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Dawlish News

Letter to AMM from Network Rail dated 1st April. Therefore predated the ICE lecture which took place early May. Totally agree local people need to be involved in final decision as to how the sea is kept at bay (sorry, terrible pun). The seawall walk is integral part of Dawlish's USP. For the seawall to lose its seaviews for those walking along it would be a terrible, terrible blow not only ...

31 May 2014

@Clive - do you know  who comprises the 'stakeholders'?

30 May 2014

http://www.torquayheraldexpress.co.uk/New-works-carried-Dawlish-summer-protect-railway/story-21166056-detail/story.html

click on this https://www.facebook.com/rockpoolcafedawlish for latest info concerning rebuild.

4 May 2014

Seems there's a fund been set up http://www.gofundme.com/8svsc8 So........how can those of us who don't have fb accounts contribute?

30 Apr 2014

From today's Dawlish Gazette http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=14220&headline=Destroyed

29 Apr 2014

@Clive - think it's something like £33,000 per year fees for eton (but that's just the basics - don't forget to add in the extras such as music and various sports tuition) and similar amount per year cost to keep someone in  prison.

27 Apr 2014

@Mcjrpc - yes believe you are correct. that cafe was owned by tdc. holman's won tender to run it. (and see posts above where ownership by tdc is mentioned). Let's hope local government bureaucracy doesn't delay its being rebuilt. If TDC quote lack of funds etc re their being able to rebuild it then perhaps their bluff can be called by donations of money/labour/materials being offered. It's ...

26 Apr 2014

@ALLEMS - i think the posting on this thread from the owners (see above) was posted by roberta who i suspect cut and pasted it from eyes of dawlish. is that right roberta? expect owners of rock pool cafe distraught at the moment but if someone who knows them could ask them if they are up for a rebuild if money/labour/materials etc are donated perhaps their (holman's) response could be put on here ...

26 Apr 2014

Good idea Allems. Just been reading Eyes of Dawlish where suggestions are being made that a fund be set up to help finance a rebuild. Should the owners be sounded out first though to see if they are interested in this happening?

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