Dysartian
Send for Doctor Who - There Seems to be a Hole in the Space-Time Continuum at Dysart Harbour
For almost a year we have had civil engineering works going on at Dysart shore. Barhale the contractors let a few local residents peer down the deep hole in the harbour car-park, shortly before capping it. Last year they cut a channel out to sea at the far end of Pan Ha' and then installed a 200 metre long, storm-water outflow pipe (see my earlier barge photo). Finally they dug a hole 33 ft (11 metres) wide and 35 feet deep (12.5 metres) through solid sandstones and shale. This was lined at the bottom with 10 feet of concrete and a new deep sewage pipe and filtration system was installed (the man hiding in this shot may give you some idea of the scale). The original car park will shortly be resurfaced and the temporary one dug up and then returfed. Then peace will descend on the beach and harbour again (that is until they begin building the new pier, at the harbour in 2011).
www.dysartregeneration.org.uk/
Update. They never did start work on restoring the crumbling harbour Pier. Fife Council's ruling SNP/Lib-Dem coalition withdrew the money that had been earmarked for necessary repairs, thus losing large sums of grant money from the Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and other bodies, which were linked to the Dysart Regeneration Project. These grants (almost £1 million) have now disappeared forever. When the pier eventually collapses, in the next big storm, closing the harbour forever, I and thousands of Dysart residents will not think kindly of the Scottish Nationalist Party! Our money was used for temporary patching of roads all over Fife and also spent on SNP strongholds in the East Neuk instead?
Send for Doctor Who - There Seems to be a Hole in the Space-Time Continuum at Dysart Harbour
For almost a year we have had civil engineering works going on at Dysart shore. Barhale the contractors let a few local residents peer down the deep hole in the harbour car-park, shortly before capping it. Last year they cut a channel out to sea at the far end of Pan Ha' and then installed a 200 metre long, storm-water outflow pipe (see my earlier barge photo). Finally they dug a hole 33 ft (11 metres) wide and 35 feet deep (12.5 metres) through solid sandstones and shale. This was lined at the bottom with 10 feet of concrete and a new deep sewage pipe and filtration system was installed (the man hiding in this shot may give you some idea of the scale). The original car park will shortly be resurfaced and the temporary one dug up and then returfed. Then peace will descend on the beach and harbour again (that is until they begin building the new pier, at the harbour in 2011).
www.dysartregeneration.org.uk/
Update. They never did start work on restoring the crumbling harbour Pier. Fife Council's ruling SNP/Lib-Dem coalition withdrew the money that had been earmarked for necessary repairs, thus losing large sums of grant money from the Lottery Fund, Historic Scotland and other bodies, which were linked to the Dysart Regeneration Project. These grants (almost £1 million) have now disappeared forever. When the pier eventually collapses, in the next big storm, closing the harbour forever, I and thousands of Dysart residents will not think kindly of the Scottish Nationalist Party! Our money was used for temporary patching of roads all over Fife and also spent on SNP strongholds in the East Neuk instead?