General Discussion

Anyone seen this?
http://www.dawlishcommunitytrust.org.uk/actionplan.asp?cookies=True
I like the idea for changing the flowthrough of traffic. But it seems thats how it used to be 10 years ago.

I agree, looks good, the pavements in town are not wide enough for wheelchairs, prams etc. Would be very helpful if cars didn't park that side of the road, or even better make it completly pedestrianised - and have more markets etc in the town

The parking of cars should be abolished along the Strand at peak times and during the summer season. Allocate a few places for disabled only.
Widen pavement and make Strand wide enough for one lane only.Install speed humps aswell. There is a good car park at Barton Terrace.
Make the abled bodied walk from here.
During the summer it is too busy along the Strand with tourists and cars.

There's little wrong with Dawlish that a good lick of paint couldn't resolve. Look at what they've done up the road in Teignmouth for inspiration!

Other than that, closing down a couple of the tacky kiss-me-quick shops and that bloody amusement arcade that makes the place look like a cheap version of Blackpool, would help a lot. Oh, and forcing Baileys to meet national hygiene regulations would also be a step in the right direction.

Last but not least, a pigeon cull should also form part of the Action Plan.

Definitely close down that amusement arcade - you can regenerate the town as much as you like but until that *!*!*!* amusement arcade is no more it will all be pretty pointless. (and no, it shouldn't be replaced by a bingo hall!).

What do Bailey's do, or rather not do, to so upset you?

Make the Strand car free ..would be lovely.

I wouldn't eat in that place, no matter how they attempt to dress it up. They might have some new tables and chairs, but their hygiene standards seem atrocious to me.

Is Mr Bailey being attacked because he doesn't run with the clan? I get the feeling there are a lot of snobs in Dawlish who are forgetting the cheap holiday roots of their town. Dawlish would not survive if it only had gastro pubs and street cafes like France. Besides....us Brits are not as sophisticated as Europeans when it comes to cafe culture. What next? Get rid of fish and chip shops altogether? If you want class Mr Deacon, then go and live in Monaco. Dawlish is a cheap and cheerful town and always will be.

Unfortunately Doreen, cheap and cheerful is what is leading to its demise.

It has to be regenerated, aimed at a more upmarket audience, else it will die.

That's just snobbery. Every resort ends up being the same, just like the uniform shopping centres we now have. Why does everything have to be upmarket? Is that just another excuse for those that are obsessed by making money, to make some more? Anyway, with the present credit crisis we have maybe somewhere that is cheap and cheerful is what people want.

It isn't snobbery - it's survival. And Dawlish doesn't have to become the same as everywhere else. If done carefully it can change its image but stay unique.

And I think you are swimming against the tide if you want it to stay the same, credit crunch or no credit crunch.

Why do people who want change always get their way? What is so wrong with tradition? I'm glad i'm not young, as this world is obsessed with constant change and shallow things like celebrity. Very few people these days seem to have any depth. We are going nowhere fast.

The world does not stand still does it? I bet some people bemoaned the coming of the railways 150 odd years ago. Others saw it as progress.

if the world doesnt stand still then why are we stopping nature from reclaiming the coastal railway line? surely progress would be an improved high-speed line away from this erosion.

You leave my railway line alone! It's got years left in it.

Long live Brunel's great work! But there is a part of me that would love to see the look on smug Protheroe's face if the railway line became unrepairable. The moment this capitalist machine of a family can't make money out of Dawlish then you won't see their backsides for dust.

Here's hoping the credit-crunch swallows them whole!

I remember having a fry-up in Baileys one morning.The cutlery was filthy,the mug of tea had lipstick on it and when the young lad went to pour another he couldn't find a clean mug.
The floor was filthy and the tables had a sheen of grease on them.The problem seemed to be that the staff were all young(cheap)and didn't give a dam about clenliness.I must admit this was 2 years ago so it could have improved.

As above read Mount Pleasant Inn. The greasiest cafe but with a wine list. Shit food with exorbitant prices!

I agree with that, i also ate their once, decent helpings but dirty tables and everything was with chips. I like the Terrace , great mash and good slices of beef.
Owner seems a nice bloke as well.

The owner and his son are far from nice. They use the fathers position on the council plus their pub to line their pockets of Dawlish money. They are corrupt as corrupt can be!

DO NOT TRUST THE PROTHEROES!

MONEY IS ALL THEY SEEK!

I didn't know the Protheroes owned the Terrace Cafe in Dawlish.

They own The Mount Pleasant Inn in Dawlish Warren. The most over-priced, greasy, fat-busting, cafe/pub in Devon. Better check the mortgage before you order a drink! The people who eat and drink there tend to think they are better than others....but the truth is they are plebs who crave to be higher in the evolutionary scale.

FOR PLEBS BY PLEBS!

They dont! The previous poster didn't read your post properly, due to his eagerness to attack our useless council.

I AGREE. THE MOUNT PLEASANT IS SHIT! OVER-PRICED AND OVER-RATED!

Blimey. It seems that someone on here has had an overnight gender re-alignment (FAO Roy, that means a "sex change").

"Doreen", why did you decide to politicise (and therefore completely spoil) this interesting thread?

Standards of hygiene have got nothing to do with politics!

Poor standards of hygiene together with slovenly customer service are two key factors that mean that people will not return to our town and instead spend their money elsewhere. Dare I say, farther up the coast...

Don't forget....it wasn't so long ago that Dawlish Warren beach was infected with Ecoli. HOW ARE THE COUNCILLORS GOING TO HIDE THAT?

"Doreen", you are a mentalist. Get help.

The previous message was by me.

Unlike "Doreen", I only post on here using one user name!

Why do you lie?

Hey Doreen, they seem a bit aggressive. THEY HAVE A LOT TO HAVE TO HIDE. LOOKS LIKE THE COUNCILLOR SNOOPS ARE OUT TONIGHT. I HAVE HEARD RUMOURS THAT BARRY CUNLIFFE IS ON THIS WEBSITE TO PROTECT WALLY PROTHEROE.

Oh dear! The mentalist is now claiming I'm yet another person! Listen mate, your paranoia is frightening. Get some professional help.

PS, "PETER", don't use the word 'Hey' at the start of a rant. That's what another username on here does... Oh!

Up here for thinking. Down there for dancing.

deacon.....you are a council sycophant! Hence your constant postings, Looks like you are afraid of something?

Oh, and here comes Roy himself! Oh dear, I really pity you.

Hello Cunliffe....the Protheroe computer master. That's right....Protheroe is a philistine! But you all knew that!

News in the pubs is that someones computer is about be seized and a person done for slander.Its going to be very quiet on here.

OH YOU DO LIVE IN A DREAMLAND. WHY DO YOU RESIST THE 21ST CENTURY? BRING ON ALL YOU CAN THROW! WE WILL BEAT YOU PHILISTINES EVERY TIME! YOUR THREATS ARE PATHETIC! YOU ARE IGNORANT TO INTERNET LAW.

WAKE UP TO THE 21ST CENTURY YOU ROUNDTABLE/ROTARY DULLARDS.

I LOVE TOYING WITH THE PLEBS

Sounds like you enjoy playing with toys.This multi-poster is a right saddo, fancy a bloke asking to join self defence classes under the name of Olive.At least will be rid of him soon.

Typing in capitals doesn't mask your dirty little secret. You are SO obvious!

The more you drink yourself into a stupor "Roy", the more you make a fool of yourself with the nonsense you post on here under your various guises (make and female). It's time you got back on the wagon, me owd duck.

Ta-ra.

DON'T YOU LIKE THE TRUTH?!! YOU SEEM VERY KEEN TO DEFEND. DENY ALL YOU LIKE.....THE TRUTH IS, DAWLISH TOWN COUNCIL IS CORRUPT AND FULL OF LIARS! IT AMMUSES ALL OF US TO SEE YOU DEFEND LIES.

PROTHEROE/HOCKIN/MUGFORD/CLEMENS/PROWSE ETC AARE FULL OF CORRUPTION THEIR SLEEP MUST BE INFECTED.

WE WILL NOT STOP TILL YOU ARE IN YOUR GRAVE.

Why does everyone resort to nastiness on here, accusing people like me of being another person? I should not be attacked for expressing my views, be they about my town or the council. I do not like many of our councillors and what they do, but this does not give Mr Deacon and others the right to attack me. After all, we live in a free country.

Don't worry about it Doreen....they only attack you as they have something to hide. When people try to hide, or expose the truth, things can get a little heated. They have threatened me and others on numerous occasions, some of those threats involving internet address claims. If this is the case, then this is illegal and hacking in to computers carries a long prison sentence.

The likes of Joey Deacon (or whatever he calls himself) try to portray those that speak against the council as nasty or irrational, when all we wish to see is the truth of how our council really operates. Enjoy your weekend. Roy