Portobello Beach: disabled access project

[Denise]

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First update from the new location

Here is a shot from Palermo beach, where a beach path is formed from (I think) 6 feet by 2 feet sections of planking, laid side by side and end to end. Very temporary, and not too heavy or expensive, but needs a good sized cupboard/ shed/ garage storage and a few volunteers to heft. Do you think Mica would give us a good price quote?.. Maybe a company will give us them for free if we emblazon their logo on the planks as free advertising..


http://www.flickr.com/photos/96947382@N00/404915396/

with thanks to the photographer:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/400asa/

[Maria]

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Yes, we'd need someone with a garage, spare energy and a watchdog for that kind of path. We'll keep that plan as a last resort

I hope we'll be getting an update from the council soon, fingers crossed. I'm trying to get as much info and as many contacts ready for them as possible.

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[Sandra]

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Does anyone know how to construct a professionally presented proposal for the specific requirements of a fully accessible promenade and beach? Or could recommend someone who would help draw up something like this and know what must be included? For free or nearly free?

I'd always hoped the council would do this themselves as part of their consideration of the prom's needs over the winter, but they didn't, and if pushed I suspect they would only spend the available funding on a glossy consultancy firm, and the last time they looked at the prom like that it was all very philosophical and expensive but access wasn't even mentioned.

I'd like to have something to give this latest consultancy firm for the redevelopment of the amusement land etc, as well as giving it to the council. The more specific and professional our presentation, the less easy it will be for them to treat it as an optional extra, but I don't know how to do this!

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Our glamourous overseas correspondent (Denise) has provided evidence of Fife's progress on beach access. It isn't elegant, but it is effective, and it doesn't need specialist maintenance. Thanks to the length needed to give access to the highwater mark, the slope is very gentle.



There can't be ramp access to the low tide mark at Burntisland beach because the sea retreats about a mile out and hides behind an island

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[wangi]

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[Maria]

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[Epykat]

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[SoupDragon]

Saw this news item at the weekend, seems some beaches are able to get special chairs


picture on this link

from the article it would appear the funding came from a govt dept
The chairs look like they need someone to push them and the articles don't say how the hiring of them is managed but its interesting to see that its feasible

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Ok, we just need to get a letter from the community council saying that they approve a beach path and Lakeland will send the pieces. There won't be enough to reach the high tide mark so I may fundraise the cost to get extra sections.

We also need somewhere to store it - preferably where it can be accessed by others.

[wangi]

Did you put "community council" there by mistake, instead of Edinburgh Council?

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