Over the past 20 years Derby City Council has implemented a very successful campaign of crushing anything of interest or beauty that may potentially bring investors and shoppers back into the city centre.
It’s a very strange place When I started walking I just thought eventually I’d come across something Christmassy or some event or feature to bring shoppers into the city centre There was nothing at all
@@GimbalWalkTV The council doesn't really ''do'' Christmas anymore. They prefer shoppers to travel to neighbouring towns and cities. That's why half the shops are vacant and it always looks dead. There was a time when the streets were rammed full.
I was born in Derby and left many years ago.This video shows a "nothing" city.All the character has gone.I recognised nothing.Even St.Peters church looked sad.Its "Dead" I remember the war,the 60's such happy times.I'm glad I left.
Derby is a dump now used To go every week can't be bothered now shops are rubbish an the council ought to be ashamed what abt the children nothing anytime nevermind Christmas just been to meadow hall was beautifull I wonder where the money is going
We came from Northern Ireland to Derby in 1977 and just love this city. We have so many great friends here and love the music scene, especially at the Flowerpot where thanks to Alan and Lisa live music keeps rocking!
At the very very end of the video I can hear myself in the background singing as I was busking just a few metres away I was singing one moment in time!! Crazy
I was born and grew up in Derby. I’m saddened to see the hideous destruction of what once was a pretty small market town. In particular, the market place. As a child I can remember livestock brought from the outlying farms for sale in pens in the market place which now appears to be just full of crap and gaudy graffiti like advertising. I was planning a return to see the town but having watched this video and observed the change I’m now not going to bother.
Well... all i can say is I'm glad I left Derby 18 years ago and still remember it how it was... Born and Bred here and spent 34 years here... It looks so sad now.. Shame,
Sadly Derby town centre is nothing like it used to be in the 80's/90's. Lived just outside Derby most of our lives and we cannot stand the place now. Can't wait to move.
@@neilrice1591 Derby in the late 80's and early 90's was amazing. It was thriving, full of local and friendly people and had loads of fantastic independent shops. Now it's a dive.
Also why go to the expense of treating residents and visitors with respect or bonhomie when DCC can just pray they spend their money quickly and then bugger off to somewhere that DOES no how to present itself and invest in looking good and offering what's expected?!? If they could just have the place open to shoppers 9am-12pm or 2-5pm and then close it to traffic they would do. Also there's no coins for the meter.
I lived in Derby in the 1940s, it was a happy bustling town then with lots of character. When I returned years later I was horrified. The historic market place had been ruined by a concrete monstrocity and a "fountain" that strongly resembled a gents` urinal. New soulless shopping centres were drawing the crowds away from the centre leaving once successful stores like Ranbys boarded up and with desolation came crime, litter and graffitti. The planners and councillors who allowed this to happen were obviously too stupid to even see what they were doing and now present and future generations will pay for their idiocy.
i'm glad you didn't catch me on my way to work xD i wish derby was like it was in the ewarly 2000s, it was bustling with people and shops, now its mostly gyms and restaurants. ;-; i miss debenhams and BHS!
A lot of large offices have gone from the city centre, so a lot of people who would nip to the shops in their lunch or after work have all gone. The large shopping centre has killed off the rest of the city centre. Then Covid and internet shopping has had an impact too. The council do little to encourage people into the city centre, like you say the Christmas lights are embarrassing. Car parking is expensive and they are closing more and more roads to cars. Public transport isn't great in Derby either.
I was going to visit Derby for a couple of days in the Summertime, glad I didn't now. It looks like it's not changed since the last time I was there 25 years ago! 👀🤣
Having grown up my entire life in Derby and seen it as a child to what it is now... it's just so sad. Theyve destroyed dozens of historic buildings, and substituted what tourism they offered with tacky statues and displays that interest no one. They say they want people to visit, but do nothing to encourage people to. No care for the city at all. Glad you could make a video that portrays Derby exactly how its become, thanks for you efforts
Only 120 years out. The oldest pub in Derby is Ye Olde Dolphin Inn which dates back to 1530. Derby may not look much, but i've lived there my whole life and I have a fondness for it. It may not be doing so well at the moment, what city is during a pandemic? But I feel like it has still got enough going for it and it has a lot of missed potential. I'd argue that we had a weak council for the longest time and we still have had no clear majority for the last few years, but it's my hope a new council with a majority could make Derby better. And their current plans for regeneration look promising.
Never been to Derby before 😞 but nice walking through the City centre ... liked it lots 😀 thinking over it to come pretty soon to this City for holidays in Spring 😉 thanks alot for this nice showing ... greatings from Germany
A good video showing the outside streets of Derby but due to not being allowed to film inside the shopping centre, you can't show the other major feature of the retail (The Derbion Centre/Westfield/Eagle/Intu or whatever people like to call it). Also the Derby Market Hall is going through renovation with the traders displaced (some ended up in the Eagle Market). I'm not from Derby but I like the layout of the city centre where its easy to walk everywhere. Nottingham is the major retail destination for that region and whilst there's a lot more going on there, it can get very crowded. Depending on what one is after, popping into Derby is a lot easier and calmer. When driving from the M1, its a lot easier to get into and out of Derby city centre with the car parks next to the ring road.
I personally enjoy living in Derby. It is very central so easy to get to other areas of UK from the train station. 🤣 Wheelchair access is also decent. I'm not sure why we don't have many Christmas lights, we have more lights in my village of Spondon.
You had the girls giggling. Derby is different from some other cities to me. More younger people out & about. Is that unemployment or university break time. I did like the Christmas parcels with tree nearby. I wonder if Derby is a bit like me, in that, I wait until December to seriously put up decorations. Liked some of the buildings, mostly older styles, but that is me. Thank you.
Many thanks for the video of Derby, I am amazed at the lack of people and of traffic, the City Centre is dead, certainly not the Derby I knew as a child and teenager, the City Father's ought to be ashamed of the way the City had been made into a ghost City, it will be along time before I make my way to Derby again. Derby used to be a lovely bustling and busy town but when it became a City it lost all the charm and livelihood. I am very sad as to the changes made over the years.
I was just about to say, near the end of the video? Why did he not turn it to East street? Then you did🤣.I’ve lived in Derby all my life so thank you for doing this. You have however, missed out a big chunk of the city you didn’t go past the bus station? You Didn’t go to the top end of friar near West End? You didn’t walk up Babington Lane? There’s a lot of stuff up there you didn’t go Green Lane? And also where you started you missed a lot., I feel from say London Road at the top end of town. I appreciate time and everything is hard to get it all in, but looking at the video you’ve missed a lot of areas around the town centre. Why did you not enter the main shopping area Derbiion? Just asking🤷🏽♀️
@@GimbalWalkTV When Derby last had a council that actually spent money, they tried to sell Normanton as the 'multi culti' centre of town and did the place up a bit - has been a hub of South Asian community/families for much longer than East Europeans though. Then the money ran out and the tourists ran a mile. For a while the council tried to make an effort then they left everyone in the lurch just like they always do.
@@henchy3rd Tragedy is - the local authority puts a few token quid into papering over the cracks on just about everything every 10-20 years and then let's the poor buggers who keep them in a job to get on with it. They happily let (arguably) the World's first municipal park become a crime zone and fall into ruin until Lottery money (like the Pride Park zone and the Velodrome, Derby did far better out of National schemes and Central Government then they ever did from the City Council). Also - Normanton used to be a high end part of town for housing and amenities before the last part of the last century. DCC don't want voters to remember Derby when it was a market town without all the problems it has these days. Also when it tries integrate communities it forgets about them once an election's out of the way. Famously back in the 2000s an elderly community leader was once jailed to a great public outcry for withdrawing her tax payments due to the state of housing and the red light district which was spilling over into the city from Normanton. Also there used to be events to aid integration such as the Asian Games (on Normanton Park?). Like most things that could have boosted the city's profile as well as community cohesion they scrapped it because they couldn't be arsed anymore. The rap sheet is endless. Useless bastards, ever since the 1980s anyway.
Great capture. Would love to have seen from walking through Normanton to get a sense of diversity. The Christmas lights brought a sense of 'light' 'joy' and 'peace'. It's sad we're not a city worth investing in like our neighbouring cities that have 'Christmas' lights proudly displayed. Praying 🙏🏾 God's peace over Derby
It’s all down to the councils, no theatre,no concert hall,nothing to entice you I to the city centre, lots of shops shut down, thank you Derby City Council
Haven't been to Derby since the summer. It's pretty nice there but it definitely has a bit of a neglected feel to it. Then again I live in Tamworth currently and the town centre here is terrible. All the excitement is out in ventura the shopping park about 15 mins walk from the town centre. Our favourite pub in Tamworth has just shut, so there isn't really much point going to the centre anymore.
Lived in Derby all my life and now on the border of Derby/Derbyshire. Am embarrassed by the city centre, the council have left it to rack and ruin! Way too much mixture of new and old buildings it's not nice to look at. Absolute joke. Once our children finish school we will be moving away. Shame.
Sadly after 20+ years of living around Derby, the only historical features left are the council..... Anything remotely of interest is turning into student accommodation. Once a thriving TOWN, it is a boring town which we no longer set foot in.
Somehow the walk along St Peter's St looks even more depressing through that lens than it even is in real life normally (the litter and idiotic speeding pavement cyclists are a feature regular visitors will recognise). Quite an achievement. Tragic. The Council and related organisations should hang their heads in shame. Anyone who doesn't believe it used to be a buzzing and lively place should check the videos of 70s and 80s Derby - especially the one title "Traffic problems in Derby". A one way system badly reorganised. Over-pedestrianisation. Crap lego land architecture for half a century or more. Contempt for voters and tax payers and much liked existing amenities that are just seen as JCB fodder. The place was generally despondent and falling behind the rest of urban England even before CV19 - smooth photography here but it captures the places essence right now and that's pretty unforgiving! "City of Culture" my a*se.
My band did a gig at the Old Bell a few years ago, Derby seems to have fallen on hard times by the look of this video. Shame, although this is interesting if bleak in places.
Where are all the people ? whatever's happened to our City Centre ? boarded up shops in fact very very few shops actually open, it's a few years since I visited Derby Centre and after watching this video there seems to be absolutely nothing in draw the public to visit.....so sad, Derby used to be such a vibrant town, lots of hussle and bussel of people shopping... I really didn't spot anyone carrying bulging shopping bags....... looks very grim to what it used to be and the Christmas decorations leave much to be desired !!!!
There’s a lot of beautiful places to visit around derby like darley Abby for instance, but the town itself is not inspiring at all! I don’t even bother going to the town anymore and I live here lol 😂
A brilliant, timely and well made vlog! Shows Derby as it is, very realistic and great for an insite into the city. Please can you do one of Normanton Rd Derby?
Well i am ten mins in, hardly any crimbo decs, a couple of f ings, a screaming kid, a crow crowing, horns honking, and loads of students....not selling it to me...Derby.... a forgotten city!, at least you show these places has they are.
It's a bit like Nottingham but in a grubby tracksuit with an eye infection . sadly the football team is down the toilet, Rolls Royce has gone bankrupt three times, quite a smack problem, but to its credit its a fairly decent place to blend in if you're obese. and the water - don't drink it - it can be a tad eggy. they just aren't bothered , bless em. it has only been a city for 45 years, but it's just totally prolapsed.
Actually by area Derby has more green space than any other city. You did not see any of it in this video. Check out: Markeaton Park, Darley Abbey Park and Allestree Park on the internet. Also within easy reach (5-10 minutes driving) Derby has about four stately homes including Kedleston Hall, Locko Park, Spondon and England's first country park - Elvaston Castle country park, which is absolutely beautiful.
Utterly depressing. I lived there for a while from about 88 to 92. Back then It was soulless, rough and boring. Watching this i see it is a lot worse now. Its just slabbed everywhere, no atmosphere, no heart, no trees...nothing. So glad I moved and never ever looked back.
Lol derby in 4k ! Ive lived in derby all my life and im not proud of the run down dump that it has become! All because of the council and drug addicts... vile city
Born in Derby & now living in California…last visit to city 2009 & I found the shops, streets & atmosphere depressingly ugly & out of touch with what the local people wanted even then. Viewing your video once again compelled me to conclude that the ‘look & feel’ of the city is in the hands of people who have no love, care or personal attachment to my former home. It looks like a city that has been conquered by an utterly alien & antagonistic enemy who has stripped every street, structure & building of its cultural or historical references & replaced them with meaningless, drab images & symbols that none of the enslaved population can relate to. Here & there, the conquerors openly rub in their contempt for us - for example, a fountain like a gigantic urinal in the marketplace. Can anyone honestly imagine tourists burning with desire to visit a city where History & elegance have been so systematically erased?
And yet, as you will know, Derby has some great history - Erasmus Darwin, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Joseph Wright to begin with plus all of the amazing history around the Industrial Revolution, including the role of Derby's Silk Mill.
I found this so sad and depressing. Had to stop watching. With the pandemic, brexit & lack of work & money our city is looking more and more like a ghost town.
@@ianpage2765 The tiny Victoria Centre and the tram that not everyone actually likes that much / nearly destroyed Beeston and the fairly decent couple of theatres (+ an Argos version of the Symphony Hall) they still have because they know there'd be an outcry if they closed (because Derby's council as well as the ridiculous 'Derby Live' quango is so s*****y and useless they always deliver Nottingham extra custom from Derby and other towns which I'm sure helps with the takings. Yes I do know the situation and I do know the region very well). Oh, and like I said, Broadmarsh and Robin Hood Energy.
Not proud of our city centre. Has no culture, atmosphere or anything remotely interesting. Prefer Nottingham, only 29mins away but complete difference in everything. I avoid Derby town to be honest. Not what it was and no sense of pride from public anymore. Must say it is not as bad Doncaster city centre, that made Derby look cool lol. Miss the fountain water, loved running under that as a child.
It's my home town and Iam ashame to live there it not like it was in the 80s and a lot earlier derby used to have some lovely place to shop now it a crap never shop here just go to the bank ones a month do all my shopping for Xmas on line Iam a shame that I live in derby it just rubbish
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Over the past 20 years Derby City Council has implemented a very successful campaign of crushing anything of interest or beauty that may potentially bring investors and shoppers back into the city centre.
It’s a very strange place
When I started walking I just thought eventually I’d come across something Christmassy or some event or feature to bring shoppers into the city centre
There was nothing at all
@@GimbalWalkTV The council doesn't really ''do'' Christmas anymore. They prefer shoppers to travel to neighbouring towns and cities. That's why half the shops are vacant and it always looks dead. There was a time when the streets were rammed full.
I was born in Derby and left many years ago.This video shows a "nothing" city.All the character has gone.I recognised nothing.Even St.Peters church looked sad.Its "Dead" I remember the war,the 60's such happy times.I'm glad I left.
Derby is a dump now used To go every week can't be bothered now shops are rubbish an the council ought to be ashamed what abt the children nothing anytime nevermind Christmas just been to meadow hall was beautifull I wonder where the money is going
@@margaretbrady2028 Council probably decided Christmas is racist and spent the money on a BLM Diversity Campaign.
We came from Northern Ireland to Derby in 1977 and just love this city. We have so many great friends here and love the music scene, especially at the Flowerpot where thanks to Alan and Lisa live music keeps rocking!
At the very very end of the video I can hear myself in the background singing as I was busking just a few metres away I was singing one moment in time!! Crazy
No way!
My home city. Bit ashamed of it to be honest these days. It used to thrive in the 80s and 90s.
The council needs to step up and make it more vibrant
That's OK DERBY !!! It's England and that's ALL I CARE ABOUT !!!!! ❤ CHEERS from USA ! 😍 I MISS MY ENGLAND !!! ❤😢❤
We lived near Derby from 1985 to 1995. We seldom went into the town center. Now i remember why!
It’s a bit dull isn’t it
Lived in Derby all my life and well, it's not in a great state right now. So many abandoned shops.
Oh dear ! I live in Derby. But I prefer to go to Burton 🤔
Can see why!
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Looks like the budget for Christmas decorations is around £50 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Muslims council
I love my City :-)Once upon a time it used to really rock, now it is a homogenised dip with no taste
It’s quite bland now isn’t it
Needs work!
I was born and grew up in Derby. I’m saddened to see the hideous destruction of what once was a pretty small market town. In particular, the market place. As a child I can remember livestock brought from the outlying farms for sale in pens in the market place which now appears to be just full of crap and gaudy graffiti like advertising. I was planning a return to see the town but having watched this video and observed the change I’m now not going to bother.
Well... all i can say is I'm glad I left Derby 18 years ago and still remember it how it was... Born and Bred here and spent 34 years here... It looks so sad now.. Shame,
It feels a bit neglected
Sadly Derby town centre is nothing like it used to be in the 80's/90's. Lived just outside Derby most of our lives and we cannot stand the place now. Can't wait to move.
It's a right shit hole the town centre
@@neilrice1591 Derby in the late 80's and early 90's was amazing. It was thriving, full of local and friendly people and had loads of fantastic independent shops. Now it's a dive.
The reason Derby don't have Christmas decorations is simple, it's not compatible with 'diversity'
It causes offence to celebrate a Christian festival.
Also why go to the expense of treating residents and visitors with respect or bonhomie when DCC can just pray they spend their money quickly and then bugger off to somewhere that DOES no how to present itself and invest in looking good and offering what's expected?!?
If they could just have the place open to shoppers 9am-12pm or 2-5pm and then close it to traffic they would do.
Also there's no coins for the
meter.
They actually put the decs up for diwali. Crimbo is incidental.
That's rubbish we celebrate Diwali and also Christmas. As an Indian and a Sikh Xmas never bothered us.
I lived in Derby in the 1940s, it was a happy bustling town then with lots of character. When I returned years later I was horrified. The historic market place had been ruined by a concrete monstrocity and a "fountain" that strongly resembled a gents` urinal. New soulless shopping centres were drawing the crowds away from the centre leaving once successful stores like Ranbys boarded up and with desolation came crime, litter and graffitti. The planners and councillors who allowed this to happen were obviously too stupid to even see what they were doing and now present and future generations will pay for their idiocy.
Thanks for the info - didn't know any of that!
They haven't got a clue, the town planners have ruined it.
i'm glad you didn't catch me on my way to work xD
i wish derby was like it was in the ewarly 2000s, it was bustling with people and shops, now its mostly gyms and restaurants. ;-;
i miss debenhams and BHS!
A lot of large offices have gone from the city centre, so a lot of people who would nip to the shops in their lunch or after work have all gone. The large shopping centre has killed off the rest of the city centre. Then Covid and internet shopping has had an impact too. The council do little to encourage people into the city centre, like you say the Christmas lights are embarrassing. Car parking is expensive and they are closing more and more roads to cars. Public transport isn't great in Derby either.
Where are the smackheads outside St Peters Church? They’re the main feature
I can only film what’s there
I was going to visit Derby for a couple of days in the Summertime, glad I didn't now. It looks like it's not changed since the last time I was there 25 years ago! 👀🤣
It's a bit dull isn't it!
Having grown up my entire life in Derby and seen it as a child to what it is now... it's just so sad. Theyve destroyed dozens of historic buildings, and substituted what tourism they offered with tacky statues and displays that interest no one. They say they want people to visit, but do nothing to encourage people to. No care for the city at all. Glad you could make a video that portrays Derby exactly how its become, thanks for you efforts
What days is Derby open ?
It isn’t by the looks of it 🤣🤣
Whisper it 2am - 5am Sundays.
Another great & fantastic video of DERBY CITY CENTRE!.😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Glad you enjoyed it
Looks like a ghost town compared to when I went to uni there in the late 90’s, shame, it was a great city back then
Very much a ghost town but I saw nothing from Derby Council to make me want to go there if I lived there
Only 120 years out. The oldest pub in Derby is Ye Olde Dolphin Inn which dates back to 1530.
Derby may not look much, but i've lived there my whole life and I have a fondness for it. It may not be doing so well at the moment, what city is during a pandemic? But I feel like it has still got enough going for it and it has a lot of missed potential. I'd argue that we had a weak council for the longest time and we still have had no clear majority for the last few years, but it's my hope a new council with a majority could make Derby better. And their current plans for regeneration look promising.
And our parks are so wonderful
Whats Derby like compared wkth Stoke? Im visiting the Peak District soon and could go either way for a day. Thanks
Definitely choose Stoke
Never been to Derby before 😞 but nice walking through the City centre ... liked it lots 😀 thinking over it to come pretty soon to this City for holidays in Spring 😉 thanks alot for this nice showing ... greatings from Germany
A good video showing the outside streets of Derby but due to not being allowed to film inside the shopping centre, you can't show the other major feature of the retail (The Derbion Centre/Westfield/Eagle/Intu or whatever people like to call it). Also the Derby Market Hall is going through renovation with the traders displaced (some ended up in the Eagle Market). I'm not from Derby but I like the layout of the city centre where its easy to walk everywhere. Nottingham is the major retail destination for that region and whilst there's a lot more going on there, it can get very crowded. Depending on what one is after, popping into Derby is a lot easier and calmer. When driving from the M1, its a lot easier to get into and out of Derby city centre with the car parks next to the ring road.
I personally enjoy living in Derby. It is very central so easy to get to other areas of UK from the train station. 🤣 Wheelchair access is also decent. I'm not sure why we don't have many Christmas lights, we have more lights in my village of Spondon.
I found it really strange - like there was nothing!
I also grew up in Spondon on the Nottingham Road close to where the ANGLERS ARMS pub used to be.
You had the girls giggling. Derby is different from some other cities to me. More younger people out & about. Is that unemployment or university break time. I did like the Christmas parcels with tree nearby. I wonder if Derby is a bit like me, in that, I wait until December to seriously put up decorations. Liked some of the buildings, mostly older styles, but that is me. Thank you.
Thank you for walking through Derby. It is too bad they are not doing Christmas decor.
Yes very strange
Many thanks for the video of Derby, I am amazed at the lack of people and of traffic, the City Centre is dead, certainly not the Derby I knew as a child and teenager, the City Father's ought to be ashamed of the way the City had been made into a ghost City, it will be along time before I make my way to Derby again. Derby used to be a lovely bustling and busy town but when it became a City it lost all the charm and livelihood. I am very sad as to the changes made over the years.
I really like derby!
Not a place to inspire visitors. I think some of our councillors have been there for inspiration on how to ruin our town xx
It’s dull isn’t it. If I lived in Derby I’d want more from my council for sure
I was just about to say, near the end of the video? Why did he not turn it to East street? Then you did🤣.I’ve lived in Derby all my life so thank you for doing this. You have however, missed out a big chunk of the city you didn’t go past the bus station? You Didn’t go to the top end of friar near West End? You didn’t walk up Babington Lane? There’s a lot of stuff up there you didn’t go Green Lane? And also where you started you missed a lot., I feel from say London Road at the top end of town. I appreciate time and everything is hard to get it all in, but looking at the video you’ve missed a lot of areas around the town centre. Why did you not enter the main shopping area Derbiion? Just asking🤷🏽♀️
I love seeing Joseph wright college students because I am friends with most of them I see
Nice! 👍👍👍
Not quite my energetic version of the town in 90 seconds, but shows the city centre as it is
Love the video keep up the good work
Take a walk down Normanton Road for a true taste of cultural enrichment
I don’t know what this means
@@GimbalWalkTV
You should of walked out of the city centre to Normanton it's great
@@paulie-Gualtieri. great if you want a prostitute or to buy crack
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When Derby last had a council that actually spent money, they tried to sell Normanton as the 'multi culti' centre of town and did the place up a bit - has been a hub of South Asian community/families for much longer than East Europeans though. Then the money ran out and the tourists ran a mile. For a while the council tried to make an effort then they left everyone in the lurch just like they always do.
@@henchy3rd
Tragedy is - the local authority puts a few token quid into papering over the cracks on just about everything every 10-20 years and then let's the poor buggers who keep them in a job to get on with it.
They happily let (arguably) the World's first municipal park become a crime zone and fall into ruin until Lottery money (like the Pride Park zone and the Velodrome, Derby did far better out of National schemes and Central Government then they ever did from the City Council).
Also - Normanton used to be a high end part of town for housing and amenities before the last part of the last century. DCC don't want voters to remember Derby when it was a market town without all the problems it has these days.
Also when it tries integrate communities it forgets about them once an election's out of the way. Famously back in the 2000s an elderly community leader was once jailed to a great public outcry for withdrawing her tax payments due to the state of housing and the red light district which was spilling over into the city from Normanton.
Also there used to be events to aid integration such as the Asian Games (on Normanton Park?). Like most things that could have boosted the city's profile as well as community cohesion they scrapped it because they couldn't be arsed anymore.
The rap sheet is endless. Useless bastards, ever since the 1980s anyway.
That IS the Christmas effort from Derby. The “Big” Switch on was on 13th November
As opposed to the "Big Switch Off" by the city 'Council' which started sometime between 2001-2010 (and has never really stopped quite frankly)...😄😮
Not been to Derby in years. would love to go back one day
Great capture. Would love to have seen from walking through Normanton to get a sense of diversity. The Christmas lights brought a sense of 'light' 'joy' and 'peace'. It's sad we're not a city worth investing in like our neighbouring cities that have 'Christmas' lights proudly displayed. Praying 🙏🏾 God's peace over Derby
It’s all down to the councils, no theatre,no concert hall,nothing to entice you I to the city centre, lots of shops shut down, thank you Derby City Council
Private companies can do more to improve things than councils these days though!
Wow in our home town. ! 🤗
Derby Council needs to step up and make the city centre more vibrant and attractive for sure!
@@GimbalWalkTV definitely. It's so blooming awful, dirty, shabby and run down. 😥
I was here on Saturday. Went to Marketon Park. Heading back into the centre afterwards.
Haven't been to Derby since the summer. It's pretty nice there but it definitely has a bit of a neglected feel to it. Then again I live in Tamworth currently and the town centre here is terrible. All the excitement is out in ventura the shopping park about 15 mins walk from the town centre. Our favourite pub in Tamworth has just shut, so there isn't really much point going to the centre anymore.
I love derby
For real?
Lived in Derby all my life and now on the border of Derby/Derbyshire. Am embarrassed by the city centre, the council have left it to rack and ruin! Way too much mixture of new and old buildings it's not nice to look at. Absolute joke. Once our children finish school we will be moving away. Shame.
Sadly after 20+ years of living around Derby, the only historical features left are the council..... Anything remotely of interest is turning into student accommodation. Once a thriving TOWN, it is a boring town which we no longer set foot in.
I can imagine
To paraphrase Jasper Carrot's joke - it makes Burton look like Las Vegas (not his opinion, that of the people of Burton).
I moved just up the A52 to Nottingham, which actually is a city.
@@nickmiller76 exactly.
I used to love shopping in Derby....
It used be busy and the christmas decorations were brilliant...
Now I avoid it...
Not very busy for a city!. Great camera, it really enhances the view. Thanks.
Thanks Tony!
Wow what a soul less place !!
Dullest place I’ve ever visited
Somehow the walk along St Peter's St looks even more depressing through that lens than it even is in real life normally (the litter and idiotic speeding pavement cyclists are a feature regular visitors will recognise). Quite an achievement. Tragic. The Council and related organisations should hang their heads in shame.
Anyone who doesn't believe it used to be a buzzing and lively place should check the videos of 70s and 80s Derby - especially the one title "Traffic problems in Derby". A one way system badly reorganised. Over-pedestrianisation. Crap lego land architecture for half a century or more. Contempt for voters and tax payers and much liked existing amenities that are just seen as JCB fodder.
The place was generally despondent and falling behind the rest of urban England even before CV19 - smooth photography here but it captures the places essence right now and that's pretty unforgiving!
"City of Culture" my a*se.
Thanks
The council don't care the town's just an eye sore honestly stay away if you can
My band did a gig at the Old Bell a few years ago, Derby seems to have fallen on hard times by the look of this video. Shame, although this is interesting if bleak in places.
Yeah it was a tough walk this one really. I expect more from Derby council than what they’re giving their people
Where are all the people ? whatever's happened to our City Centre ? boarded up shops in fact very very few shops actually open, it's a few years since I visited Derby Centre and after watching this video there seems to be absolutely nothing in draw the public to visit.....so sad, Derby used to be such a vibrant town, lots of hussle and bussel of people shopping... I really didn't spot anyone carrying bulging shopping bags....... looks very grim to what it used to be and the Christmas decorations leave much to be desired !!!!
It was my first real visit to Derby and I gotta say the council have done nothing to attract me back again
Very dull place
There’s a lot of beautiful places to visit around derby like darley Abby for instance, but the town itself is not inspiring at all! I don’t even bother going to the town anymore and I live here lol 😂
I can imagine
I’m sad to say it is the dullest place I’ve filmed so far 🤣
Absolute dive
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A brilliant, timely and well made vlog!
Shows Derby as it is, very realistic and great for an insite into the city.
Please can you do one of Normanton Rd Derby?
Why Normanton Road ?
@@Astheworldspins110 because its very busy and diverse. Also rich in its history.
@@devasdevas2574 why would we want to see diversity. It’s ruining our culture, history and traditions.
@@devasdevas2574 its a dump
Well i am ten mins in, hardly any crimbo decs, a couple of f ings, a screaming kid, a crow crowing, horns honking, and loads of students....not selling it to me...Derby.... a forgotten city!, at least you show these places has they are.
Yeah this city centre isn’t the best is it?
@@GimbalWalkTV i had to laugh, when you said you felt depressed just walking round, I am sure its not a reflection of the good people of Derby,
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Great people. Bloody awful 'metropolis'.
My home city I didn't recognise.I left in 1989.I would never go back to that lifeless tasteless monstrosity.
It is so sad compared to how it used to be. I lived in Spondon for 20 years.
Not much outside but lots of shops restaurants in Nottingham outside billdings
It's a bit like Nottingham but in a grubby tracksuit with an eye infection . sadly the football team is down the toilet, Rolls Royce has gone bankrupt three times, quite a smack problem, but to its credit its a fairly decent place to blend in if you're obese. and the water - don't drink it - it can be a tad eggy. they just aren't bothered , bless em. it has only been a city for 45 years, but it's just totally prolapsed.
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That's honestly just made may day Jeff 🤣
Derby or Leicester which good city to live in???
Leicester every time
This makes me want to leave derby more than ever, ghost town looks like everyone's left already
Yeah it wasn’t great when I went
Looks a right dump.
It is!
Bang on
Past and present council's have all but killed derby off disgraceful.
Looks quite a soulless place if I’m honest but still a great video and keep on walking 👍👍
Dullest place I’ve ever been to
I got depressed just wandering round there
@@GimbalWalkTV I'm surprised you didn't get your gimbal snatched, or offered some drugs.
@@chandlerbingbong oh, is that why the people mostly looked straight ahead when walking.
@@GimbalWalkTV Saturdays are when people are out the most. But the city is run down and shit
Was thinking of coming here for a visit. Glad I changed my mind. What an absolute disgrace. Depressing, No positive vibes, No nothing!!
Bit dull isn’t it
You did not see any of the River Derwent and its Riverside Gardens or anything of Derby's amazing green spaces.
I think the Christmas tree needs a bit of tinsel or something, nice wide streets plenty of room.Great video
I think so too!
Sadly the tree issue never improves.
That's because the people have gone. On a Saturday in the past you could hardly move on St. Peters street because of the human crush.
Where are all the trees and greenery? There seems to be none; just a concrete jungle
Actually by area Derby has more green space than any other city. You did not see any of it in this video. Check out: Markeaton Park, Darley Abbey Park and Allestree Park on the internet. Also within easy reach (5-10 minutes driving) Derby has about four stately homes including Kedleston Hall, Locko Park, Spondon and England's first country park - Elvaston Castle country park, which is absolutely beautiful.
I live in derby
Do you like it there?
Utterly depressing. I lived there for a while from about 88 to 92. Back then It was soulless, rough and boring. Watching this i see it is a lot worse now. Its just slabbed everywhere, no atmosphere, no heart, no trees...nothing. So glad I moved and never ever looked back.
Lol derby in 4k ! Ive lived in derby all my life and im not proud of the run down dump that it has become! All because of the council and drug addicts... vile city
Drug dealers
Born in Derby & now living in California…last visit to city 2009 & I found the shops, streets & atmosphere depressingly ugly & out of touch with what the local people wanted even then. Viewing your video once again compelled me to conclude that the ‘look & feel’ of the city is in the hands of people who have no love, care or personal attachment to my former home. It looks like a city that has been conquered by an utterly alien & antagonistic enemy who has stripped every street, structure & building of its cultural or historical references & replaced them with meaningless, drab images & symbols that none of the enslaved population can relate to. Here & there, the conquerors openly rub in their contempt for us - for example, a fountain like a gigantic urinal in the marketplace. Can anyone honestly imagine tourists burning with desire to visit a city where History & elegance have been so systematically erased?
And yet, as you will know, Derby has some great history - Erasmus Darwin, Bonnie Prince Charlie and Joseph Wright to begin with plus all of the amazing history around the Industrial Revolution, including the role of Derby's Silk Mill.
Did it feel safe walking around here? Seems a little edgy. Google is making me feel even edgier just reading about crime in the city and suburbs.
I found this so sad and depressing. Had to stop watching. With the pandemic, brexit & lack of work & money our city is looking more and more like a ghost town.
Hi any one here which live in derby i want to ask one about accomndation here
That German sausages place was amazing, they were damn tasty
Derby a town within Greater Nottingham!
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Ah yes. The home of Broadmarsh and Robin Hood Energy. Good luck with that one.
@@GyitMulhaneski-GloriousYears and the tram, and the proper theatre and the Victoria centre
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The tiny Victoria Centre and the tram that not everyone actually likes that much / nearly destroyed Beeston and the fairly decent couple of theatres (+ an Argos version of the Symphony Hall) they still have because they know there'd be an outcry if they closed (because Derby's council as well as the ridiculous 'Derby Live' quango is so s*****y and useless they always deliver Nottingham extra custom from Derby and other towns which I'm sure helps with the takings.
Yes I do know the situation and I do know the region very well).
Oh, and like I said, Broadmarsh and Robin Hood Energy.
Not proud of our city centre. Has no culture, atmosphere or anything remotely interesting. Prefer Nottingham, only 29mins away but complete difference in everything. I avoid Derby town to be honest. Not what it was and no sense of pride from public anymore. Must say it is not as bad Doncaster city centre, that made Derby look cool lol. Miss the fountain water, loved running under that as a child.
Would you say in general, that derby is a good place to live? Aside from the town centre.
@@molly26189 yes Molly it’s nice to live. Certain areas better than others as with everywhere. City centre is slowly improving..
@@proudbains8794 Thankyou! :)
Total waste of fuel coming to this awful town. Look at my New Year’s Eve video.
I found it a bit drab to be honest
The place - not your video
Derby 1🤣🤣
I grew up near derby
It's my home town and Iam ashame to live there it not like it was in the 80s and a lot earlier derby used to have some lovely place to shop now it a crap never shop here just go to the bank ones a month do all my shopping for Xmas on line Iam a shame that I live in derby it just rubbish
ngl derby gets too much hate - this is definitely a bad part of it but shouldn’t mean all of it is bad
GOOD LORD, it's NOT VERY FESTIVE... IS IT ??? screaming kids and LOUD MOUTHED OTHERS !!! 😂😂😂 How DREARY !!!!! 😜
Very dreary sadly
Its nothing like it was in the 1970s! Its horrible now!
It's not great is it
This is a bit mad I know a lot of people here
It looks like plants,trees and green are illegal there..
😮😮 it’s pretty bland round that part of town isn’t it
What a depressing looking place, very grim, nothing of interest, dire.
Not much there is there
It's a dump
I hate Derby. I didn't like the atmosphere. To many junkies and foreigners for my liking
Dullest city I've been to!
Hate derby