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The 5 VC's who have lived in Dawlish are:- P/O Cyril (Joey) BARTON. VC . RAF. KIA March 30th 1944, age 22 Lt HC PENNELL. VC . 2nd Bn, The Derbyshire Regt. Died 1907 age 33 . Col Sir AG HAMMOND. VC . KCB. DSO. 72nd Highlanders. Died 1919 age 76 . Lt JH GRAYBURN. VC . Army Air Corps. KIA Sept 20th 1944, age 26 Mjr AJT FLEMMING-SANDES. VC . 2nd batallion East ...
@HuwMathews2 You obviously have a complex and seem to think that I am picking on you and others out who are a bit on the large size and think that I have something against that. Do you know me? NO you dont, and like yourself, I too am on the large side, partially disabled and have problems with MY back, but that doesn't stop me from wallowing in self pity and walking that little bit ...
Sorry, but I find it amazing that people are too lazy to walk to the shops and worry about where they are going to park their car in the Strand. It only takes a couple of minutes to walk from Barton car park to the Strand, so why the fuss? No wonder people are getting fat.
I see in todays Gazette, that Dawlish has got £10k for new sluice gates on the Brook to help combat flooding. While they installing them, wouldn't it be a good idea if they were to dredge the Brook from the Manor Gardens down to the beach so clearing it of all the silt and other rubbish that has gathered over the years? It would also make the swans happier along with possibly attracting ...
@ Fred. Thanks for the info (I assume that you are a tanker driver) and obviously not a good idea then. Maybe the webmaster will remove the post if it is not worth keeping it up.
I don't use my car very often but I have noticed that the price for unleaded at Sainsburys has risen about 5p per litre in recent weeks. If you are concerned about the rising price of fuel, how about using this post to inform us users of where you can find the cheapest fuel in the area? Not just in Dawlish, but the surrounding area, especially now that the new Morrisons has a garage. ...
All the best Chef. It was nice to have met you albeit only briefly. Are you going anywhere nice?
Went there last week but to be honest, I wasn't that impressed apart from some of the different veg there. I still prefer Sainsburys.
Here you are Andy. Force & Son
@neilh . It's a sign of an early spring when a Scotsman (wearing a kilt) sits on a Thistle.
