Thetford Town

Thetford Town

1. Ancient market town

2. Full of history and heritage sites

3. Quite gardens

4. Open parkland

5. Relaxing riverside

6. Local residents not keen on the town

7. Large amounts of racial tension

8. Young parents

9. Shabby

10. Empty shops

11. Multi-cultural shops

12. Chinese and Polish shops

13. Low opinion of the area

14. Unsafe

15. Distinctive smell of smoke around the town

16. Traditional old buildings

17. Buildings not maintained well

18. Not welcoming

19. Grotty

20. 59 independently owned shops

21. 48 chain stores

22. 19 different types of shops

23. Ageing population

24. Casual dress-wear i.e. tracksuits

25. Little social interaction

26. Large percentage of smokers

27. Lack of natural features

28. Little green space

29. Lack of pedestrian signing by roads

30. No zebra crossings

31. Busy but not crowded

32. The further out of the town the lower the footfall ccount

33. Roads lack maintanace - many pot hols

34. Little litter in the center of town however high levels on the outskirts of the town

35. No graffiti in the town center however the further out of the town you go the amount of graffiti increases