bardwell
So, if second homes are only just over 2% that isn't the problem then?
Come on! If you walk around the Lawns any day you get the impression the town is full of Oldies. But about 90% of them are delivered by Coach on day trips and trot straight into Baileys (local firm), some as far away as Manchester and many from Tours based around Torquay. Basically, we import the oldies, and they're very good for our local 'round the lawns' economy.
Surely though there is a great difference between trading conditions on the Warren and those in the town? And if the sand is gone the Warren and the holiday support industry will suffer, but the effect on the town will be there, but much diminished? The relationship between the two parts of Dawlish is interesting, and I look forward to your views!
So are there any members of the Town Council that read these pages and would like to take up the challenge? I believe that a councillor in Teignmouth is interested in the topic and keen to take it forward - I suppose we could ask if Dawlish could be included, or just press on with a local effort. Any takers?
The Deli and Snooky Trust both give top service to locals (and I'm sure also to tourists); so good in fact that I think they are well above this sort of petty criticism. These are both worthy of support and praise as major local success stories. Find something better to moan about for God's sake.
A very interesting website, but surely the underlying message must be how a small and unconsidered town can raise its profile to national levels. Modbury have done brilliantly out of their initiative. Why not Dawlish next and help both the town and also the environment; two bulls-eyes for the price of one?
Here's a thought; should the big money makers at the Warren i.e. Pub owners, camp owners etc., contribute or take responsibility for cleaning the beaches between Red Rock and Dawlish. The amount of dumped litter in the Summer is unbelievable, and it all comes from the visitors. Shouldn't those who make the money from them pay something to put the place right again?
Tosh! I find that a really defeatist attitude. I would take a bet that close on the majority of the population of this corner of Devon are now 'incomers'. But so what,why should any loose divide stop all of the local population having common interests?
On a very basic level all you have to do is on the very next time you visit the beach; just take a single piece of litter to the nearest bin. If we all did it, what a difference that would make! Why not try that while we're waiting for the plastic free Dawlish to materialise?! (But let's also not forget that as a prime objective).
This is a great idea, and should be pushed forward regardless of whether Tesco get here. Modbury has already done it so why not us? The thing about plastic bags, particularly at the coast, is not about litter or carbon footprints or whatever. The problem is that the wind inevitably blows them into the sea, whether they've been disposed of as litter or just left lying around. When in the sea ...