Dawlish News
THE £1.5 million regeneration scheme to revamp The Strand Dawlish came to fruition with the official opening on Friday.
It coincided with the town's Christmas light switch on.
The redevelopment project was a joint initiative between Devon County, Teignbridge District and Dawlish Town Councils.
Devon County Council chairman, Councillor Bernard Hughes OBE, conducted the opening ceremony with various dignitaries also attending.
The re-development involved the removal of the wall, shelter and shrubs, as well as re-grading the bank which used to divide The Strand from the Lawns, opening up and integrating the area.
New Yorkstone paving and granite kerbs have been laid alongside The Lawn, and new granite kerbs and drainage have been installed.
The footpath outside shops on the north side of the street have been widened and re-paved in high quality natural Yorkstone slabs, and new granite kerbs have been installed. Parking and loading bays have also been added on this side of the road.
How many official openings is the revamped Strand going to have. This is the second I know of and could even be the third.
Yeh, and what a bloody mess they made choosing the York stone as it is porous and has now started to look like the old grey concrete slabs that were there before. There are more pressing things the money could have been constructively used for in Dawlish then grubby poorly fitted slabs. An entire Summer when the retailers lost revenue because people could not park along the Strand, blah, blah, blah and blah. It seems the less money that is available to local councils and central government the more they spend.
Just looking forward to the Strand official opening to celebrate the New Year
I can't help feeling that Official Openings of anything are completely pointless, certainly inessential.
Anyone have any views on how the 'redevlopment' has gone in the last 2 and a half years since the £1.5 million was spent on it?
Yes. I believe that the Strand is a far more attractive proposition than it was prior to the redevelopment. In terms of a shopping experience, a parking experience, a pedestrian experience and a horticultural experience.
All that's needed to complete the positive transformation is the new play park.
@Morty Vicker 28 jul 2016 19:00
In my opinion the 'additional play park' will be welcomed by many as much as some of your comments are on the site.