Dawlish News
A RETIRED Army nurse has donated her uniform and a host of artefacts to go on display at Dawlish Museum. June Sutton, now aged 93, was a nurse in the Queen Alexandra’s Royal Army Nursing Corps.
TEIGNBRIDGE Darts Academy and Dawlish Darts League will be joining forces next month to help raise money for ‘Keep Me Close’. A youth darts competition will be taking place on June 28 at TDA’s base of The Keyberry in Decoy with eight groups, totalling 64 players, going toe-to-toe in a round-robin style event.
THOSE that enjoy a tipple can do so for just seven pence at three Teignbridge pubs that are serving ale at 1945 prices to mark the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe Day. The special seven and a half pence VE Day ale is being served in Dawlish’s Gresham House Inn, Teignmouth’s The Roundel and Dawlish Warren’s Warren Bridge Inn.
FIREFIGHTERS were called in to help an ‘embarrassed’ teenager who became stuck in a swing last night. The unusual call out saw the Dawlish fire crew alerted to a play park where the young person had attempted to use swings designed for babies and toddlers.
VILLAGERS in Holcombe have celebrated the 80th anniversary of the parish church. Guest of honour was Mayor of Dawlish Cllr Lin Goodman-Bradbury. The church building dates back to 1867 when it was originally a school for the children of Holcombe village and a Chapel of Ease.
RESIDENTS in Dawlish have been assured that flower beds and trees ‘ripped up’ to make way for work on the town’s water improvement scheme will be replaced. South West Water’s multi-million pound scheme is moving at pace and contractors have removed large flower beds and palm trees as part of the project.
Dawlish, a charming seaside town located along the South Devon coast, is renowned for its scenic beauty, vibrant community, and traditional British seaside atmosphere. The town’s iconic beach is the heart of its coastal appeal, with golden sands stretching along the bay, perfect for family days out or a relaxing stroll along the promenade.
TRAINEE gardeners have been hard at work sprucing up flower beds around the Manor House in Dawlish. Dawlish Gardens Trust staff and trainees got their hands dirty planting beds in and around the town council’s headquarters.
BROKEN glass has been found on a children’s slide at a Dawlish play park. An early morning dog walker discovered a smashed bottle at the base of one of the slides at the Manor Gardens play park.
GAMES are now coming thick and fast for Newton Abbot Bowls Club members with some of the ladies progressing through in the county competitions. On Friday, May 3, Isobel Burley and Jane Otieno won their game in the Ladies Over 55s Minors County Pairs against a Dawlish Marina duo.