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Press Release - Blenheim Gardens Cafe

8/5/2019

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Blenheim Gardens Café - a Tale of Three Councils.
 
Ownership and management of Blenheim Gardens is clarified by Minehead Town Council which asks for support in ongoing discussions with the new Somerset West and Taunton (SWaT) District council.
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Minehead Town Council is concerned that incorrect information is appearing on social media about who owns and manages Blenheim Gardens, which could be misleading.
Blenheim Gardens and Café was owned and run by West Somerset District Council.  This became Somerset West and Taunton (SWaT) on 1 April 2019.
Minehead Town Council only became aware of the closure of the Café at the same time as residents and has worked hard behind the scenes ever since to secure a commitment from the District Council for interim Café and concession arrangements which, unfortunately, were not successful.
However, with a new District Council, and with a new Chief Executive, Minehead Town Council is re-doubling its effort to find an acceptable resolution to this important issue for the town and will again be asking Somerset West and Taunton (SWaT) Council to put a notice on the Café confirming their ownership and plans for the building.
Residents and users of the gardens can help Minehead Town Council by attending the Town Council’s Annual Meeting on 14 May 2019 and sending letters expressing their concerns and hopes for Blenheim Gardens Café which will help Minehead Town Council’s discussions with the new District Council.
 
Notes:
  1. Minehead Town Council took on ownership and management of the toilets in Blenheim Gardens in 2018, from West Somerset District Council.
  2. Minehead Town Council asks residents and users of the gardens to be aware that it was the now extinct West Somerset District Council’s Asset Management activity required for the setting up of the new District Council - Somerset West and Taunton (SWaT), that resulted in the closure of the café along with the putting course and deckchair hire (Concessions).
  3. Minehead Town Council hopes that the brief introduction to Somerset West and Taunton (SWaT) District Council’s new Chief Executive James Hassett on 29 May 2019 at Minehead Town Council’s offices heralds a fresh start to the two councils’ relationship and Mr Hassett has already committed to speaking and attending the open Town meeting on the 14 May 2019, to which all residents are invited.
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