Whilst sitting on the seafront enjoying the glorious bank holiday sunshine, it came to my attention that there is no disabled/pram/buggy access to our beach.
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Maybe it would be considerate to use some of the £500,000 Minehead BID money to create a disabled entrance - one idea would be to make an entrance through the wall near the lights at Channel Adventure where wheelchairs and buggies could enter the beach onto the rear of the concrete steps and be able to share time with their families.
Sally Kuhlmann, Minehead.

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