General Discussion
Thanks for clarifying that Michael Clayson. Oh well, it confirms my opinion about the organisers' lack of promotion....
EoD is mocking Dave Farley with that photo. I for one don't like it. It's plain bullying, stick to the issue,
To be even handed though, I see there's no mention of Carnval week on the Town Council website. Why exclude it when other events are listed. http://www.dawlish.gov.uk/eventslist.php
I thought I'd wait for the week to finish before reaching any conclusions about the Carnival, but it doesn't seem necessary. The Dawlish Carnival organisers need to hang up their hi-vis jackets and exit the arena. Maggie Farley had already proved herself unfit to represent the interests of Dawlish with her lamentable Chairwoman's address in the Carnival brochure. Add to it the poor promotion, ...
Yes, Dawlish News does photo developing and next door, Vivian Gallery, does assorted prints, picture framing etc (or at least used to, I've not bought a picture recently).
ManOfThe Brook - thanks for your response. I have been down to the Lawn every day and will continue and I hope the week is an overall success. Once it's over why not invite the organising committee and interested people of Dawlish to get together for a calm and well-meaning discussion about it all. It can't be easy for the organisers hearing/reading gripes and groans and if people ...
David Force - shame that this thread took an unnecesary turn just then but if you're still reading... Can you throw any light on what's going on with Carnival week and why there's appears to be a schism. I've been a visitor to Dawlish for years, I used to take a week off work for Carnival Week. Now I live here and I am doing my bit to support it but it all feels a bit lacklustre. I read ...
@flo . thanks for the link, i understand it better now. A quick search shows that some current and previous directors are directors of Dawlish Triathlon CIC too. There is also a separate limited company (08257689) Dawlish Carnival Ltd, registered 17/12/2012 to which Maggie Farley was appointed director on 3rd June 2013. Would be interested to know if there are any transactions ...
I made the point in a previous post that there's an assumption that everyone knows what's happening. They don't, it needs promotion. I was down on the lawn today and caught the kids fun run. Only a handful participated even though there were plenty of kids around. There was no announcement, no build up, no drumming up of entrants, nothing to draw attention to it. I wasn't at the raft race but ...
I have always assumed that the profit goes to good causes in Dawlish but I haven't heard any mention of that. Am I mistaken? Is the Carnival a private enterprise? Don't they declare what they do with the money raised? Sorry if I'm behind the curve on this.
