General Discussion
Sad news. I have just heard that Les passed away yesterday, 26/03/15. He received his medal for the Russian Convoys back in January. http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=600&searchWord=les%20kavanagh&searchYear=2015
@ willos Yes, they will come but for all the wrong reasons and wont come again. That hideous monstrocity is enough to make people NOT come again and doesn't say much about what we would call art. It is not even nice to look at and will surely make Dawlish a laughing stock of the country. Everyone knows of Dawlish as 'the place where the train runs along the sea wall' and if this ...
Thanks for posting. Absolutely disgusting. I hope they get whoever done this.
@flo . Cant view your link. Can you say briefly as to what it was? Thank you.
To allow that hideous monstrosity to be erected will make Dawlish a laughing stock.
@ Huw. Thanks for posting the link. My word, it is hideous to say the least.
@Lynne Well said.
Sheldon Although MS admitted it was a typo (but obvious that she did mean Shaldon) there is a Sheldon a couple of miles West of Dunkeswell.
Let's hope another company takes it on, but doubtful with all the cuts in services.
To quote from the Gazette regarding the 5K grant. "Increased costs, entertainers who didn’t show up and several days of bad weather put the event, which costs about £30,000 to run, into the red." Does that mean thay they (Carnival Committee) pay for entertainers in advance and not get any refund for a 'no show'?
