Campaigners gather outside the Romsey Show to protest against new Tesco supermarket

2:12pm Saturday 8th September 2012 in News

Members of Say No to Tesco at Broadlands hold a protest near to Romsey Show Members of Say No to Tesco at Broadlands hold a protest near to Romsey Show

Campaigners against plans for a new supermarket in Romsey have used the Romsey Show to take their message to the public.

Members of Say No to Tesco at Broadlands held a protest near to the show entrance and close to the site of the proposed store.

Around 20 people gathered with banners and placards reading 'Tesco plan to be here', 'Romsey Needs You! Say No To Tesco', 'SOS Save our Small Shops' and 'Test Valley or Tesco Valley'.

They were greeted with hooting horns and thumbs up from some drivers.

Comments(15)

Eljacludeb says...
2:54pm Sat 8 Sep 12

I'm not sure any of this will make any difference, companies like Tesco are big business. I like Romsey for its little shops, but there is not much to see. Is it not about jobs locally for people, especially school leavers, who are finding it difficult to find jobs.

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Foerst Folk says...
4:25pm Sat 8 Sep 12

So out of a population of 18,000 only 20 people protest against Tesco.
What a public show of support.

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IronLady2010 says...
4:57pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Why is there a bunch of kids in the picture? They don't know what is going on.

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Huffter says...
5:41pm Sat 8 Sep 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
Why is there a bunch of kids in the picture? They don't know what is going on.
It's a shame when parents exploit their children in this way.

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Here, There says...
6:19pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Why is there a Puppy in the Photo, does he realise the range of Pet Food Tesco's offer ??

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Huffter says...
6:54pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Here, There wrote:
Why is there a Puppy in the Photo, does he realise the range of Pet Food Tesco's offer ??
Where?

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IronLady2010 says...
6:59pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Huffter wrote:
Here, There wrote:
Why is there a Puppy in the Photo, does he realise the range of Pet Food Tesco's offer ??
Where?
In the fat womans arms to the left.

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SOULJACKER says...
9:23pm Sat 8 Sep 12

IronLady2010 wrote:
Huffter wrote:
Here, There wrote:
Why is there a Puppy in the Photo, does he realise the range of Pet Food Tesco's offer ??
Where?
In the fat womans arms to the left.
Iron Lady "Fat woman"...I expected better of you :D

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SOULJACKER says...
9:26pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Tesco are taking over the world now & nobody really seems to care....
Apparently they build some stores without planning permission knowing that the council will only say that they have to apply for it retrospectively & not tell them to pull it down.

Money speaks volumes now I am afraid :(

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freefinker says...
9:29pm Sat 8 Sep 12

SOULJACKER wrote:
Tesco are taking over the world now & nobody really seems to care....
Apparently they build some stores without planning permission knowing that the council will only say that they have to apply for it retrospectively & not tell them to pull it down.

Money speaks volumes now I am afraid :(
.. apparently?
Got any details then?

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southy says...
10:05pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Foerst Folk wrote:
So out of a population of 18,000 only 20 people protest against Tesco.
What a public show of support.
They have a petition of over 7,000 local signatures so far.

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saint robbie says...
10:40pm Sat 8 Sep 12

Pathetic, My inlaws live in romsey and have signed the petition. Guess What... They shop in tescos at applemore.... Romsey people think they are a class above.

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Foerst Folk says...
9:33am Sun 9 Sep 12

southy wrote:
Foerst Folk wrote:
So out of a population of 18,000 only 20 people protest against Tesco.
What a public show of support.
They have a petition of over 7,000 local signatures so far.
I think the "for Tesco group" has the same, but how do you class local.
Plus I have seen people in the square sign both the for and against petition, with in minutes of each other.

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Bowmore says...
1:01pm Sun 9 Sep 12

Foerst Folk wrote:
southy wrote:
Foerst Folk wrote:
So out of a population of 18,000 only 20 people protest against Tesco.
What a public show of support.
They have a petition of over 7,000 local signatures so far.
I think the "for Tesco group" has the same, but how do you class local.
Plus I have seen people in the square sign both the for and against petition, with in minutes of each other.
People will sign petitions without really understanding what the are supporting. Thirty years ago I did an experiment which involved setting up a stall in Halifax and getting people signing a petition calling on the government to ban the chemical Dihydrogenmonoxcide. Amazingly 293 people signed it in the space of a few hours on a Saturday afternoon.

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Shoong says...
2:08pm Sun 9 Sep 12

Bowmore wrote:
Foerst Folk wrote:
southy wrote:
Foerst Folk wrote:
So out of a population of 18,000 only 20 people protest against Tesco.
What a public show of support.
They have a petition of over 7,000 local signatures so far.
I think the "for Tesco group" has the same, but how do you class local.
Plus I have seen people in the square sign both the for and against petition, with in minutes of each other.
People will sign petitions without really understanding what the are supporting. Thirty years ago I did an experiment which involved setting up a stall in Halifax and getting people signing a petition calling on the government to ban the chemical Dihydrogenmonoxcide. Amazingly 293 people signed it in the space of a few hours on a Saturday afternoon.
Yep, con artists like Southy rely on this.

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