Save the Start Bay Centre Petition: Signature List Feed http://gopetition.com/signatures/save-the-start-bay-centre.html Online petition signatures en-us Thu, 16 Apr 2026 12:41 UTC GoPetition RSS Feed Generator Copyright 2026 GoPetition Nancy Roussy [Signature #596] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/13950388?utm_medium=rss Tue, 16 Oct 2012 05:39:58 UTC 13950388 mr phil macari [Signature #595] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/12854423?utm_medium=rss Fri, 18 May 2012 07:09:36 UTC 12854423 mr paul mellor [Signature #594] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/11093853?utm_medium=rss Wed, 31 Aug 2011 03:23:20 UTC 11093853 Mary Fray [Signature #593] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10895867?utm_medium=rss My children have attended this centre and another one it due to go in 2013. The experience is amazing and the loss of such a resource would significantly reduce their knowledge of our countyside/coastline as well as their ability to improve their social interaction with other children. I appreciate that the centre will need to be cost zero in such economic times and should be used for other activities to try and achieve this status, which i hope this council will try and achieve first.

]]> Sat, 23 Jul 2011 06:22:09 UTC 10895867 Mrs Marie Hubbard [Signature #592] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10878057?utm_medium=rss Tue, 19 Jul 2011 02:38:06 UTC 10878057 Miss Anonymous [Signature #591] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10871960?utm_medium=rss I went to the Start Bay Centre when I was little and it was brilliant, I couldn't stand it if children could no longer stay there.

]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 01:56:01 UTC 10871960 Mr Jon Squires [Signature #590] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10869323?utm_medium=rss Please, please save the centre

]]> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 03:47:41 UTC 10869323 mr michael pope [Signature #589] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10856691?utm_medium=rss Fri, 15 Jul 2011 05:34:21 UTC 10856691 Mrs Rachel Eke [Signature #588] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10847944?utm_medium=rss Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:59:23 UTC 10847944 Mrs Cleo Andrews [Signature #587] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10841985?utm_medium=rss Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:12:06 UTC 10841985 Mrs Louise Taylor [Signature #586] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10841436?utm_medium=rss My 4 children have been to start bay during their primary years the oldest now 27 still talk about the wonderful time they had there.

]]> Tue, 12 Jul 2011 02:18:06 UTC 10841436 Mrs Angela Wiggett [Signature #585] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10834361?utm_medium=rss I was attached to the Start Bay Centre for some 30 years - eventually becoming the Centre Manager.
Please do not deprive young people of the experience of residential (very important) and outdoor education. I have seen children pond dipping in the pond, in the rain, absolutely thrilled. Learning traditional hedge laying. Identifying birds, butterflies and insects. Some did not know milk came from cows. A base for Art or Music workshops.
For adults too, it is a wonderful base of learning

]]> Sun, 10 Jul 2011 02:39:37 UTC 10834361 Gillian Soul [Signature #584] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10829585?utm_medium=rss Sat, 9 Jul 2011 04:52:55 UTC 10829585 Ms Anonymous [Signature #583] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10818359?utm_medium=rss Thu, 7 Jul 2011 06:39:41 UTC 10818359 Dr Jayne East [Signature #582] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10813374?utm_medium=rss Wed, 6 Jul 2011 01:09:17 UTC 10813374 mrs donna pearson [Signature #581] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10803425?utm_medium=rss Have used the centre fro many years with the school i currently work in , cannot beleive that it will close. What a shame that if it does close, that our future generations will not benefit from its location and environment

]]> Mon, 4 Jul 2011 07:55:02 UTC 10803425 Mr Joel Jenkins [Signature #580] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10793239?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Jul 2011 03:48:43 UTC 10793239 Mrs Sally Plume [Signature #579] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10791438?utm_medium=rss Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:37:34 UTC 10791438 Miss Alison Holcombe [Signature #578] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10791400?utm_medium=rss My daughter and her classmates had a brilliant time away at Start Bay. They look forward to this visit for years, listening to the stories of those who visit ahead of them and come back home with life experiences they'll never forget. I was devastated when I heard the centre was at risk of closure. It's worth every penny and highly valued.

]]> Fri, 1 Jul 2011 10:32:28 UTC 10791400 Mrs Jacky Wilton [Signature #577] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10785272?utm_medium=rss It will be sad to see it close, it is a big place,not many places we can take 30 Guides away in winter in comfort,hoping to use it again next year, so please keep it open for everyone to use all year round.
Jacky (girlguiding Exmouth)

]]> Thu, 30 Jun 2011 03:07:33 UTC 10785272 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #576] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10777024?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:57:41 UTC 10777024 Mrs Faye Henderson [Signature #575] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10776337?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:27:33 UTC 10776337 Mr Richard Lee Henderson [Signature #574] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10776331?utm_medium=rss Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:26:29 UTC 10776331 Mrs Jane Mosley [Signature #573] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10768779?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:25:37 UTC 10768779 Miss Eloise Jarvis [Signature #572] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10766906?utm_medium=rss The centre is an amazing place to learn, I know from experience. I loved it there I learned so much and I've got 2 sisters longing to go they after my high compliments, don't let them down. It was incredible and its an experience I'll never forget.

]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:53:19 UTC 10766906 Mrs Samantha Jarvis [Signature #571] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10766817?utm_medium=rss Start Bay is a fantastic asset used by schoolchildren. The recent White Paper on the Natural Environment stresses the importance of outdoor education to childrens learning, and looks to reduce the barriers to providing this. So this Centre and its amazing staff will be needed to provide a facility that will be in even greater demand. My daughter has just spent an amazing week at the Centre and my other daughters can't wait to go when it's their turn. Please don't disappoint them!

]]> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 10:32:46 UTC 10766817 Miss Leanne Sheppard [Signature #570] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10766277?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:08:56 UTC 10766277 Mrs Lorraine Smalley [Signature #569] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10765483?utm_medium=rss Tue, 28 Jun 2011 06:26:22 UTC 10765483 Anonymous [Signature #568] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10762436?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:15:23 UTC 10762436 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #567] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10761524?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:26:56 UTC 10761524 Mr Jeremy Wilson [Signature #566] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10761500?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:22:56 UTC 10761500 Mrs Stephanie Bolton [Signature #565] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10761482?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:18:04 UTC 10761482 Mrs Rosemary U'Ren [Signature #564] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10760206?utm_medium=rss Both my daughters have enjoyed time at Start Bay Centre with their school and Girlguiding UK. It has helped them in many ways and it would be disastrous to lose such a facility as this.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 09:41:15 UTC 10760206 Mrs Tracy West [Signature #563] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10759062?utm_medium=rss Mon, 27 Jun 2011 06:51:21 UTC 10759062 mrs sarah jones [Signature #562] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10758786?utm_medium=rss My son has stayed here and had the most fantastic time, to lose it would be criminal.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:58:34 UTC 10758786 Mrs Elizabeth Porter [Signature #561] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10758493?utm_medium=rss An excellent centre, offering a wide range of opportunities. I have stayed with Brownie and Girl Guide groups and my children enjoyed visits from primary school. The area has lost several centres already. This one should be kept.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:01:43 UTC 10758493 Ms Heather Hanrott [Signature #560] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10757815?utm_medium=rss The closure of Slapton is a disgrace. Many Year 4 pupils from Woodlands have enjoyed the invaluable experiences at the centre over the years. Our school has made a commitment to the centre for the past 17 years and it has given children who normally cannot afford to go on holiday, the opportunity to experience a residential centre as well as developing improved collaboration skills and curiosity about the outdoor environment.

]]> Mon, 27 Jun 2011 02:35:52 UTC 10757815 Mrs Pamela Franklin [Signature #559] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10756036?utm_medium=rss The Centre has provided children with a safe, happy, educational and socially rewarding experience for years. For the last twenty years I have witnessed the joy of children during their short stays at the Centre - some leaving their parents for the first time and learning to be independent and sociable - many wanting to stay longer to enjoy the beautiful surroundings and to learn to appreciate the natural world around them.

]]> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 05:20:49 UTC 10756036 Mrs Sarah Budgen [Signature #558] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10755429?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Jun 2011 03:06:06 UTC 10755429 Mr Dylan Bristow [Signature #557] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10754911?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:51:48 UTC 10754911 Mrs Shona Bristow [Signature #556] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10754900?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:49:54 UTC 10754900 mrs sarah patch [Signature #555] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10754491?utm_medium=rss Sun, 26 Jun 2011 11:08:38 UTC 10754491 Mrs Ruth Marchant [Signature #554] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10750790?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Jun 2011 03:14:51 UTC 10750790 Mrs Fran Nye [Signature #553] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10749274?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Jun 2011 08:49:01 UTC 10749274 mr Simon Vassall [Signature #552] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10748344?utm_medium=rss Sat, 25 Jun 2011 05:39:08 UTC 10748344 mrs shelley gray [Signature #551] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744701?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:48:05 UTC 10744701 mrs christine drew [Signature #550] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744699?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:47:28 UTC 10744699 mrs gillian drew [Signature #549] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744697?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:47:02 UTC 10744697 mrs christine richards [Signature #548] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744693?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:46:19 UTC 10744693 mr alan richards [Signature #547] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744692?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:45:37 UTC 10744692 mr john drew [Signature #546] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744687?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:44:31 UTC 10744687 mr david richards [Signature #545] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744672?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:42:07 UTC 10744672 mrs melanie richards [Signature #544] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744659?utm_medium=rss I remember using the start bay centre for my school trip 25 years ago an would feel very upset if it were to close especially as my daughter will be due to go next year.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 02:37:17 UTC 10744659 Anonymous [Signature #543] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744223?utm_medium=rss This centre has provided valuable educational experiences for hundreds of our pupils over the years. To see it close would be a travesty.

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 01:05:48 UTC 10744223 Mrs Mary Spoore [Signature #542] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744094?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:34:38 UTC 10744094 Mr Gregg Wannell [Signature #541] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744087?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:33:38 UTC 10744087 Miss Donna Spoore [Signature #540] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10744077?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:32:04 UTC 10744077 Mrs Diana Hammond [Signature #539] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10743962?utm_medium=rss Fri, 24 Jun 2011 12:10:52 UTC 10743962 Mrs Kate Sutton [Signature #538] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10742285?utm_medium=rss A fabulous place for our children to visit as part of their primary education.
St Joseph's School
Bridgwater

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 07:59:47 UTC 10742285 miss Heather Fowle [Signature #537] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10739903?utm_medium=rss we need to keep this going to keep this valuable learning outdoor resource to enthuse young people to the great wealth of nature we have in Devon

]]> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 03:14:13 UTC 10739903 mrs maria moorhouse [Signature #536] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10735851?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 04:11:43 UTC 10735851 miss melita mcbean [Signature #535] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10735576?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:46:25 UTC 10735576 Mrs Tara Dew [Signature #534] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10733426?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 01:03:53 UTC 10733426 Mrs Beverly Gray [Signature #533] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10732483?utm_medium=rss My two daughters have been to residentials at the Start Bay Centre and they were their first trips away from home. They really did enjoy themselves. I would like my 6 year old son to be able to have that very same experience. It would be a real shame for children across the South West if this centre closed.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:38:06 UTC 10732483 Mrs Rachel Evans [Signature #532] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10731564?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 10:13:17 UTC 10731564 Mrs Hayley Jones [Signature #531] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10729217?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 07:29:30 UTC 10729217 Miss Sophie Clarke [Signature #530] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10728637?utm_medium=rss I have helped on many visits to the Start Bay Centre with Kingsbridge Primary School. It is an invaluable resource and provides a unique experience to the children who stay there, many of whom have never stayed away from home or visited their local area. Please keep the centre open so many other children can benefit from staying there.

]]> Thu, 23 Jun 2011 06:32:31 UTC 10728637 Ms Kathryn Driscoll [Signature #529] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10727577?utm_medium=rss Thu, 23 Jun 2011 03:14:45 UTC 10727577 Ms Mabel Cheung [Signature #528] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10725956?utm_medium=rss This place has been great for children and young people to learn about wildlife and the countryside. And give them new life experiences such as staying away from home for the first time in a safe and enjoyable atmosphere.

]]> Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:04:18 UTC 10725956 Mr Timothy Gibbins [Signature #527] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10725122?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 03:53:23 UTC 10725122 Mrs ruby heard [Signature #526] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723823?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:58:08 UTC 10723823 Mr william heard [Signature #525] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723821?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:57:25 UTC 10723821 Mr adam povey [Signature #524] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723817?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:56:33 UTC 10723817 Ms Alisha Mccomish [Signature #523] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723815?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:55:20 UTC 10723815 Ms mia Povey [Signature #522] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723813?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:54:45 UTC 10723813 Mrs Nikki Povey [Signature #521] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10723797?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:51:08 UTC 10723797 Mrs Rosy Grant [Signature #520] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10722723?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 07:39:27 UTC 10722723 Mrs Ruth Mason [Signature #519] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10721808?utm_medium=rss Wed, 22 Jun 2011 04:40:53 UTC 10721808 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #518] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10719502?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:27:40 UTC 10719502 Miss Judith Sperring [Signature #517] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10719307?utm_medium=rss I think funding should be continued, for such centres that provide useful outdoor learning facilities for the youngsters of this area. They learn to interact with each other, they gain an attitude of independence being away from home, and have fun at the same time.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 03:48:32 UTC 10719307 Mrs Sara Pengelly [Signature #516] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10717099?utm_medium=rss My daughter has recently been on a residential at the centre which she enjoyed very much. It is an extremly valuable part to their curriculem. It would be good to think that my younger son and others would be able to have the same opportunity. PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THE CENTRE.

]]> Tue, 21 Jun 2011 07:16:30 UTC 10717099 Miss Sarah Bowden [Signature #515] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10716884?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Jun 2011 06:23:32 UTC 10716884 Ms Kate Mitchell [Signature #514] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10716476?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Jun 2011 05:01:48 UTC 10716476 Ms Danielle Colonna [Signature #513] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10716328?utm_medium=rss Tue, 21 Jun 2011 04:34:03 UTC 10716328 Miss Melissa Powell [Signature #512] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10714104?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:37:52 UTC 10714104 Mrs Geraldine O'Loughlin [Signature #511] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10714069?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 04:28:19 UTC 10714069 Ms Denise O'Callaghan [Signature #510] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10713518?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:33:05 UTC 10713518 Miss Daisy Hughes [Signature #509] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10713515?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 02:31:55 UTC 10713515 Mrs Jean Monnelly [Signature #508] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10713167?utm_medium=rss Please do not close this centre as it plays a
big part in our children's life. The residential
care and the activities were second to none.
My granddaughter thoroughly enjoyed her
week there.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 01:12:36 UTC 10713167 Rachel Robinson [Signature #507] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10712991?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:34:36 UTC 10712991 Mrs Vivienne Constance [Signature #506] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10712792?utm_medium=rss Please save the Start Bay Group, so many children have benefited from the help it gives including my grandchildren

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 11:46:02 UTC 10712792 miss naomi burton [Signature #505] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10712519?utm_medium=rss i stayed here for my year six camp and had the time of my life, the food was deliciuos and the day and night time activities where inspiring.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:44:13 UTC 10712519 Mrs Anonymous [Signature #504] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10712388?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 10:13:49 UTC 10712388 Ms Michelle Crichton [Signature #503] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10711999?utm_medium=rss Mon, 20 Jun 2011 08:46:24 UTC 10711999 Mrs Helen Baker [Signature #502] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10711572?utm_medium=rss My son has just had a school trip to the centre. He came back far more knowledgeable as to nature around him and appreciative of it. It was effectively his first trip away from home without family and gave him some independence within the familiarity of his school class and teachers which was invaluable. I think it would be a devastating loss to young people if the centre were lost and it should be saved to benefit young people in the future.I think funds could be saved elsewhere.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 07:15:39 UTC 10711572 Mrs Helen Colebrook [Signature #501] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10710606?utm_medium=rss This is such a wonderful facility for local children who really do get a lot out of the experience. Please keep the centre open.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 03:52:58 UTC 10710606 Anonymous [Signature #500] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10709912?utm_medium=rss This is too valuable a resource, over too long a period, to too many people past and present to allow it to close for those yet to come.

]]> Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:38:45 UTC 10709912 Mrs RHona Howell [Signature #499] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10708285?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:01:53 UTC 10708285 Mrs Vikki Matthews [Signature #498] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10708200?utm_medium=rss Save the start bay centre!

]]> Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:33:49 UTC 10708200 mrs rachel rodrigues [Signature #497] https://gopetition.com/signature/locate/10708194?utm_medium=rss Sun, 19 Jun 2011 02:31:41 UTC 10708194