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Easter On The Beach!
On Easter Monday, 1 April, there's a fun Easter Egg Trail for children at Babbacombe Cliff Railway. From 10.30am the first 150 children to travel on the Cliff Railway will be given a treasure trail form to complete. Around the stations and beach there are pictures of 8 eggs to find. Each egg has a name and the children need to make a note of the names of all the eggs. Once their treasure trail form is completed they hand it in at the Visitor Centre on Oddicombe Beach to receive a special Easter treat. The event will end at 2pm (or when stocks of treats run out!)
Nicky Allen, Marketing Manager for the Cliff Railway, said “We're looking forward to a bit of Easter Fun on the Monday. As well as our Easter Egg trail we have live music down on the beach at 11am, kindly supplied by the fabulous Babbacombe Ukulele Strummers who will be performing some great sing-a-long numbers for half an hour or so.” She added “We're hoping to see lots of families at the event and, obviously, we're hoping for a nice, sunny day. The Cliff Railway opened for the season back in February and we've already had lots of visitors. This time last year we opened our Visitor Centre down on Oddicombe Beach which is free to look around and has proved incredibly popular with locals and holidaymakers. It gives people a chance to find out more about the history of the railway and how it works.”
The Visitor Centre is manned by volunteers and the Cliff Railway is always looking for new volunteers to get involved. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer, or would like to find out more, pop along on Easter Monday for a chat about what it involves. Cliff Railway Administrator, Melanie Sweet, said “We have a great band of volunteers helping out in the Visitor Centre. Let's face it, it's a pretty good place to work, the gorgeous Oddicombe Beach. We even have our own deckchairs! We're a very friendly group and I know that a lot of the volunteers have made new friends by coming along and working in the Visitor Centre. It would be great to have some new volunteers for this season. We just need some friendly, welcoming people to ensure our visitors have a good time and enjoy looking around.”
WERE YOU AT BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY'S MYSTERY FUN DAY?
Did you solve the plot?
If so, well done.
If not, here's the answer..........
The photograph line-up is the ideal scenario to cover up a murder. But it was not Roland Shutter who had planned it.
When Shutter took his camera to Inigo Cornet for repair, Cornet saw his opportunity to sabotage the equipment.
Using his mechanical prowess, he skilfully inserted a gun mechanism into the camera that would be fired when the camera button is depressed.
He knew Roland Shutter would be oblivious to the changes to the camera, and returned the equipment just in time for it (and Shutter) to be used as the unwitting accomplice to Inigo Cornet's murderous plan.
BABBACOMBE CLIFF RAILWAY CELEBRATIONS
There was plenty of Easter fun down on Oddicombe Beach on Saturday 7th April. Those travelling down on Babbacombe Cliff Railway were greeted by the Babbacombe Ukulele Group who were playing in the Bottom Station. There was a live jazz band, tombola, a fantastic Easter Egg trail which had children hunting for pictures and getting a free egg when they completed the trail, as well as an Easter Bonnet parade which attracted some delightful entries from people of all ages. These events and entertainments were all organised by the Friends of Babbacombe Cliff Railway.
The main event however was the opening of the Babbacombe Cliff Railway Visitor Centre. Work on the centre has been going on for months and it finally opened its doors to the public on Saturday. Tony Richardson, Regional Director for the RSPB in the South West and representative of the Heritage Lottery Fund, officially opened the Centre and Torquay Mayor, Gordon Oliver was there, keen to have a look around the exhibits. John Ayres, Chairman of the Community Interest Company responsible for the running of the Cliff Railway said "We had a great day. I was delighted that Tony could come along and open the Centre for us. The grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund has enabled the Company to complete the refurbishment of the stations and to create the Centre on the beach much earlier than would have been possible otherwise. I think the Centre will be an excellent resource for the community as a whole and will finally give us the opportunity to help people learn a bit more about the Cliff Railway, its history and how it works."
The Babbacombe Cliff Railway Visitor Centre is free to visit and can be found at the far end of Oddicombe Beach, just past the Oddicombe Beach Cafe.
The opening of our new Visitor Centre on Saturday 7th April 2012. From left to right Gordon Oliver, Tony Richardson and John Ayres
Exploring the facilities within the Visitor Centre
Entrants in the Easter Bonnet competition
