It boasts miles of unspoilt beaches, panoramic views and a charming feel of times past, but Millom is a community on the move Workmen are busy on every corner and there is a buzz in the town, an awakening, a determined resolve to get on with life in a community renowned for self-reliance. There is much talk nationally of economic decline, redundancies and closures, but the 298 independent businesses that operate in and around Millom aren’t listening to the gloomy forecasts and are forging ahead – it must be the iron in their blood. Try and find an empty commercial property and you will struggle as residents take their destinies into their own hands and launch their own businesses – a new fish and chip shop here, a craft shop desperate for even more room there.
It boasts miles of unspoilt beaches, panoramic views and a charming feel of times past, but Millom is a community on the move Workmen are busy on every corner and there is a buzz in the town, an awakening, a determined resolve to get on with life in a community renowned for self-reliance. There is much talk nationally of economic decline, redundancies and closures, but the 298 independent businesses that operate in and around Millom aren’t listening to the gloomy forecasts and are forging ahead – it must be the iron in their blood. Try and find an empty commercial property and you will struggle as residents take their destinies into their own hands and launch their own businesses – a new fish and chip shop here, a craft shop desperate for even more room there.