General Discussion
@FredBassett , thanks go to both you and Lynne for passing on the information and the very useful links to the work of the vision group. I did raise the suggestion as a late item at last night's meeting and it was well received by all councillors. The challenge now will be to keep the focus strategic rather than operational at this point, but not everyone seems to understand that concept. It ...
The Town Council are to debate and decide on Wednesday evening this week how to consult with the people of Dawlish. Do come along to the council meeting and share your ideas about how best we can really reflect and represent your views and not the whims of Councillors. What happens in Dawlish over the next few months is entirely up to you the residents, we need to know what you think and what ...
Good point Huw. Fortunately the conservation officer who precided over Dawlish, Mr Bland, has moved on. In case you think I am joking re his name, I am not! But.....he did live up to his name! Along with one Councillor he was entirely responsible for the viaduct bridge being painted the awful colour we live with to this day, a colour that does not match any of the town furniture and is truly ...
@wondering , If I use the number 11 bus between Dawlish and Torquay it costs me £7.50. The equivalent ticket in North Devon is £4.50.
Come on Leatash, ok that covers the summer but what about the rest of the year? Dawlish needs to reinvent itself as a year round resort whilst maintaining it's character, something that was lost in Dawlish Warren in 2001 when the Council of the time took away the individual shops and replaced them with the modern looking monstrosity we still live with to this day! Don't get me wrong, the awful ...
I agree Lynne! Just thought it might be a solution but clearly not. I think the Council need to put a hell of a lot more pressure on Stagecoach to reduce bus fare prices in South Devon. Hubby and I go over to the North Devon Coast a lot to cycle the Tarka Trail and I noticed that the all day ticket in North Devon is £4.50 and the equivalent ticket in South Devon is £7.50! And I bet the same ...
I agree Lynne, the bus fair to Teignmouth is eye - wateringly steep and not easily affordable for many people. The train is about half the price and if you buy the Devon and Cornwall card, only available to residents, you get a third off all train fares in Devon and Cornwall. I use the train a lot, I rarely use my car if I am going to Teignmouth, Exeter or Newton Abbot, so the card at £10 for the ...
Actually, I know Minehead well and the vast majority of the shops are no larger than the shops to be found in Dawlish. Lynne makes a good point about the geography and she is right in that people have to travel @ 12 to 15 miles into Taunton and similar to Bridgewater. What is interesting thorough is the growth in tourism as Minehead is not an easy place to travel to. Minehead is not on any train ...
I find FredBassett's post really interesting as 15 years ago I moved to Somerset to take up a new position. I lived about 12 miles from Minehead and at that time it was a one horse town with very little going for it. The main visitors were those staying at Butlins. By the time I moved from Somerset to Dawlish, eight years ago, Minehead had started to regenerate itself and from FredBassett's ...
What on earth has having events on the lawn got to do with the bank closing? Focus on the bank and let's do all we can to try and save it!
