Calne (Thursday 30th November 2017)

Until this year, the last time Calne had a new supermarket was in 1997 when Sainsbury's arrived, although Somerfield's became a Co-Op sometime later. Tesco announced their plans to open a full-size store a couple of years ago, but the project was delayed a few times because of financial slumps in the market. Work finally began in High Penn on the ring road next to the Porte Marsh trading estate a few months back, and finally opened this week.

I dragged myself out of the house on Opening Day in the afternoon to take a look and bought a few items there. It had a wide range of goods compared to Sainsbury's, plus a café and petrol station, and was considerably larger, but being out of town will probably mean that Sainsbury's won't feel the pinch too much. Time will tell.

L.
1.12.2017 (1710 hr)

Blip #2287 (#2537 including 250 archived blips)
Consecutive Blip #002
Blips/Extras In 2017 #355
Day #2806 (542 gaps from 26 March 2010)
LOTD #1522 (#1675 including 153 on archived blips)

Calne series

Taken with Pentax K-1 and Pentax HD P-D FA 15-30mm F2.8ED SDM WR full-frame lens

Lozarhythm Of The Day:
The Members - The Sound of the Suburbs (1979)
featuring Nicky Tesco (lead vocal)(possibly not his real name)


One year ago:
Calne (Eric the Peregrine)