Car park closure sparks concern from businesses

3:00pm Thursday 7th March 2013 in News

Stuart Belbin (centre) and some of the Mersea traders and fisherman upset about parking restrictions to the Coast Road car park this weekend. Stuart Belbin (centre) and some of the Mersea traders and fisherman upset about parking restrictions to the Coast Road car park this weekend.

WATERFRONT traders in West Mersea are up in arms over a decision to temporarily close a popular car park.

The Coast Road car park is closed this weekend to provide a dinghy park for a sailing championship being hosted on the island.

Angling tour operators, restaurant owners and fisherman say the closure will prevent people using their businesses.

Hundreds of young sailors are expected to take part in the Volvo Gill Optimist Spring Championship, which is being jointly hosted by Dabchicks Sailing Club and the West Mersea Yacht Club.

Comments(3)

greenbroker says...
5:41pm Thu 7 Mar 13

Maybe these businessmen could tout for some trade from the hundreds of visitors? What a lot of moaners.

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mirokou says...
9:20pm Thu 7 Mar 13

greenbroker wrote:
Maybe these businessmen could tout for some trade from the hundreds of visitors? What a lot of moaners.
, I doubt it will affect business at all, probably boost it with this kind of event ... So who's out to niggle the council with their own private agenda

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hughie-s says...
8:18am Fri 8 Mar 13

As the 141 entrants are all under 16 I'm sure there will be plenty of parents and relatives spending money using the map Dabchicks have drawn up showing local businesses - http://www.dabchicks
.org/documents/IOCA%
20SC%20Travel%20Maps
.pdf

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