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John Edwards

Sep 29, 2026

speaker_8CORRESPONDENT
17:51
And how successful do you think it's gone?
17:54
Well, everything needs time to grow, but I think it is.
17:57
The feedback we've had today, which is the first day of them being open, has been quite positive.
18:01
But we just need time to, as I say, get the trees and the plants and the vegetation and the biodiversity to kick in to really for the project to be as successful as we hope it will be.
speaker_8CORRESPONDENT
18:11
And what do you think the main benefits are for the people who are using this high street? What is this bringing to them?
18:17
I think there's so many.
18:19
I think it's going to be, for starters, it's just a very nice place to sit and have your lunch, just to chill out, speak to a friend.
18:25
Our high street's quite busy, so it's quite nice to have a little bit of a quiet little enclave on the side that people can find.

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