Having lived here for quite a while, and seen many shops come and go... A Sainsbury's would kill the parade.

We are a small village, complaining that you'd rather a shop closed down because "they don't take credit cards" is a good indication of the type of person you are. Some places just don't do them! Next thing you'll be chastising a store for not being open all hours.

I shudder at the thought of a chain moving into the area! I've seen this happen in other parts of town and it heralds the death of what we call a local community.

I sincerely hope I'm not the only person with reservations on the forum. If you want your big shopping experience, SE23 is within 5 mins drive of a large local. Worse case scenario - walk to it!