Cliffs collapse near Newquay

[Mups]

2,000 tonnes of rock have crashed down a cliff face at Whipsiddery Beach, near Newquay, Cornwall.

Planners have wanted to build some up-market homes there,  but there have been 'Protests'  from local campaigners about the safety of these cliffs.

I wonder why?!!





I used to love it down there.  I  had a friend who used to live in Newquay,  and I used to go and stay with her.
I always hoped to retire down there one day.    Not likely to ever happen now though. 

[Diasi]

Houses & clifftops have never seemed a good match to me.

I know how you feel about probably never living in Newquay.

I have a daughter in Plymouth who'd like me to move down there but not a cat in hell's chance with the huge difference in property prices.

Looking back on life I wish I'd moved to London in the 1980's when I had the chance with one of my promotions.

It would have meant moving from a 4 bed detached house to a small 2 bed terrace with a huge mortgage but boy oh boy, how a few years of pain would have paid off. 

[Alex]

Here's a question .....  Why do a lot of people want to retire to seaside places ? 
 
They leave their homes where over the years they have made good friends and neighbours and move to a new area where they don't know anyone.  Different for Phil who has family, but I know a couple who moved to Llandudno in North Wales, they had a lovely (expensive) flat, sea view.  Within 12 months he died and she was stuck in a place far from friends and family.

 Another friend's dream came true when he moved to Spain, bought a beautiful villa , which I visited but after a few amazing years there, his wife was diagnosed with Alzheimers and he became her carer.

ok I'm an old pessimist and nobody knows what the future holds, but moving to the seaside doesn't always bring a happy retirement.

p.s. sorry for the digression 😀

[JBR]

2,000 tonnes of rock have crashed down a cliff face at Whipsiddery Beach, near Newquay, Cornwall.

Planners have wanted to build some up-market homes there,  but there have been 'Protests'  from local campaigners about the safety of these cliffs.

I wonder why?!!





I used to love it down there.  I  had a friend who used to live in Newquay,  and I used to go and stay with her.
I always hoped to retire down there one day.    Not likely to ever happen now though. 

I would certainly have agreed with the building of new homes on that cliff face for our 'new guests'.
What a lovely view for them, those lucky people.

[Scrumpy]

I quite like the coast.. I do enjoy people watching.. and chatting to those who are visiting..
Nothing nicer than sitting on a bench chatting to a stranger.. knowing that you can get up at anytime ... 
Winters near the sea can be harsh ...
I am near my family.. I wouldn't dream of leaving them..

[Mups]

For what it's worth,  my apologies for saying I used to stay down in Newquay.
My mind must have been on Newquay because of the cliff accident,  but it was always Penzance I used to visit,  and would have liked to move to.

Cornwall has a magic 'feel' about it to me. 
I reckon I lived there in a past life! 

[Scrumpy]

For what it's worth,  my apologies for saying I used to stay down in Newquay.

Oh dear Mups.. Good job you didn't move there by mistake..

[Diasi]

For what it's worth,  my apologies for saying I used to stay down in Newquay.
My mind must have been on Newquay because of the cliff accident,  but it was always Penzance I used to visit,  and would have liked to move to.

Cornwall has a magic 'feel' about it to me. 
I reckon I lived there in a past life! 

My maternal grandparents were Cornish, I have visited the tiny little hamlet were they lived so Devon or Cornwall would feel like going home to me.