Margaret Swift
No Mrs C I did not prefer the tatty rundown shacks but I would have preferred them to have been replaced with updated versions that maintained the uniqueness of Dawlish Warren. The Warren offered something no other seaside resort offered and we lost that USP when the awful monstrosity replaced the run down tatty shacks! And it is now proposed that the carbuncle is replaced with a giant woodlouse! ...
Well, having worked away from home all week I have just tonight caught up with all the comments regarding the replacement bandstand and with the articles and letters in the Gazette. The bottom line for me is that the people of Dawlish should decide what is built on the lawn as whatever is built is something we will all have to live with for many years to come - I think the current bandstand has ...
I agree with Councillor Clayson, you do not have to wait for the consultation, get in touch with your councillors now and let them know your views. I am happy for anyone to contact me on this issue as I feel passionately that we really must get it right for Dawlish. My contact details are on the council website. From the only image available it looks to be much larger than is being suggested, but ...
Well Observer, it did take me some time to try and work out what you were trying to say with the bird and eggs and from your comment , quote, "sometimes you need to develop" I took that to mean I needed to develop and I was not supporting a replacement bandstand. The eyesore we have now, which no doubt looked very modern when it was built, does need replacing but, as I said in the Council meeting ...
Dear me! I have never said I do not support the replacement of the bandstand, I do support it wholeheartedly. What I do think is that we must get it right because whatever we replace it with will be with us for a very long time to come. I wholeheartedly believe that on this issue the people of Dawlish must have their say in what is put on their town centre lawn.
Leatash, we can have a structure on the lawn with free wifi (well in Dawlish that might be a challenge) and sockets for charging phones, iPads etc, without the structure com pletely taking over the lawn area. What we need is a structure which won't look old hat in five or ten years time!
Well I wonder who the observer is? Such a pity they don't feel able to reveal who they really are! Again, a statement of fact not a judgement before anyone criticises my comment!
Yes the volunteers will have support and back up from a range of sources. Members of the F&GP committee asked very searching questions about the support the volunteers would get.
Mrs C my post is purely a factual statement and is not intended to undermine anyone or any project. As for the Strand redevelopment I wholeheartedly supported it, as any one who attended relevant meetings would know. I wasn't around for the Red Rock development so cannot stand accused in that case. I intend to work hard to ensure that the redevelopment of the lawn represents the views of the ...
What was presented to the town council as a replacement for the bandstand was another bandstand but of Victorian design that could have glassed sides at a later date to make it an all year round structure. There was no mention of exhibition/ workshop space and accessible WC, and with such additions then the building sounds as though it goes well beyond a standard bandstand and more like a large ...
