Porthtowan Dunes Group

Porthtowan Dunes Group "No decisions about us without us "

A Group for residents of Porthtowan to share information & photos about the manufactured man-made dunes at the back of the beach and to make sure all residents are fully involved in their management !! This page ties in with a Yahoo Groups website/page -

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/porthtowandunesgroup/

where you can find alot more information about what is happening to this a

rea in our lovely village Porthtowan. I established this Group with support from lots of other village residents and businesses who are unhappy with the way our lovely beach and dunes area has deteriorated over the past 10 years. Many village groups and others are involved including Cornwall Council, Porthtowan Village Hall, Porthtowan Community Committee, our Youth Group etc and many individual residents . I wanted to provide a forum for everybody who is interested in the dunes area and beach at Porthtowan to share their views and opinions about the potential uses and management of the dunes to the rear of our lovely village beach. Sadly the dunes which were once a lovely feature of our village are now a blot on the landscape, safety issues are paramount - old wire fencing, windbreaks, broken down chestnut paling fences, stakes and rubbish from bonfires and encampments make the dunes a dangerous place for children, dogs and people just wanting to sit down and enjoy our wonderful beach. Please feel free... to add any comments, make any observations, give suggestions....... if you have any questions please get in touch with me and ask . The idea is to make sure that in the future, those of us who live in the Village and try to look after the beach and the local environment will have the greater say in how the Dunes are managed, what money is spent on them and how the community can use them

Please have a look at the photos - from the links in the left hand side of this page and see whether you think the area has changed since the new dunes were built and established in the 1960's. We have acquired a lot of information from people who know about how the dunes came into being and when and why they were built. If you can add to this history or you have any photos or stories which would help with the records we are trying to build up then please let me know, either through this page or direct to my email at... [email protected]

Thanks very much - I hope you enjoy the photos, please join in the debate.

10/06/2017
31/05/2015

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Beautiful and very very early hand tinted postcard photo showing the whole of East Cliff and a wonderful hamlet of Tea H...
04/11/2014

Beautiful and very very early hand tinted postcard photo showing the whole of East Cliff and a wonderful hamlet of Tea Houses, stables and chalets at the rear of the beach, long before the current dunes were built of course.

The Tregoyne valley looks so green.... all you detectives out there, what year do we think this was taken ! It's obvious...
28/10/2014

The Tregoyne valley looks so green.... all you detectives out there, what year do we think this was taken ! It's obviously before the dunes were built but when ?

Another couple of blasts from the past; this time of wonderful West Cliff but I accept I may be biased !! .
25/10/2014

Another couple of blasts from the past; this time of wonderful West Cliff but I accept I may be biased !! .

As popular then as it is now - A day out at Porthtowan !
16/10/2014

As popular then as it is now - A day out at Porthtowan !

13/10/2014

Just a little bit of history from the Community Group about the work going on to restore the towans to the rear of the beach.

Lovely day for a wedding by the beach in Porthtowan, lots of singing and utter enjoyment - what a beautiful scene to loo...
27/09/2014

Lovely day for a wedding by the beach in Porthtowan, lots of singing and utter enjoyment - what a beautiful scene to look out on .

Don't forget there is an Open Day "Drop In" at the Porthtowan Village Hall tomorrow Sunday 28th from 10 am to 4 pm Th...
27/09/2014

Don't forget there is an Open Day "Drop In" at the Porthtowan Village Hall tomorrow Sunday 28th from 10 am to 4 pm The Community Group will have lots of photographs, and details of the work still to do following the public meeting earlier in the year. As you may know despite agreeing to the Village plan, the Council tell us they have received complaints ( but won't share them with the Group so we don't know exactly what has been said) about the work that has been done to restore the dunes and have stopped the constituted group and elected committee from carrying out the next stage of the plan. When the original Dunes Group was et up nearly 10 years ago it was to enable the residents of Porthtowan to have a say in the management of the area and not have things decided from on high. Let us know what you for the area by filling in a short questionnaire about all the things that matter to you about the dunes and the Beach and the Village Green at the village hall tomorrow.

We're biased of course we think it looks great - but it's your voice that counts.

Right - your starter for ten !! what date was this taken please .....
17/08/2014

Right - your starter for ten !! what date was this taken please .....

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