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  When a Buckland Paper Mill closed it was a bitter blow for many people .Generations of local people had worked there.The old rag mill in River was very quickly developed for housing but the Mill site was much harder to be redeveloped.SEEDA were called in to help with development of the site. however in 2012 that agency was dismantled.How many recall the banner across the building.So the development of the site took a lot more time.First we had the two blocks of flats built in fact alongside Charlie Elphicke I had the pleasure of opening these and looking round the flats and talking to the residents .Please note Bob a ribbon was cut .Then over the years the roof space has been converted into loft dwellings .A gym occupies space on the lower floor .Now the Coop have had the confidence to open a new store .Quite rightly the current Chairman opened the store with ribbon cutting .Bob the role of the Chairman is non political and it falls on that person to carry out these sort of engagements .It was a day to celebrate and a good picture it was too.Yes the redevelopment of the site has taken along time but the developer can only build as the money comes in.Now we have an application for 136 Houses ,A brown fields site not a green field site .So let us celebrate some progress.

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