General Discussion
I think we should ban all scarves, caps and hats as people have been committing crimes wearing them for years. This is how ridiculous this argument is. You can't ban an item of clothing because a handful of crimes over decades have been committed by people misusing that item! Muslim women have to show their face at airport security if asked but it is done in a private area by a female officer. ...
Someone on EoD has posted that if Gary is in the parade on Friday that he'd better not go looking in any windows!
There was a suggestion in 2016/17 that a large playpark should be sited between the bandstand and the bowling green. Whilst some welcomed this suggestion it proved contentious, and anyway what had been proposed to the public in the 2016 consultation(a large playpark taking up most of that space) had subsequently been reduced in size as what had been proposed, due to cost, was not viable. So what ...
I have just seen a big markee where the play park is destined to go or is it the reason why some think it should be where the garden is beside of the TI office, so in future years they can still erect the markee beside the bowling green.
So keep the gorilla theme and the free publicity going and have a gorilla fancy dress competition or something along those lines. Lots of suggestions on Eyes of Dawlish thread. Including one that Gary the G should be put on a trailer and lead the carnival parade on Friday.
Will there be any gorillas taking part? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnzFRV1LwIo&feature=share
Cabinet ministers 'lash out at Tory top brass over cack-handed' Boris Johnson burqa probe A host of Cabinet ministers have weighed in behind Boris Johnson in the ongoing Tory war over his comments about the burqa, it has been reported.
Forget the play park on the lawn, why not get behind the carnival and make it something unique to Dawlish in stead of the half hearted attempt of a carnival witnessed over the years in Dawlish. I am not knocking those who partake now, make it a talking point that others will not want to miss in the future.
http://gbinfo.uk/biker-told-to-remove-helmet-at-garage-while-woman-in-burka-fills-up-next-to-him/ Copy and paste. So could it be that the biker who may have held no racist views at all now feels unfairly treated and his views have changed, for me whats good for the goose is good for the gander.
The official opening of Dawlish Celebrates Carnival is today at 2pm. Lots of events going on all week and the Carnival Parade will be on Friday 17th August starting at 7pm approx. Good luck to all and may the sun shine.