News in Dawlish

Village fetes and other local events are the experiences people are most looking forward to when government restrictions are lifted, according to a poll seen by Nub News.

The finding comes in a survey of more than 2,000 consumers for #wecreateexperiences, a campaign being launched today (March 30) by One Industry One Voice, a group representing the UK's events industry.

Dawlish residents of all ages are being invited to create an Easter bonnet for a virtual parade and competition.

The town council is asking entrants to email a digital photo of themselves wearing their bonnet by Wednesday, March 31.

Dawlish's Lady's Mile Holiday Park has been commended in the South West Tourism Excellence Awards 2020-21.

It didn't make the finals of the Holiday Park of the Year category, but has still been named among the five best in the region.

With Easter approaching, Helping Dawlish are planning to give out Easter eggs and food parcels to those in need.

The group are inviting donations of medium sized Easter eggs, or money to help buy them.

A bench in Dawlish is to be dedicated to a well-known local man who died in 2019.

A replacement bench is to be installed at the corner of Penfield Gardens and Old Town Street, as the existing seat there is in such bad condition it can no longer be used.

The latest report from Dawlish & District u3a is a bit different from usual - because the speaker at their March meeting on Monday, March 15 was the editor of Dawlish Nub News. Here's the write-up of the talk by the u3a's publicity officer, John Vick.

Members of Dawlish & District u3a were pleased to welcome Philippa Davies of Dawlish Nub News to their monthly meeting on Zoom. In just a few months, Philippa has established the Dawlish website as an important new medium for local people to find out about all the news in their home town. At this time when so many people feel isolated, this is an especially significant development in building social cohesion. There are currently over 60 Nub News sites across the UK.

Plans to extend a rockfall shelter over the railway line between Dawlish and Holcombe have today (Friday 19 March) received confirmation of £37.4 million pounds in Government funding.

The money from the Department for Transport will help Network Rail build a 209m long extension of the rockfall shelter north of Parsons Tunnel.

A national land management charity has been given the job of looking after Dawlish Countryside Park.

Teignbridge District Council says the agreement with the Land Trust will secure the long-term future of the award-winning public space and remove any threat of redevelopment.

The Devon County Council elections are due to take place on Thursday, May 6 and are an important opportunity for residents to have their say about the issues that matter to them and their local communities.

There are a number of ways to vote in the May elections, including voting by post, voting by proxy (by asking someone trusted to vote on your behalf), or voting in person at a polling station.

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