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SAFEGUARD GALMPTON WARBOROUGH COMMON
WE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP to write letters of objection to the Planning Inspectorate, to safeguard our Common, which was given to the People of Galmpton and Churston, as a War Memorial.
To help you we’ve produced a proforma letter that you can print or email and use to save you time.
Torbay Council proposes creating a longer left-filter lane at Windy Corner, across the present bus stop to speed traffic onto the ring road. They have requested an order from the Secretary of State to take a strip of 1,208 square metres of land from the Common, between Langdon Lane well past the War Memorial, notionally "exchanging" it with 1226 square metres of lower quality grass verge at the start of Bascombe Road (which is already, of course, open to public access). We fear that this could create a precedent for more widening in the future and have a number of concerns. GRA expect to consult with a lawyer specialising in the laws relating to the Acquisition of Common Land.
The council have cynically timed the publication of the Public Notice to acquire the Common land, to coincide with the summer holidays when many people are away and there is a very short period to respond, clearly hoping for a low response rate.
We therefore need every resident to write to express their opposition to the proposal to ensure it is either rejected or referred to Public Enquiry. Objections must be received by the Planning Inspectorate, in Bristol, by 17 August, 2010.
There are the four open Shows - full details & entry forms in the Booklet of Show Schedules available at the Galleon Stores. There are Handicraft & Rural Skills' Demonstrations, the Floral Art Exhibition, Plant and Pantry Stalls, Music and Homemade Refreshments. For fuller details see the Autumn Edition 19 of the Galmpton Gazette.
'SKILLS DAY' a memorable day to enjoy, DON'T MISS IT!
- Full version of the latest Gazette can be found here.
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The annual event of the Gooseberry Pie Fair held in Galmpton 09 |
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ABOUT OUR VILLAGE 'GALMPTON' IN DEVON
LOCAL HISTORY GROUP THE GAZETTE DO YOU REMEMBER? USEFUL LINKS
Galmpton is a lovely village between Paignton
and Brixham with a beautiful area known as Greenway where you can either walk
along the well maintained footpaths with stunning views or take one of the
many joyful ferry rides along the river Dart.
It has a large area of
common grassland on its perimeter
which most visitors see when they first approach the village travelling from Paignton. The village has many attractive privately owned properties, some
quite old as it was populated many centuries ago.
STATISTICS (2001 CENSUS FOR GALMPTON-WITH-CHURSTON)
LOCATION (MAP)
The heart of the village is positioned in a small basin like area near to the River Dart (part of the river known as Dittisham lake) with single track roads feeding out on all sides leading to villages and seaside resorts of Paignton and Brixham. Also close by is the most popular resort of Torquay the Hub of The English Riviera.
NEIGHBOURS: Broadsands, Churston, Dittisham, Waddeton and Stoke Gabriel
VISITING GALMPTON
Visitors in vehicles need to drive slowly (see petition for 20 mph speed zone) and be aware of the elderly, children and animals when passing through the village and although there are a few parking spaces for visitors most of these can be occupied by residents' vehicles so care should be taken when parking. See latest news for 20mph speed zone update!
If
travelling by steam train from Paignton
(Destination Kingswear), depart at
Churston Station where you can easily walk into the
village. Accommodation can be found at nearby Weary Ploughman. Click
here for Stagecoach Bus Services in Torbay
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GREENWAY is a beautiful area next to the River Dart that received a Gold award recently for its contribution to 'Green' tourism for promoting 'green ways' to Greenway, (including the Galmpton Village walk) apart from instituting environmentally sound waste disposal schemes on the site itself
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THE CREEK has a small beach (not recommended for swimming) and a boat yard is situated on the River Dart and is a popular place to walk to amongst some of the largest trees in the village. More >>
GALMPTON YOUTH PROJECT
As part of the plans to replace The Pavilion at the memorial playing fields in Galmpton, planning permission has been granted for a skate board park in the corner of the playing field adjacent to the Dartmouth Road. More >>
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FAMOUS CONNECTIONS WITH GALMPTON!
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Famous British Astronaut Dr Michael Foale used to regularly stay in Galmpton! When Michael was a young boy he would frequently travel from Lincolnshire to visit his grandparents in Dart View Road Galmpton and stay with them in the summer months More >>
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Well known BBC commentator and war veteran Kenneth Wolstenholme "They think its all over, it is now" lived in Greenway Road for a few years until his death on 25th March 2002 at the age of 81 B B C Press release
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The Village Post Office known as The Galion is thought to have had links with Sir Walter Raleigh. Possibly his cousin lived here!
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Poet
Robert Graves
(1895–1985)
lived
at Vale House
in Greenway road during World War ll
The Robert
Graves Archive
Index of
his poems from Fairies and Fusilers. 1918.
If you know of any famous people that have lived in or visited Galmpton please let us know and we will consider publishing details
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First published April 2003