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ivan burit · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:54 pm Post subject:

Has the threat of the lost sculpter thingy gone away, or is it lurking in the background still.

I know one good one, its in a place thats had its beaches re - charged, its seafront tidied up, and have a "lost couple"

http://www.newbigginbay.co.uk/

Have a look round its weblinks to let it tell you its story.
and the "lost couple" well they are on a plinth out in the bay...
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Not wishing to take anything away from Newbiggin but how many people live in this village? Walton and Jaywick might look heavily populated by comparison.

ivan burit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 8:54 am Post subject:

Indeed you may be correct amenity.
The comparason is, newbiggin has had it promanade refurbished, its beaches recharged, and if it was to have a sea sculpture, its couple look, in my opinian, better than stainless steel pipes sticking verticaly out the sea.
For sometime Jaywick has had the "threat" of a Landmark Pier, with whistles and bells attached.
We in Jaywick are now waiting for our own beach re chargement, from Lions Point up to Cocket Wick.
we have lost to the sea, so much of our last beach recharge because of misplaced rock groynes, but this is to be corrected.....we hope anyway.
our recharge is not for looks or holiday makers, but for the safety of the 1,000`s of annual holiday makers in there tin boxes next to the sea, and of course the 1,000`s like me who reside next to the sea and in its locality..

just how much visitor income would that really generate as compared with the one time threat of having Waltons (not really wanted, so i belive) lost town sculpture.

Jaywick has its present day "charms" and its in your face horrors too, so unless the horrors are faced up to, remeadiated along with our many other horrors like our roads, who localy would vote for either a landmark pier, or a sea sculpture.
If ANY money was poured into sea based attractions, the land based distractions would negate the previous out.
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Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 219

ivan burit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:02 pm Post subject:

"I used to tell a lot of religious jokes, not any more though;
they put me on the sects offenders register."

HA..HA..HA..HA..
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.......................OUCH..............HA..HA..HA..HA..

its ok, i`m ok, just fell out me chair laughing again....
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Vicar is on the ball with this one;
"I am seriously impressed with what they have done there. I didn't quite grasp where the funding came from but the resulting transformation is startling and shows what can be done if the will is there and the right people are in charge. "

Wouldn't it be interesting to see exactly what has been spent on actual improvements for the coastal resorts of Tendring and see what TDC bought for it?

I should add that I had not realised Newbiggin was as large as it appears to be, however Dovercourt and Harwich in terms of population leave it behind, but here, unless we give up public open space we cannot have it(genuine improvements), why?

Lets lower the speed limit (in the residential bits), narrow the roads increase the pavement width and plant some trees.

But where are we going to put the cars?

ivan burit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 9:49 pm Post subject:

amenity,
Lets lower the speed limit (in the residential bits), narrow the roads increase the pavement width and plant some trees.

But where are we going to put the cars?
Ok,
narrowing the roads like in Walton has resulted in a more pedestrian friendly area
but at times falsely leading the pedestrians into believing they have the right to walk in the middle of the road..(just like Brooklands/Jaywick, as that has NO pavement at all)
Narrowed roads being made one way with reduced enforced speed limits make areas more pleasent for pedestrians, but not the essential services / buses/ taxis.
making them also one way makes them pedestrian friendly too.

If i was to use my bus pass for trips into town, that to would reduce the parking need by one, times that by ten, or a hundred, and town centres would look empty, but be busy...

Your comments on what - where - when on TDC`s funding of our improvements would open eyes wide shut..(no 007 style jokes please)
banging on about my pet hatred of Frintons missapropriation of my / our / your monies for just a loo still riles me / and others no end....
How about a life size effigy of one certain Mayor on a pedistal mounted out to sea, but low enough to get a good soaking each day...ggrrrrrrrrr.............lol..
Frintons own town center is ripe for pedestrian friendly improvements, such as reduced width road made one way (and not on out to sea vicar) but turning right to lead back to the gates of hell again...

Your own dovercourt no doubt has many areas ripe pedestrianisation ideas..

But like all town and city ideas, you have to get the public into them, then out back home again......
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ivan burit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 10:31 pm Post subject:

Wouldn't it be interesting to see exactly what has been spent on actual improvements for the coastal resorts of Tendring and see what TDC bought for it?

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Gover...htsandresponsibilities/DG_4003239
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Take your point Ivan, what we need is a shopping list, if we can put a watertight one together on here one of us can ask the question of TDC, what do you say?

ivan burit · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:27 pm Post subject:

How big a piece of paper can we use...........lol

OK, perhaps a new thread may be a better idea, just for our ideas on what needs asking, from whom, about what and when....

a word of caution, what do we do when heads start rolling.....??
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Provide a basket.

ivan burit · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 12:20 am Post subject:

Better idea, get a bigger basket..
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amenity · Joined: 22 Nov 2006 Posts: 775 Location: Dovercourt

Be like Russian dolls, baskets inside baskets. Laughing

ivan burit · Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2008 10:45 pm Post subject:

I `m bored.
lets vote on something that lulls fearless Frintons father fiqure, from his throne in the Taj.

or perhaps do the touristy thing with a camera, and,
a embarasing moment caught on camera could conceively capture conspicuous coalition,
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amenity2 · Joined: 10 Jul 2008 Posts: 233 Location: Dovercourt

The jockeys and trainers and owners are not allowed to do insider dealing why so our elected representatives?

Vicar · Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 219

ivan burit · Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:27 am Post subject:

very - very good vicar.

if you are that good running on 13.5 %,
how the hell (heaven ? ) would you be running on 100%.

ok, i cant play now, more acres of overgrown ex caravan concrete pitches are calling me like a sirens call to d o o m, and need the grass cut on them....

on concrete i almost hear you say..........lol.....(sorry vicar)
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