Farewell as last of the shoppers leave

They might have bagged some bargains from its closing down sale before it shut for good last Saturday,but they wished the shop was staying open.

Wendy Bowness (42), of Ancton Way, Elmer Sands, said: "It's very sad to see the store like it is. You feel guilty going in there.

"Woolworths is part of the tradition of shopping and something you grew up with. I go there every week, buying the children's clothes and toys and I used the Woolworths Big Red catalogue when that came out.

"The store shutting is going to take the heart out of the precinct. I don't want to see any more charity shops take its place. We want something which is a bit uplifting and going to bring the standard of the town centre up a bit. A department store would be good."

Kinga Stachowiak (24), of Queensway, has been a regular shopper in Woolworths for the past three years. One of her favourite buys was its kitchenware range.

"It's not good to see it close because it's quite a good store," she stated.

"I go in there every Friday and every Sunday. I've bought a lot of stuff there which is quite cheap and I will miss it.

"I would like to see a clothes shop go in there. I don't like the ones that are here. Everybody goes around wearing the same things."

Ed Mullen (42), of Ancton Way, Elmer, said: "It's a shame Woolworths is going because it's a tradition. Everyone tends to buy everything from supermarkets nowadays but the loss of Woolworths will mean less choice.

"I always go in there when I'm in the town centre, probably once or twice a week. I've bought CDs, toys for my nephews '“ all kinds of things. That's the whole point of Woolworths. You could get anything in there from a plug to a DVD player.

"I would like to see a few cafes in the town centre. I think Bognor is pretty close to dying under the weight of its own boredom."

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