I am totally amazed by the response on the Facebook page for the Save The Orion campaign with nearly 1200 hits in a matter of days.

So many people have really good memories about The Orion and see it as a valuable community asset. It really ought to have a future and I do hope that planners will recognise this.

There is also a really lively debate going on about the nature of the town and the need to preserve our history. I am by no means against regeneration of our town centre (let’s face it, it is needed) but this does not mean that we need to erase our history in the process.

 Keep up the pressure everyone.