DARTMOUTH GUARDIAN
PROPERTY UPDATE Boatfloat
It is very pleasing to report that the remedial work on the Boatfloat walls has been completed satisfactorily, on time and within budget by the contractor, Torbay Stonewalling. The walls are now stable but they are very old and after extensive testing and consideration of all solutions to the problem of bulging walls and loose stones, the Town Council is in a position to ensure that future remedial work is done immediately to prevent further problems.
Butterwalk
Repainting work on the rear elevation of the building has been completed. The front elevation will be completed before Easter, using materials appropriate to a Grade 1 listed building. Repainting is necessary about every 5 years to keep the building looking fresh. With such a prominent building in the town, maintaining its appearance is of great importance, but keeping out the weather is more so.
The contractor, Martyn
Builders, found there had been water ingress at the junction of walls and roof for some time. After getting listed building consent, repairs were effected to make the Butterwalk watertight once again. The Town Council is pleased to announce that the Jesse Room is now in the care of the Dartmouth Museum. The Museum will also be effecting a suitable display in the room. The Jesse ceiling, believed to be the last one remaining in existence, is available to view via the Museum.
activities. The contractor will require space on the Market car park and 4 parking spaces will be lost for the duration of the renovation. For the summer, the Town Council is working with the Dartmouth Academy to place artwork on removable panels on the outside walls. This will be ever changing and we look to a vibrant contribution from our young citizens.
The Guildhall A small working group of councillors is
looking at what is required to refurbish the Guildhall and update its interior.
It is
hoped to provide a venue for weddings, receptions and other events and turn the building into one of which the town can be proud. More details will be made public as they become available.
NEW TOWN COUNCILLORS
Cllr Tony Fyson Tony Fyson was born in Cambridgeshire and educated at Christ’s Hospital and Oxford University. He was a volunteer teacher in the Fiji Islands and spent time
in local authority planning. He combined these interests as an education officer for the Town and Country Planning Association in London, where he remains a member of the Board of Trustees and representative on the National Planning Forum. After a spell in academia, Tony turned to journalism, as Editor of the Royal Town Planning Institute journal, for which he still writes as a freelance. He was appointed MBE in 2004 for services to town planning and urban environmental education. Tony’s parents moved to Dartmouth in 1971 and he has since regarded the town as ‘home base’. With three grown-up children in London, he and his wife Hilary retired here in 2011.
The long and costly work to prepare the flat above the Museum for letting is approaching completion, and the Town Council will shortly be seeking tenants.
The Market
After the successful refurbishment of a few years ago which has helped to turn it into a vibrant and sought after destination, parts of the Market are looking tired and need repainting. Once again the building is listed and care needs to be taken with the materials used. The Town Council is pleased to announce that a contract has been placed to make repairs, make good wood and guttering and to repaint the Market walls, both inside and out. Work will start shortly, and finish in time for the Market to look pristine for the summer
“It was a whirlwind introduction” he recalls. “No sooner had we arrived than the Harbour Bookshop closed and a group of us decided to do something about that”. The result was the not-for-profit Community Bookshop in Higher Street, of which Tony is Chairman.
He also joined the Committee of the Dartmouth and Kingswear Society, having been a member for 15 years and was pressed into becoming its Chairman last year. He is currently encouraging the Society to look into the feasibility of re-connecting the town to the national rail network. He takes the D&K’s efforts to protect the historic character of the area very seriously. “With the current deliberate weakening of the planning system, more local people are needed to give their time to promoting both conservation and rational development” he says.
He became a Town Councillor last October, when elected unopposed. He feels strongly that service as a public representative is an honourable pursuit. His conclusion is emphatic. “On the basis of my initial experience, I am already convinced that the Council works conscientiously in the public interest and that its record deserves more generous acknowledgement”.
Cllr Mary Kiruhi “I was born in Kenya at the Department of Defence where my Father was a commissioned army officer and my Mother was a medic who worked with N.G.O’S. I had two sisters and one brother, we were brought up in a strict, moral and religious background. As a family we travelled all over the world. I subsequently married and have two sons both of whom are studying languages at university. My career has mostly been in the Health services and particularly in communicable diseases with specialisation in H.I.V/AIDS and STDs. I also worked with World Vision International in Kenya where we undertook medical examinations and malnutrition interventions on neonatal, infants and families involved in internal displacements in due to political upheavals in that country. I worked part time with the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation hosting a programme on women achievers in Kenya and helped out in family businesses whenever I could.
I have travelled quite a lot and prior to coming to Dartmouth I worked in Hungary. My hobbies have included drama and aerobics although now much older I am happy just relaxing with a good book. I want to make a difference to young people - if only one of them has a better future then my job would be done. I know how difficult it is to get to be understood by the adults without being judged. I know how it feels to be the outsider in a society and how difficult it can be to get a view across. If an avenue could be opened for future generations then there would be more tolerance and understanding in society.”
Clerk to the town Council: Mrs tracy J t rowe
The Guildhall, Victoria Road, Dartmouth, Devon. TQ6 9RY Tel: 01803 832281 Fax: 01803 833450
clerk@dartmouthtowncouncil.org Maggie baillie Administrative Officer
Civic Events, Guildhall Bookings Planning Applications
Cemetery, Royal Avenue Gardens, Boat- float, and Allotments
office@dartmouthtowncouncil.org
Your views and comments are important to us. the guildhall Offices are open from 9.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Friday
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