# Town centres

**URL:** <https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/town-centres/12388>\
**Category:** Everyday living\
**Created:** [28 March 2018 14:03 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/town-centres/12388 "2018-03-28T14:03:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Steve\_Snore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c0e974/32.png) [@Steve\_Snore](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Steve_Snore)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2018 14:03 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/town-centres/12388/1 "2018-03-28T14:03:54Z")

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I don’t know about you but the birth of the modern shopping centre whether in or out of town, improved accessibility to anyone needing a wheelchair or a walking stick. Then again, how good is online shopping?

I was wandering around in my wheelchair in my old home town. Yes,the shopping is easy with nice flat walkways and ramps but I still felt sad.

> **[Who did it?](https://mcchrystalise.wordpress.com/2018/03/28/who-did-it/)**
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> “It’s not the same any more,” said the woman on the train. She continued in her thick throaty accent: “Going to the shops was a big thing. You could make a day out of it. No…

Steve

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**Author:** ![catwomanCarole58](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e95f7d/32.png) [@catwomanCarole58](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/catwomanCarole58)\
**Post date:** [28 March 2018 18:31 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/town-centres/12388/2 "2018-03-28T18:31:23Z")

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it is heartbreaking to see the town centre these days.