General Discussion
I’m not going by to get drawn into an argument with you Margaret Swift. You’re clearly reading more into my comments than there need be. My point, that was clearly too subtle, was that a number of people within a certain demographic have previously stated on here and on Facebook that they think it’s unlikely that people in Dawlish take their kids to Teignmouth to use the playpark facilities there. ...
Excuse me Margaret Swift. There is nothing nasty in my post. All totally factual - try reading it again in the morning.
So, Lynne thinks that town centre shops should all give up the ghost, whilst majorp is accusing David Force of malfeasance. The world has gone mad!
Err....... Every town centre throughout the country needs investment in order to ensure people spend their hard-earned money in them. Dawlish isnt dying, it’s only the people in it who moan about progress that are. Majorp, the way you talk with your ill-founded allegations of malfeasance, anyone would think that the town centre was a mile long! It’s just a short and pleasant stroll from one ...
Tesco didn’t get their way - but Sainsbury did. And didn’t that cause an almighty uproar from the usual people foretelling the death of Dawlish? Talking of Sandy Lane, the same could be said of the wonderful Red Rock Centre when that was proposed. All sorts of unfounded allegations and slurs were being flung around. Again, all proven to be utter hogwash.
That’s not an ulterior motive - that’s one of the very overt motives for its location. To make it easily accessible for increasing footfall for all town centre businesses. Nobody has ever denied that.
Maybe it’s sufficient to have a playpark that will keep families in Dawlish town centre, rather than have to travel from Dawlish to Teignmouth? This scenario is far more common than a lot of vocal senior citizens or childless people might realise.
I completely agree with Lynne’s posts here. Dawlish Countryside Park is a fantastic amenity that has rightly proven to be really popular with loads of locals. As is often the case in Dawlish, when this location was first mooted, the usual negative voices were loud with their criticisms and doom-mongering, but they have yet again been proven wrong. Well done and thanks to all concerned with making ...
David Force used to be the chairman of the Chamber of Trade. What ulterior motive could there be?
This has been posted by David Force on Facebook: PLAYPARK FOR DAWLISH The newspaper reports, the Facebook posts and the petition against the proposed playpark for Dawlish have been very misleading. The area for the park will cover less than half of the top Lawn (behind the bandstand) and will be properly landscaped with seating and picnic tables. It is designed for younger children ...
