The new Dinghy & Gig Park at Weir Quay was officially opened on Sunday June 12th 2016. We celebrated the many years of hard, dedicated work by members from both Clubs on Sunday 12th June, when the new Boat Park was officially opened. The project has been progressing for many years with a long battle for planning permission, fundraising and numerous other obstacles along the way, but … [Read more...]
2015 AGM Site Status Report
At the 2016 AGM held 19/5/2016, it was incorrectly stated that Steve Kirby had not supplied an insert summarising his presentation at the previous (2015) AGM for the minutes circulated last week. Our apologies to Steve for this. Here follows Steve's status report as previously circulated 17/5/2015 following his presentation at the 2015 AGM: ON THE BRINK Last year the Hub Club successfully … [Read more...]
Site Making Good Progress
Happy New Year! 2016 promises to be another exciting year for the Hub Club. The dig-out of the site began at Weir Quay in the Autumn and, despite a lot of rain over recent months, significant progress has been made. For those unable to make it down to Weir Quay to see developments for yourself, here are a few photos of the works so far. … [Read more...]
Newsletter – Jan 2015
Welcome to the first Hub Club Newsletter of 2015. The Hub Club now has a New Chair, Tricia Stewart and some new board members with project management, development and funding experience who will join forces with the existing team of volunteers to bring the project forward. We are aiming to improve our communication by bringing out a monthly update on our web site www.wqwatersports.org.uk which … [Read more...]
2014 AGM – Notice to Members
23rd October at 7:30pm at Bere Alston Bowling Club Notice is hereby given that the Second Annual General Meeting of the Weir Quay Community Watersports Hub Club Ltd will be held on 23rd October 2014 at 7:30pm at Bere Alston Bowling Club Business to be transacted: 1 – Apologies for absence 2 – Ordinary resolutions: To propose and if deemed fit, pass the following resolutions as … [Read more...]
Watersports future secured at Weir Quay following positive result from WDBC planners
After a long wait and many difficult challenges, yesterday our planning application for replacement facilities at Weir Quay was approved! West Devon Borough Council Planning Committee voted 8 to 1, allowing planning officers to consent to our plans to build a replacement boat park and shed with toilets and changing area just 150 metres from our current temporary facilities. This good news means … [Read more...]
Hub Club Responses to WDBC’s request for further information re the Specially Protected Area
We have put on the website our responses to West Devon Borough Council’s Habitats Regulation Assessment and their request for further information regarding the Tamar Estuaries Specially Protected Area (SPA). You can read our responses here under the Planning section. … [Read more...]
Latest Hub Club Planning News – Summer 2012
***Latest Planning News - updated Aug 27th 2012 View the Hub Club's response to West Devon Borough Council's request for further information regarding the Tamar Estuaries Specially Protected Area (SPA) here. Planning Ammendments After what seems like an interminable pause while we reviewed all the options Weir Quay Community Watersports (the Hub Club) is amending its planning application for a new … [Read more...]
First Hub Club AGM Round-Up
Annual General Meeting The Hub Club’s first AGM took place on 21st May, at the Bowling Club in Bere Alston. Treasurer’s and Directors’ reports were approved. The five existing trustee / directors retired en-bloc as required by the Articles and were all re-elected. If you would like a copy of the report and accounts please email the club at wqwatersports@gmail.com A word about the current … [Read more...]
Last few days to show West Devon Planning your support for the new watersports facilities at Weir Quay..
Supporting your planning application The deadline of 1st September is getting much closer. So, if you have not already done so already, can we urge you to please put pen to paper and tell the council that you support the project. Should this application fail, there is no alternative, and in the long term this means no facilities for either the gig club or the sailing club. Your letters really … [Read more...]
