Our VISION is of Clevedon Marine Lake & the adjoining Salthouse Fields as a
water & waterside playground for Clevedon & North Somerset - a
continuously and safely available resource for schools, youth groups, clubs,
families, residents & visitors. Supported by Clevedon Sailing Club, YANSEC,
Palm Canoes, Local Sponsors, MARLENS & North Somerset Council it is now
equipped with a mixed training fleet, operational equipment, & safety
systems. Secure storage & changing facilities will be added for 2007. The
Lake provides opportunities for a variety of physical experiences & related
mental development. As a unique Water-sport & Field Study Centre it
attracts Schools and clubs from near and far. Its aesthetic appeal motivates
& inspires!
OUR AIMS:
- To enroll active supporters, open water swimmers, rowers, tri-athletes & volunteers to help schools & clubs.
- To promote The Town Council’s & North Somerset Council’s support of developments & improvements to Clevedon’s seafront.
- To promote a new approach to the festival to reduce the strain & improve the event.
- To enlist the support of community groups in the planning e.g. :-
Clevedon Sailing Club, The Middle Yeo Surf Lifesaving Club, The Swimming Club, The Pier Trust, The Athletics Club, The Cycling Club, The Women’s Institute, The Lions, Rotary, The Round Table, The Bowling Clubs, The Tennis Club, The Cricket Club, The Civic Society, The Tourism Group, The Chamber of Trade, The Brunel Committee, Seafront Restaurants, Pubs & Concessionaires, The Vintage Motor Cycle Group, The Vintage Car Society, North Somerset Schools & Support Groups etc.
- To encourage swimming, running & cycling enthusiasts to attend a Swim/Run & a Triathlon for the Festival.
- To encourage the Clevedon BMX-SKATE-ON group, which emerged during the Festival this year, and similar groups to take part.
The most suitable Festival dates are 14th 15th 16th September 2007.
THE MARLENS’ VISION 2007
Stage 1 DONE
On the 9th September the spring tide filled the lake and from now on for the next 25 years the lake will always be reliably full of water and, if we take action, the surroundings will be pristine & properly resourced, attracting growing and regular use of the lake by schools and clubs, residents & visitors.
Stage 2 NEARLY DONE
The construction of a new, secure community boat-store in partnership with Clevedon Sailing Club. Funding has been secured from YANSEC (Yanley And North Somerset Environmental Company) who also sponsored our new Community Sailing Boats with additional funding provided by North Somerset and MARLENS. Donations to this essential facility are still needed. Direct offers of financial help should be sent to www.marlens.org.uk An early start date is expected.
Stage 3 TO BE DONE
To continue the regeneration of the seafront we will support the construction of a new, wide, smooth slipway beside the lake to provide safe and easy access to the channel waters for would-be paddlers, crabbers splashers, boaters, channel swimmers and windsurfers. Plans to construct
3 sea-going Edwardian rowing skiffs for use first on the lake, and then on the Channel will be pursued. A proposal to extend the public toilets, at the Elton Road entrance, by the addition of changing rooms and showers for public use was put forward by a Town Councillor on 6th July & discussed with other proposed seafront improvements by The Town Council Amenity Committee on 23rd September at 7.30 p.m. Funding for these & for others, put forward in the MARLENS/Mercury Design Competition at Clevedon Community School in 2005, will be pursued in 2007.
Regular Saturday use of the lake by Clevedon Canoe Club for fun, training and polo has started & will spread to the Bristol Channel, joining the sailors, swimmers, fishermen & jet-skiers in 2007. School Pilot Activities, the Training of Volunteer Instructors & Have a Go Sessions, will continue. Clevedon will enjoy increasing activity on the lake as we build on both Frederick Nutting’s Vision of 1920 and the skill and enthusiasm demonstrated on the lake and on the sea by Clevedon Sailing Club & The Middle Yeo Surf Life-Saving Club over the last 60 years.
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