Thury-Harcourt Place

Good news about the Public Consultation on the naming of the public realm that took place before Christmas. Many members have worked very hard on this topic, not only those on the committee, but also many others who turned out to lobby and to man the stalls, and although it is not over yet, things are looking good for a naming ceremony when our visitors come in July. In the end, some 80% of responses approved of either the french "Place Thury-Harcourt" or the anglicized "Thury-Harcourt Place" with a small majority for the English form. Accordingly on Monday 14th January, Seaton Town Council voted unanimously to go ahead with the name Thury-Harcourt Place. It has to be approved by the District Council, but this should be a formality. Many thanks for everyone who worked so hard to achieve this. We had to go through a lot of bureaucracy to get the result, so well done everybody. A special thanks also to the previous Secretary Glyn Roberts who did a lot of the legwork in the early days.