I was honoured on Wednesday to witness the official opening of the new 'Shotley Promenade' a.k.a. King Edward VII Drive.
As I had indicated before, my view is that this new road joining the rest of the world (via Queen Victoria Drive) to the marina, heralds a new dawn for our village. As well as distinguished local celeb Eric cutting a ribbon, this milestone was marked with the publication of a rather classy printed brochure which they gave to all the guests, displaying a pictorial history of this road.
The story isn't finished though - the Marina company will now need to achieve some ROI for the substantial costs of this new facility. Meanwhile, I hope everyone enjoys the increased access, safety and elegance that the prom will bring us. (And share your views by commenting here?)
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It is impressive, and the viewing areas provide a nice place to sit and watch the boats go by. Shame they opened it in February, when no-one in their right mind will be sitting out and watching the boats go by and very few are hardy enough to be sailing anyway, but i'm sure it'll prove its worth in the summer.
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