“Discover the effects of the weather on our south west coastline and see what our future coastline could look like. Join Phil Dyke, National Trust Coastal and Marine Advisor, for a talk about the management of our coastline.”
Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, Gallery 20
Tuesday 19 January 2016 13.00 –
Tickets £6, concessions £4
Apply online at:
http://exeterramm.admit-one.eu/?p=tickets&perfCode=412&ev=22348
East Devon Watch 
Perhaps attendance by EDDC Councillors should be made mandatory – perhaps then they would have a better understanding why Beach Management – particularly at Sidmouth – should have a greater focus and make some progress rather than have its funding cut to zero as proposed in the budget.
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When talking about “shifting Sands” In Exmouth although we have not had any major flooding this year, we do have the situation of the Queens Drive being closed while we had the clearing of some 500 to 1,000 tons moved from both sides of the road back on to the different parts of the beaches.
What was stated in News Line in the Exmouth Herald which had said i had some serious doubts about the viability of development on Queens Drive, was not quite right.
I personly feel that if it is a development for a improved leisure and attraction area on the sea front, it will work in a similar fashion to those already in business, and could improve further with the new sports hub, catering for water sport user’s.
What i have a problem with is in their answer an EDDC Spokes-Persons response, has said “The businesses have operated all year round, and they are fully aware of the seasonal challenges.
This is not true, many sea front businesses are closed in the bad weather, and it may be that those Spokesman for EDDC do not even live in Exmouth let alone use the sea front in bad weather.
The sand problem which blows in shore when ever we have gale force winds, makes even walking on the front hazardous.
They should use the experience of those who have worked for years under these bad conditions, before they leave the area for good, or any large development could turn out like the new Ocean Blue which has not been the success that a building such as this, should expect.
I do hope this can be at least seen by those who are planning all these new proposals. Thank you Alec Huett.
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