Willkilner
On Thursday this week, there were four families playing on the top section of the lawn in the afternoon ( two football, one rugby and one cricket) when I walked past in the afternoon. Leave it be. Most towns would love a superb space like this. If the playpark goes ahead, is there a chance that it would become a rusting hulk within a couple of years, with poorly maintained equipment etc? ...
Thanks Diana - i’ll take a look
Hi Diana, i’m aware it’s a delicate balance between the need for flood alleviation and the search for a solution that doesn’t look horrendous. I hope your assurances of very little visible difference at Cockwood prove correct. From seeing the works in progress this week, it looked a little on the severe/brutal side. Perhaps we can revisit this discussion once the works are complete, comparing and ...
Currently visiting Dawlish and can honestly say that the Town could do with completing all the projects that are currently under way before ripping up a perfectly pleasant part of the Green for another I’ll-conceived scheme. Here’s a list of things to sort in this decaying town: - The mini golf area is currently a building site and will be for some time - There’s currently nowhere on the ...
Majorp has a good point. Dawlish is far too welcoming a place for such people. They can pitch a tent on the hill above Coryton for the night or sleep in one of the shelters up there unhindered, wake up to one of the finest views in England, wander down to do the 'three Ss' in the public toilets on the lawn, where needle dispensers are conveniently provided, then meet up in the Happy Hut for a day ...
Thanks for these contacts. I'll use them next time I'm in town if I spot anything.
Well, it's clear from these responses that people don't agree with the propaganda that anti-social behaviour is reducing. However, with police resources so low, I reckon the cops can only do so much. Perhaps they can be a bit tougher on the yobs who are gradually ruining Dawlish, but maybe they've got bigger problems in Newton or Exeter to deal with. In reality, it needs the community of ...
I only wish this were true. During two visits to Dawlish this year - a week at Easter and one in May - me and this missus thought the town's problem with drunkeness and homelessness was the worst it's ever been. At Easter, we witnessed a drunk having a wee on the seafront just near the railway station in full view of children (reported to police), our son picked up a dirty needle on the beech ...
Got some happy memories of this place, mostly from the late 80s when it was run by a really nice oldish guy who, as a five-year-old, I simply called 'Little Man'. However, time moves on and it always seemed to struggle to recapture that same magic. I had high hopes when the guy from Coryton's cafe took it over three or so years back, but perhaps the upkeep of a pretty basic building battling ...
Yes, I agree. That would be the place to invest in a new facility for young children. Dawlish deserves a top class play area for young kids, just not on the Lawn and not at the expense of an area that's already much-loved and well-used
