Getting Around

Dawlish is a lovely town to visit and shop. The Dawlish Water runs through the Strand down to the sea with the famous black swans posing for their many admirers along the way. For the less abled getting around is not that easy and everyday excusions to the shops from the carpark can be daunting. Help is at hand through the Shopmobility scheme and with a good crowd of local representatives, volunteers and helpers I joined the launch of "The Tardis" a new building in the corner of Barton carpark where buggies and wheelchairs can be hired by the hour or day. The scheme has been made possible by a donation of land by Teignbridge District Council and a generous grant from Devon County Councillor John Clatworthy plus local fundraising. The new building provides plenty of space for an office and ancilliary accommodation plus a much needed undercover garage store for the buggies.