Save The Three Cups Hotel

The Three Cups Hotel

Campaigning for preservation of the hotel where J.R.R. Tolkien stayed and gained inspiration for his mythology. Jane Austen, G.K. Chesterton, Tennyson and H.W. Longfellow were also guests. The hotel featured in the film, “The French Lieutenant’s Woman”. Please send articles to me, Andrew Townsend, at afmt@btinternet.com or add a comment. Thanks to David Moss for all his work. Comments are closed at WDDC for the plans to redevelop the site but you can still write to the papers.

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Don't Forget - Friday 24th April

Come to a Public Meeting staged by “Community Alert on Pubs” to discuss The Three Cups and empty village pubs at The Electric Palace, South Street, Bridport at 7.15pm on Friday 24th April 2009. (Doors open 6.45pm) This is YOUR opportunity to have YOUR say. The meeting is an opportunity for ‘The Voice of the People’ to be expressed.

2 Comments:

Blogger Mark said…

I see that the meeting and was announced Friday by the online version of the Blackmore Vale magazine. http://www.thisisdorset.co.uk/blackmorevale/news/Campaign-protect-old-pubs/article-924031-detail/article.html
There is also an article on the BBC website, which was published today. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/dorset/8018200.stm
According to the article by the BBC, a spokesman for the Palmers Brewery, which owns the Three Cups, said the present economic climate is preventing them from reopening, and "once the economy improved, The Three Cups would be the first priority."
I would like to see a comment on this by someone who was at the meeting. Thanks.

 
Anonymous John Grantham said…

I think in practice the people of Lyme do not now have the patience - not after 2 years, 5 years or 6 years, but after an incomprehensible 20 years. It is in some instances no longer the elder generation who are concerned, as they have passed on, and it is their offspring....Even since stabilistaion work was completed two years ago, we have heard from Palmers..... first...... Seatown is our priority'. Then we got 'The Economic Climate). More recently we heard 'the financial climate' was their reason for delaying doing anything with the Three Cups. As ever there is no definite date..........how long is a piece of string? Who knows for sure how long the economic climate will be unfavourable for her? 5 years? 10 years?
It is time for theWest Dorset District Council to have the courage to USE the Compulsory Purchase powers granted by this Govt. for just this sort of situation.

 

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