Blackpool beach, pay as you use areas
 

came across this news story
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/e...re/6670231.stm

seems Blackpool council have decided to go European and are running a trial where you have to pay to use the sands/beach in certain areas, much like resorts around the 'med'
Couple of things come to mind , common law (Magna Carta etc.) says that all tidal areas between low tide and high tide are public lands how will they manage to keep 'interlopers' out , since the tide comes all the way up to the Promanade does this not mean all the beach is public land , also I thought Nu-Labour had introduced introduced new about 'right to roam' allowing access to all coastal areas even if it meant crossing private land .

any comments

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Maybe they are getting round it by providing deck chairs etc, doesn't sound bad to me if its dog free though doesn't say how much you have to pay.

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There's no way that i would pay to sit on Blackpool beach. I wouldn't even sit on the part that you don't have to pay for.

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I always thought that all land between low and high tide was crown property and as such no one can charge for access to it.

However it would appear that people are not being charged to go onto the beach but are being charged for the use of a deckchair, sun lounger etc in an area reserved for them.

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I certainly wouldn't pay to spend time on Blackpool beach...I think they are getting ideas above their station.

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:o this is a joke right:Banane08: pay to sit,stand cross blackpool beach whos going to enforce it will be a farce :o if its true just another part of rip off britain theyll soon change their mind when people stop going..its just greed look what happens when you get greedy they will kill off holiday trade.ive noticed its not as busy as it has been already looks like im going to scarborough.............

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Why pay to sit on the beach to watch the kite show when you can sit or stand on the prom and watch for free? :D

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I've only been to Blackpool once, and that was to go to the theatre.

Is there actual sand there on the beach, or is it just a century's worth of sewage they've pumped into the Irish Sea, washed back in?

Good luck to them, if they can get anybody to pay to sit on it.:D

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lived in blackpool once on the seafront southshore and NEVER walked on it never mind sat on it.;)

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dont think this will ever materialise .. its ludicrous.. they are doing loads of work down there at the mo and i must say it is beginning to look fairly good, im looking foward to seeing the end product.

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Took my Daughter last year on a lovely sunny day and the beach was lovely, clean and litter free, my only comment would be the amount of dogs, but they have to go somewhere dont they, maybe if their owners were more responsible I wouldn't find them a problem. I dont think its just the beach they should be cleaning up though, some of the tacky shops with inflatable ladies outside could do with sorting to make it a bit more family friendly.

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Last time I went to Blackpool I couldn't get on the beach for strangly clad people wading out fully clothed, queer place that Blackpool. We went in a bar and someone chucked an handbag at us no not normal that place, better off going to Blackpool with GCE -s, Southport a lot cleaner and more civilised.:D

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LOL thats where im off to this year as previous years, scarborough is quite nice as is filey beach - a lot cleaner than Blackpool!! If i was to go beaching up the FLyde coast i quite liked St Annes beach area much nicer than further down the coast.

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the sea would have to be blue and the sand golden, before i even consider sitting on it never mind pay.....cheeky sods, whats up with em ****ed off cuz they didnt get there casino!!!!

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I wouldnt pay to sit there!! Like i went southport two weeks ago and you had to pay to get your car on the beach. And we was like " no way!" however they guy who you gota pay wasnt there so we got out of the charge but its rediculous! Everything these days youve gotta pay for but like the saying " nothings free in life"! :)

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Blackpool is a law unto its self now.since like Blackburn it thought it could manage on its own,,..
We live in Cleveleys and its much nicer and cleaner and to my knowledge they dont charge for the beach.

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But there's been a charge to park on Southport beach for at least 40 years. I don't know what they charge these days, I haven't been for quite a while, but I bet it's still cheaper than a multi-storey.

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I like Cleveleys - more compact so not much walking about needed. It does get crowded a bit and so all the places to sit down get occupied quick.
I either take my own 'chair-in-a-bag' or have rest in the Orion Bingo. A few more street cafes wouldnt go amiss nowadays as the summers get better.