Earlier this week I attended a regular briefing with all 6 Shoebury councillor's from the PCT on the proposed new Shoebury Health Centre on the Garrison development.
Following the appaling consultation originally undertaken by the PCT the PCT should be congratulated in keeping all the Shoebury councillor's up to date with developments on this project - although it still hasn't altered my opinion that on balance this a poor, ill judged development and in my view not a good use of public money.
If you conduced a poll and asked local Shoebury residents if they would like better health facilities no sane person would say no.
There is a general anti feeling from local residents on this project for a number of reasons but the real disaster facing Shoebury if this project goes ahead I feel has been hidden.
I have worked tirelessly over the past three and a half years to attract investment into Shoebury and it is easy to be fooled that this proposal is exciting and will regenerate the area.
What is not widely known that if this development goes ahead it will leave prominent sites in Shoebury empty and desolate and set Shoebury back years.
For example, the health centre on Campfield Road will be closed as well as Deejay Pharmacy and the the Ambulance station.
Gone will be Shoebury House on Ness Road. The Cambridge Dental practice in West Road will close as well as the opticians. Thorpedene Clinic will also be forced to close
Whilst it is admirable that the PCT are looking to reduce operating costs by housing all these services under one roof I believe that they also have a social obligation to Shoebury as well.
This project has been delivered as a fate accompi but I main aim is to ensure that large parts of Shoebury are simply not just boarded up with 'Danger Keep Out' signs.
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