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lives. It supports us when we are disabled or older or caring. It supports us to live
good lives and die good deaths. call if a man attempted to spy on the ladies. This lasted 82 years before mixed
bathing was introduced 1906. In those days the ladies modesty was preserved by
We are relieved to hear the employment of horse drawn wooden bathing machines being wheeled to
Government restate its the water’s edge where the ladies could emerge from these darkened changing
commitment to adult social facilities into the water. There appears to have been no windows to allow light
care reform in the Queen’s into the bathing machines.
Speech, but disheartened
by the absence of concrete Originally there were three tidal pools but unfortunately only the Ladies Pool and
proposals or timescale, part of the smallest pool survive the ravages of time.
particularly in the context of Back to the present day: as I
the impact the pandemic walked through the tunnels I
has had on older and stopped a while at the many
disabled people and their small quirky notices that lined our
carers. path. These included some

We believe it is vital the interesting facts. Did I know that
Government keeps its promise to sort out adult social care ‘once and for all’. It is over 26 million people had visited
crucial the Government sets out its plans at the earliest opportunity and certainly the tunnels since they opened in
ahead of the Autumn Spending Review. 1824.There had been over
140,000 tides during that time.
Millions of us, including thousands of people in your constituency, are not getting
the care and support we need, and every delay means that more older and
disabled people, families and carers are being left to struggle. To get the care
and support we all need, now and the future, requires Government to:

Set out its plans for the long-term future of Adult Social Care before the As I emerged from the final tunnel
parliamentary recess in July: Enabling us all to get the care and support we want this magnificent rugged North
for ourselves and our families, today and in the future, and so that we can live the Devon coastline lay before me.
lives we want to live. The cliffs and grass covered
hilltops towered over the shale
Provide certainty about funding: Guaranteeing – before the parliamentary recess beach in what I can only
in July – that all existing short-term funding will continue, and then use the described as breathtaking beauty.
upcoming Comprehensive Spending Review to set out what money will be This was the only place to be on
available over the course of the whole of the Parliament to ensure we all continue this warm, sunny August evening.
to get the support we need.
I stopped a while to take in the
Support the development of a ten year plan for Adult Social Care: Setting out how scene. The beach was full of families relaxing in the early evening sun. It was time
social care links with other public services and supports resilient individuals, families for a picnic or to discover the joys of the many rock pools scattered around the
and communities – complementing and supporting the NHS Long Term Plan and site. Janet told me that rock pooling is still very popular today with many parties of
prioritising care and support in our homes and communities. school children and their teachers discovering the hidden treasures of sea life in
the rock pools.
Waste and Recycling information At first, there were very few people swimming in the open sea. However, within
I have been requested by a number of people to summarise the costs, services half an hour I noticed rough patches of water form in an arc around the bay.
and in particular some questions concerning the collection of garden waste. Next Soon the rocky outer sea wall began to blink above the surface and the shape of
month I will cover Recycling. the tidal pool emerged.
Already at the waters edge, children, mums, dads, the young, the old began to

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