Where exactly was it done?
I walk the Brook many times and just cannot see any difference.
In my opinion, the Brook looks in a disgusting state from the Manor Gardens all the way down to the viaduct, and needs cleaning & dredging along that whole length. 
The following clickable link is of interest.
Done in May apparently. Shame they can't pool some of the excess water so that it irrigates the lawn during a drought. All that new planting could have been taken care of automatically. http://www.dawlishnewspapers.co.uk/news.cfm?id=14110
Agreed, it was done but only a very small section, and if you read my comment up top, it did not make one bit of difference.
The whole length from the new bridge at the manor right down to the viaduct, including the walled pool where it enters the sea, needs to be cleared out.
@Carer first post. I have been on holiday for 16 days in dawlish and the whole 16 days i did not think it was dredged or cleaned. even the black swans stayed away from it. incidentally i had to stop a few people from feeding the black swans. they obviously cannot read signs.
The stretch upstream from Jubilee Bridge used to be a boating lake. It would be nice for the kids (supervised by parents of course) if it could be again. It was never very deep there - not over the top of wellies - but never as shallow as it is now.
@Stephen 15
Yes, it is difficult to see exactly where it was dredged/cleaned. It was only a small section and makes one think was it worth the cost if it cannot be noticed.
As a visitor to our town, you must think that the brook is now an eyesore and in a disgusting state, which it is.
@ Huw.
Yes, I remember when the boats were there, and it would be nice if that would happen again. As you say, not too deep, but deeper than what it is now.
I did see a few blokes with a miniature 360 digger scooping out sediment on the strand side of the brook, just downstream of the bridge which takes you from the old post office to the bowling green.
I guess the work they did would increase the flow, but to clear all the sediment at that rate would taken months.
The section near to the old post office with the little swan's nest island has many truckloads of sediment. Does anyone know the approximate cost of clearing the entire brook from the manor to the viaduct?
A few days ago Cllr Michael Clayson posted up a PDF of the Town Crier. In it was an article about the Town Manager's role, encouraging people to contact her with ideas, concerns etc with a view to making Dawlish a better place. Why not raise the issue of dredging and the boating with her, sounds like it's her job to pursue such things. Her details are Emma Kay. 07841 114341. emma@teignmouthanddawlishcic.org.uk. She's based in Scala House, opposite the Wee Shoppe Bakery. If we all pick up the phone we might see a bit of action.
The base of the brook is lined and it used to be cleaned right down to the base it did look nice full of large trout. I used to sail remote control yachts on the boating pond and so did many others and would again if it was dredged i have some photos in boxes somewhere if i can find them i will post them so folk can see what it was like in when it was fully dredged.
I copied and pasted the email address. Sent email it came back.
@Brooklyn Bridge, the same happened to me. there was a 'c' missing in the 'cic' which seems to have been corrected now. so give it another go.
Email to Emma Kay
By the looks of it, when you copied and pasted the address, I think you may have copied a . at the end of the address.
Anyway, I have had no problem using the address. Clickable. emma@teignmouthanddawlishcic.org.uk
There is a notice at the Wildfowl Centre hut referencing this study and pointing people to this on the Teignbridge site. http://www.teignbridge.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=16999 Incidentally I thought Dawlish derived from Devil Water after the red waters following heavy rain. Seems more appropraite than Black Stream - anyone know for sure?
Mcjrpc
There are two links which may interest you regarding the name of Dawlish.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawlish
and
http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/neighbourhoods-villages/devon-town-focus/dawlish.htm
Regards
Steve.
I always understood it to be from Dark Water, same as Dublin
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