the long term when tourists and residents that aren't sure where to go to stay, eat or where to take the children to local attractions and evens will be more likely to spend their money elsewhere. This will have a negative impact on our towns economy. People need to be able to access a customer facing representative to this town, to be able to promote the Town and all it's services effectively.

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  • Olwen Kerr
  • Mr T Robertson
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    • Very dissapointed to hear that the facility will be closing , its very helpful to people living in the area
  • Daniel Haynes
    • Comments
    • В
  • jane clare
  • Zoe Cornell
  • S Whittaker
    • Comments
    • yet another short sighted move by Braintree Council - why take a valuable service away from the town centre? Where else are the many peaople who but their monthly and weekly bus tickets expected to go to get one? travel to Colchester or Chelmsford? THINK braintre council, THINK - actually listen to the public for once!
  • Alexander Stanford-Eyre
    • Comments
    • Use your brains for once!
  • Gwen Harris
    • Comments
    • I think it would be better in a more central location such as George Yard
  • Jacqueline Lewis
  • Ron Fosker
  • Colin Elms
  • Charlotte Cloke
  • Mairead Askew
  • Gillian Snape
  • Emma Lampkin
  • Angela Beveridge
    • Comments
    • Visitor
  • Jennie Durham
  • Steve May
  • Gail Staines Murthwaite-Price
  • Zoe Dee
  • Shirley Coull
  • Lucy Mather
  • Olly Pallatina
  • Juliet Walton
  • Mrs D Foster
  • ANNE MAYES
    • Comments
    • There needs to be a point of contact for visitors to the town
  • James S Graham
  • Alexandra Young
  • Michelle Orpe
    • Comments
    • Tourism is the best way forward for any town
  • Nick Martin
  • Truce Mackelson
  • s fayers
  • Abby Jane
  • Susan King
    • Comments
    • CM7 9UJ
  • Alison Day
    • Comments
    • Where do people with out computers go?
  • Jasmin Askew
    • Comments
    • dont close it
  • Dawn Woods
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    • i used to live in braintree and i now find the tourist office very important when i come back to essex
  • Katrina Drury
  • Vicki Yore
  • Janice Stanford-Eyre
    • Comments
    • I pay council tax and I want this Information Centre kept open
  • Michael Stanford-Eyre
    • Comments
    • Do not close this information centre
  • Kate Curtis
  • Susie Stanford-Eyre
  • Melissa Cannon
    • Comments
    • Ridiculous to close such a worthy centre
  • tracy watson
    • Comments
    • us vistors do use this service .
  • Amanda DALE
  • Emma Depper
  • jane olgun
  • Lucy Bateman
    • Comments
    • Braintree needs a T.I.C
  • James Poulter