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Lynne, I know the park you are talking about. And when I was there a few years back now, it was crowded. It was a beautiful sunny afternoon, so that may have made a difference as to why it was so packed.
The reason 'Bath park' came into my mind is because I remember very well, growing up as a kid in east Bristol, that a trip there was seen as a real treat. It had bigger and better facilities then anything on offer in St. Georges's park or Eastville Park. (apologies to non Bristolians for being Bristolcentric). In otherwords its facilities acted as a draw. It was, and still is from what I ...
Foot fall is the ulterior motive. The more people that visits the top end of the lawn, the more people are likely to visit shops and that end.
So, it's going to be a squidgy little play park, nothing like the size of the Teignmouth and Paignton play parks, so why would people come to Dawlish to use a watered down version of the other play parks? Why can't we be creative and inventive and offer something different and better? Why do we feel the need to copy the other towns?
David Force used to be the chairman of the Chamber of Trade. What ulterior motive could there be?
The top end of the lawn is very close to Force & Sons and some of the other estate agents. Me thinks there could be an ulterior motive about the site of the suggested play park. What part does Mr force play on the local chamber of commerce?
This has been posted by David Force on Facebook: PLAYPARK FOR DAWLISH The newspaper reports, the Facebook posts and the petition against the proposed playpark for Dawlish have been very misleading. The area for the park will cover less than half of the top Lawn (behind the bandstand) and will be properly landscaped with seating and picnic tables. It is designed for younger children ...
There is an article about the proposed playpark on page 6 of this week's Dawlish Gazette. At the end it says " Anyone wanting more information or to give an opinion on what would be preferred can email Mrs Scranage (the town centre development manager) at tcdm@teignmouthanddawlishcic.org.uk"
A HOLIDAYMAKER has been jailed for sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in a Jacuzzi at a Dawlish Warren holiday park. Former local government officer Paul Ridgway was detained by police at the Welcome Holiday Park after the young victim told her mother ’the man made me put my hand on his winkie’. Read full story here
Click on this link to get an idea of the size of the playpark, and the facilities provided in it, for kids of all ages. https://search.aol.co.uk/aol/image?s_it=sb-top&s_chn=hp&v_t=aoluk-homePage50&q=Victoria+Park+bath+play+area Now, if that type of thing was being proposed I might have more time for the 'a playpark on the lawn in Dawlish will bring more people into the town' argument. ...