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My wife's family are from Blackpool, Colin - well, Thornton Cleveleys to be exact, so we go up there often. I love the Fylde Coast, but have to say that I prefer Dover. As for Lytham - look again. They have their fair share of closed shops, just not concentrated in the centre as ours are; and, if you ventured into Blackpool itself you'd have found great swathes of closed shops, especially in the Hounds Hill Shopping Centre which I find very reminiscent of our own Charlton Centre in terms of it being shabby and much past its best.
I do agree with you about the indoor markets, though. Next time you're up that way, check out Fleetwood's indoor market which I have to say is superb. I think it's a cultural thing, though - everybody seems to go to them whereas they don't here. But then, I find the Dover indoor market second rate for quality and downbeat in ambience, decor and presentation, nowhere near the standard of the indoor markets on the Fylde Coast.
