n SIR, Regarding the question of a supermarket in Grange, (Letters, February 13). Well, of course they need one. Most small towns have one now, even Kirkby Lonsdale and Carnforth. Not a small one either. Grange's population is growing, and in the summer the self-catering tourists need to be catered for.
My mother lives in Grange and I have to take her into Kendal each week to do a proper food shop with her.
Why should the people of Grange have to get into their cars to do their shopping, travelling to either Kendal, Ulverston or even Barrow to buy their food?
The little shops in Grange just cannot keep the vast range of goods the modern shopper expects to find. It is a frustrating experience shopping in Grange. I have tried it and I know how inadequate it is.
There has been too much talk about this project already. Let us be seeing some positive action now.
B. Carter Kendal n SIR, We have plenty of supermarkets in the area. Grange-over-Sands has very good shops and a free bus to Ulverston each week. Kendal is also quite near. Booths is an excellent firm but it is difficult enough to drive through Grange, or to cross the road, without the endless stream of big lorries which would be necessary to stock a supermarket daily on the other side of the town.
Even a bus coming down Main Street means other traffic has to wait at the bottom to go up the hill. If we do not use our local shops, they will go out of business and we shall all be the losers.
I am sure Margaret McDuff (Letters, February 6) would be given help if she asked someone from one of the churches to accompany her on the bus or bring her a list of things not available in Grange. I cannot believe Grange people are uncaring.
May Wilkinson Arnside
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