BANDSTAND GOING WEST?

BANDSTAND WEST PARK

West Park's Bandstand was presented by the Long Eaton Co-op to the Town of Long Eaton in 1935. It's now hard to appreciate how much the Co-operative Movement played in the history of Long Eaton. Many local buildings were commissioned by the Long Eaton Co-operative Society. Included amongst them was "People's Hall" situated at the junction of Main Street and Station Street. As well as everything from a Bakery to a Slaughter House they also built hundreds of houses. One road, not surprisingly, was called Cooperative Street. Although subsumed into the Greater Nottingham Coop the retail side still serves Long Eaton well.

The Bandstand on West Park is a small reminder of the hey day of the Long Eaton Coop. Therefore I find it sad to see the state of it now. It was last painted about ten years ago when Labour was in control of Erewash. It now looks sad and dilapidated. Several of the ceiling boards are damaged and the paint is peeling off. This piece of Long Eaton's heritage is much in need of some tender loving care. But will it get it?