So, EDDC and Seaton Town Council cannot afford to fund the necessary repairs to the Jubilee Clock in Seaton. The clock and tower will be 125 years old in 2012, the year of the Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee.
First constructed to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, in recent times, the chime has stopped working. I think it would be a good idea to employ the skills of the people of Seaton to ensure that during the Diamond Jubilee in 2012, the clock and tower are once again fully functional, and in a good state of repair for many years to come.
It would seem that a number of other Seaton residents feel the same, as since the article in the Midweek Herald, several people have made contact.
As a starting point, I have contacted both Seaton Town Council and East Devon District Council to try and obtain details of the current maintenance requirments and any maintenance or servicing performed in the past 20 years. This in order to get a handle on what is currently required and what might be necessary to maintain the clock in the future.
Seaton Town council know nothing, so I currently await a response from EDDC.
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