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I'd have liked a wider pavement but definitely not at the cost of losing the trees. If the parallel parking was Lawn-side then pedestrians and outdoor cafe users would have traffic passing them shop-side without the barrier of parked cars, which might not be everyone's cup of tea either. As Michael pointed out, the Lawn side path is good to get out of the way of shoppers and when I was down ...
If the Lawn is to be given over to something else (basketball area) how about developing the brook, widening it, landscaping it etc to make it even more of a focal point. Or that miniature boating lake that people have talked about previously. What about a thatched roof for the pavilion, expensive maybe, but marrying a local tradition with an otherwise modern building.
Voting buttons and something like surveymonkey.com would be a good way of soliciting the views of internet users. I like Allems' idea of directional speakers, it must be difficult for those living around the Lawn who can't escape the noise.
I always assumed Carer was male... Let's leave it eh. The point is I was complimenting the event.
That was not a sarcastic comment Carer, I thought the staging was excellent. Do you really need to hijack posts with your petty and ill founded animosity?
Margaret - can you do a mock up of the plan in the library/Co-op/Sainsburys and leaflet/poster other shops too? If only 500 people care to offer an opinion then so be it, per capita that's a pretty healthy response rate by advertising standards.
Yea, you could see the work that went into the staging. Whatever eventually replaces the bandstand could (hopefully/I'm sure) make these events a 'must play' venue for artists etc.
So, the message is, there's no need for anyone to get their knickers in a twist because there is still an opportunity for consultation. If anyone feels strongly they should submit their opinions to TDC, and if they don't they shouldn't grumble at the outcome. Can't say fairer than that.
Thanks for such a fastidious post Carer, and so early in the morning too. Did you wet the bed?
You make a good point. I first started coming to Dawlish shortly before the fire at Dawlish Warren. I don't doubt they were 'rundown shacks' but I remember being struck by how anodyne and characterless the replacement shop was and still is. There's an art to not throwing the baby out with the bath water and getting it wrong could be a disaster.
