Burnham seafront residents consider legal bid to get proposed play area moved
A group of Burnham-On-Sea seafront residents have this week confirmed they are considering a legal bid to get a proposed new play area moved from outside their homes and onto to the nearby Esplanade lawns.
As first reported here, residents of Quantock Court say that while they support the idea of a new seafront play area, the tarmac area on the South Esplanade earmarked for the new facilities is “unsuitable” as it is “regularly used” for various outdoor activities by families, runners, dog walkers, keep fit enthusiasts and cyclists, and is also overlooked by their flats.
Burnham seafront residents step up campaign to get proposed play area moved
A group of Burnham-On-Sea seafront residents have stepped up their campaign to have a proposed new play area moved from outside their homes by handing out campaign leaflets and speaking to seafront walkers about the changes.
As first reported here, residents of Quantock Court say that while they support the idea of a new seafront play area, the tarmac area on the South Esplanade earmarked for the new facilities is “unsuitable” as it is “regularly used” for various outdoor activities by families, runners, dog walkers, keep fit enthusiasts and cyclists, and is also overlooked by their flats.
Burnham seafront residents step up calls for proposed new play area to be moved
A group of residents in Burnham-On-Sea have this week stepped up their campaign to get a planned new play area moved to another part of the seafront, saying their concerns about the proposed location are being ‘ignored’ by local councils.
As first reported here, residents of Quantock Court say that while they support the idea of a new seafront play area, the tarmac area on the South Esplanade earmarked for the new facilities is “unsuitable” as it is ‘regularly used’ for various outdoor activities by families, runners, dog walkers, keep fit enthusiasts and cyclists, and is also overlooked by their flats.
Updated: Group of travellers leave Burnham-On-Sea seafront
A group of travellers has left Burnham seafront this afternoon (Thursday) after a 24-hour visit.
The convoy of caravans and vehicles arrived on the South Esplanade on Wednesday afternoon, pitching up on the parking spaces between the Coastguard station and Quantock Court.
Somerset County Council, which oversees the parking bays, and Avon and Somerset Police had been informed by local residents. They left at around 3.45pm.
Last autumn, the same group of travellers pitched up further along the seafront near the Sailing Club until they were moved on after seven weeks, as reported here.
Seafront residents in Burnham-On-Sea say they are being “ignored” by the Town Council over their calls for a proposed play area to be re-located further along the Esplanade – and they are now considering legal action.
As reported here, residents of Quantock Court say that while they support the idea of a new seafront play area, the tarmac area on the South Esplanade earmarked for the new facilities is “unsuitable” as it is ‘regularly used’ for various outdoor activities by families, runners, dog walkers, keep fit enthusiasts and cyclists, and is also overlooked by their flats.
They voiced their concerns at the latest virtual meeting of the council’s Town Improvements Committee, and handed in a petition to the Town Council calling for the proposed play area to be relocated further along the seafront to the lawns opposite Burnham Holiday Village.