Colwyn Bay Waterfront Redevelopment

[SteveH]

178/13 Christmas Event/Activities:
a. The Chairman welcomed Teresa Carnell, on behalf of Colwyn Bay Chamber of
Trade, to provide information about the proposed Christmas event/activities to
be funded by the Town Council grant of £6,000.
Teresa began by thanking the Town Council for providing the grant each year.
This had recently been used for a Christmas parade involving local
schoolchildren, but had been affected by bad weather for the past two years. A
decision was therefore taken by the CoT earlier this year to cease the parade
and consider alternative events/activities to bring people into the town during
the festive season. Enquiries were made with a land train provider, with the
intention of offering a land train service to cover Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay
and Old Colwyn, however, this was already booked to be elsewhere. Teresa
therefore outlined the two remaining options and confirmed that a final
decision would be made in the next week or so.

d. Min. 398/13(a) – Land Train:
The Clerk submitted a response from Mr Roberts to the request for an additional
stop, confirming that the proposed route had been chosen by the operator to cause
as little disruption as possible to other road users, with turning points at Porth
Eirias and the Cayley Promenade. However, an extension of the route to Rhos
Point may be considered at a future stage, depending on its success.

Sorry only info I could find.

[alw]

Thanks for finding that information.

The land-train needs a wide berth through obstacles, and where two cars can safely pass each other; the road train cannot get through the choke points if there is on-coming traffic and on a Sunday there is always on-coming traffic !

The plan to close Colwyn Bay down is working though...

Close beach for 2 consecutive summers, start a rolling road block at busy times and plan to introduce parking charges on the prom. 

[norman08]

I heard they gave  permission for the train to get people to go to the skip. Ccbc didn't,t think about the traffic  . Gloddaeth ave is 2. Lanes so can get by .

[Dave]

With all that new sand on the beach maybe a Camel train would be more appropriate then at least car drivers wouldn't get the hump.

[Nemesis]

I drove along Colwyn bay prom a few times yesterday and each time I was in a long queue of slow moving traffic that kept stopping.  I finally learned that each queue had a land-train at the front of it.

I know one of these works between the Llandudno promenades, but how long as Colwyn Bay and Rhos had the land-train ?

All this season-- they appropriated a row of parking places for it at the bottom of the Caley bank.

[Yorkie]

Do the Land Train Operators pay anything for the use of parking places or creating traffic problems and incrasing polution?   WWW

[Nemesis]

Would be interesting to find out--- the signs for the parking place for it are official yellow ones.

[BMD]

I thought the land train was a good idea for shuttling pedestrians between Colwyn Bay and Rhos. I've been on it, and it didn't seem to cause any problems with traffic. Perhaps it's premised on the belief that traffic along the prom generally isn't too heavy (whether that's correct or mistaken).

I'm generally in favour of decreasing the amount of car traffic along roads such as the promenade, where possible. I'm a fairly light car-user, myself - I prefer to walk when I can, or use public transport. I would've loved to have used the old trams. I generally find the heavy traffic in certain congested areas - and the cars parked everywhere - far more of a nuisance than a modest land train.

[DaveR]

The new section of Prom in Colwyn Bay looks great...but why no facilities on it? What's the point of attracting people to the beach if there is nowhere for them to buy a coffee, bucket & spade etc etc? No jobs created, no businesses growing and paying tax.

There's plenty of room on the two widest sections to put a wooden refreshment kiosk, with room for tables and chairs as well. The lack of common sense within some sections of CCBC just amazes me.

[Merddin Emrys]

Dave, you are forgetting that the bistro will be open soon, I'm sure they will also sell gourmet bucket and spades too!  :twoface:

[BMD]

Dave, you are forgetting that the bistro will be open soon, I'm sure they will also sell gourmet bucket and spades too!  :twoface:

 

And let's not forget the potential for souvenir trinkets & postcards.

(Apparently you have to login to see the image I've posted).

[SteveH]

    

[Ian]

 

[Merddin Emrys]

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[Nemesis]