Around Kingswear Around Kingswear
BLAZING PADDLES This year’s bonfire and fireworks were a great success,
just finishing in time before some awful weather arrived! There seemed to be even more people there than usual. Many thanks to Chris Mackenzie-Thorpe and his son Jameswho detonated the fireworks and ignited the fire, to John Holman and Darthaven Marina, to Kingswear Parish Council for their support, especially with the insurance, to Colin and Heather Lang and the crew of The Ship for running the barbecue and bar, to Jim Wright for organising the bonfire, to those who built the fire in the morning, to many others who helped, and to everyone who gave generously to pay for the event. Last year we made a substantial loss but this time donations made before and during the evening have covered the costs. Well done everybody!
PONTOONS ONLY
Following a great deal of public debate and some very vociferously expressed views on the placing of a pontoon at the head of Waterhead Creek, a special parish council meeting was held on November 9th to discuss the issue. Jonathan Hawkins, in his capacity as chairman of the council, did a very good job of keeping order in what could have been an extremely lively meeting. It is fair to say that everyone had the opportunity to say their bit, indeed there were some very well-expressed and quite impassioned speeches both supporting and criticising the pontoon, but in the end it was possible to look at hard evidence as to how the community felt. One piece of evidence was the presentation of two petitions: one supporting the pontoon which had 153 signatures upon it, the other opposing the pontoon which had 92 signatures. The view was expressed by Jonathan that the open area known as Jubilee Park was donated by Sydney Hearn, who funded the purchase of the land on behalf of the parish council in the 60’s, as a public space for the enjoyment of all parishioners, especially the children. To oppose a public resource such as the pontoon did, on balance, go against the spirit of the gift. It was decided by a majority that the pontoon should remain. It is hoped that now that the pontoon’s future is assured that more people will come forward to claim moorings upon it.
LIGHTHOUSE BEACH There was considerable discussion around the Lighthouse
Beach issue. The beach and its approach footpath have been closed for a number of years now and there is great public concern over this. Recent legislative changes to coastal access looked like they may favour the gaining of access as of right, but the watering-down of the legislation as it went through The Lords and Committee stages of its passage means that the situation is not quite clear.
by Mike Trevorrow
However, it was decided in council to continue pursuing the issue for the time being in order to gain access once again.
It is to be hoped that this course of action does not prevent dialogue of a positive kind with the owner of the beach, David Southwick, from continuing. It would be in everyone’s interest to sort out reasonable access to this popular area as soon as possible since Lighthouse Beach has been so important in the lives of long-standing Kingswear residents for as far back as anyone can remember, and doubtless much, much further. And so it rumbles on............
BAUBLES, BANGLES AND BEADS Members of Kingswomen ventured out of the village
for their November meeting when they descended on Paignton for a bead making workshop. In the deafening
silence of deep concentration everybody selected from the fabulous assortment of beads to produce neckwear to be proud of. There should be sensational bling on display when we next meet for our Christmas party in the Trust Room on Thursday December 2nd.
ALL CHANGE AT THE WI Kingswear WI held their Annual meeting recently when
they applauded the dedication of retiring president Jane Easterbrook who is stepping down after holding the office for the past three years. Sandra White was welcomed as new president and she will be ably supported by Aubrey McIlrath as secretary and Ann See who replaces Connie Scammell as the new treasurer. After the votes of thanks and the annual reports had been delivered members were brilliantly entertained by Tim Purslow, steward at the RDYC, who expertly demonstrated vegetable carving
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