General Discussion

The dawlish papers are wrong!!

what are they on about that is all lies. The skateboarders never done that this is all a lie.
there is a small number of skateboarders in dawlsh and if anything is damged stolen or vadlised the skateboarders are blamed first but why? there also other youths in dawlish, ever fought it could of been them. we cant even walk down the road now with out getting evil looks WHAT THE HELL!
The person who publish that article in the paper is a pure lier, and has made the dawlish skateboaders very angray the group of skateboarders is small and we all know for certian it wasnt us, but some idiot made up false allegations that there was tyer marks on it why would we pull it down, we have finally got some skate faclitles wich happend wonce a month and you think we would be stupid enough to rip down history boards and skate them we might aswell just break into the contanier and steal the ramps. But we don't because we don't vandlise and break stuff all we wanna do is ride are skateboardes we have a interst and we cant follow it! People who play football or play golf can follow there hobbies. One of the towns councilers has aprochs us and talked to us and she agreas that it wasnt us so why cant the rest of the coucil agree, she said she wanted 2 help us but she needs to know who did but we don't know so the BLAME STAYS WITH US , Which is very very unfair. If anywon dose know they need 2 tell the coucil or police cause people are shouting at us in street because of something we didn't do. THE papers say we have now a least chance of getting a perment skate faclite in dawlish well we don't now because of the false allegations paper so please help us then we can stop skateboarding in the streets !

Thank you please reply

Dont expect any help from this council as they are only concerned with themselves and what that think they can pat themselves on the back for doing.
Remember they spent the money on CCTV and gave you guys £500 for a temporary skate board area that you can only use once a month, I was at the council meeting when they congratulated themselves, just make sure you dont vote for any of the ones we have now, not that it will make any difference as now they have their wives and husbands standing.

I wouldnt worry about it lad you and your skateboarding mates are just being used as scapegoats someone to blame.

When im out walking my dog i have walked on Lee Mount and i see teenagers drinking back cider,smoking and being abusive.

Not a skateboard in sight.

I totally agree with you Skateboarder. It is so unfair how the young skaters are being treated in this town at the moment. They are doing nothing wrong, just enjoying a hobby and their youth - something we should all be entitled to when growing up. The photos of the damaged boards clearly show the marks not to be made by a skateboard and it doesn't take much to work this out. Sounds like they are being held to ransom by the Council. I attended one of the council meetings when they were told by Dawlish Town Councillors that they would be getting a permanent skate park facility and to draw up a plan of the park, etc. This they did, however, the decision was then changed - the Council falsely stating that it would cost hundreds of thousands of pounds - obviously trying to put the local public off the idea. A decent skate park would cost about £30 k and the skaters told the council meeting this - obviously they chose to ignore it. The skaters said they didn't have to have something indoors - they would just be happy with some equipment outside - because they need it NOW not IN 10/20/30 YEARS TIME!!!! They were told by a councillor that some of the money from the sale of the Leonard Lamb centre would be spent on youth facilities in the town, including a skate park. However, as we all know the first project was the Manor House roof, the second project CCTV, etc, etc, etc (kitty obviously now empty!). The skaters have had £500 spent on a temporary facility (once a month), which remains locked and unused the rest of the time - what a waste!! I am seriously disappointed and annoyed with this Town Council and promise after promise is broken. If we do not provide anything for these skaters then they will have nowhere else to go except the streets, etc, and this obviously causes its own problems. Starcross, Exminster, Newton Abbot, Exeter all have facilities - what is happening here. Once a month is just not enough - come on Dawlish Town Council DO SOMETHING NOW!
Disappointed Local.

Why is it more people do not attend more council meetings to see what your servants are up too. They are not there to help the local community, their first thought is and always has been, "what is in it for me?" if there is nothing, then do not expect to get anything done. Lib Dems are a classic, they dangle carrots get the donkeys interested, and then run away.
Tories, impliment a project, (such as introduce parking meters) then attempt to be on the side of the people by attacking parking fee increases. If there were no parking meters, then there would be no problem with increased charging.

thank you we (Resdient) the cloest we go to there is marine prader and we get abuse shouted at us there so we don't dare and try go further. so know we have 2 go into schools 2 skate

WHY !!!

How does a skateboard leave a tyre mark? Surely bikers could be looked at?

Don't worry about it lads. It is obvious it wasn't you. Probably just another excuse why NOT to get any skate facilities. The million pound one has run its course now!