General Discussion
@ Michael Many thanks for your reply. Let's hope it is a good week for all.
Agreed Kenny, but I think you may have missed my point. Just because the date is set for the Carnival, it doesn't necessarily mean that it will go ahead. Looking on the DC website, it has not been updated for some time now. Events like the Carnival Queen crowning. I have seen nothing advertised with regard to that.
Are we having one this year? Cannot find anything on the website concerning this years Carnival which makes me think we are not having one. Does anyone in Dawlish.com land know any different?
Hi. Dawlish Horse Show is on June 9th. You may be interested in going to have a look and make some enquiries.
@ Neil. All the links are clickable, so you should (hopefully) find more info there.
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.
