Ancient submerged forest will be visible at low tide
THERE will be a walk on Thursday evening, April 27, in Bray to see a 6,800 year old forest.
The forest is visible at low tide. Those attending should meet at Bray Harbour at 6.30pm wearing rubber boots. Speakers on the day will be Dr. Robin Edwards, Associate Professor T.C.D., geoscientist and expert in sea level change and Jason Bolton, archaeologist and historian, who made a detailed study of the sunken forest.
Those attending will also be able to see the erosion of the cliffs, and how the rising sea level is breaking into Bray Dump, and spilling out asbestos and contaminated groundwater
For more information contact Willie Morrogh on 087 7497993 or Pat Hayes on 086 2233940, Shankill For a Green Earth (SAGE). PLANS for the re-development of The Beehive Inn’s commercial business may be in jeopardy as Applegreen Plc has lodged an appeal against Wicklow County Council’s decision to grant the business planning permission.
Last month, the local authority granted permission to the applicant Thomas McMullan to provide an off-line service area, an extension and alterations to the premises to include parking and side development works at the business premises.
However, this month Apple- green, which operates a service station at Cullenmore, near Ashford, which is about ten minutes north of the Beehive on the M11, lodged an appeal to An Bord Pleanala objecting to the granting of the permission.
Any plans now for the re-development of the business will have to be put on hold, pending the appeal. A decision is to be made by An Bord Pleanala by August 9.
Located at Coolbeg Cross off Exit 18 on the M11, The Beehive Inn, has suffered a loss in business since the opening of the Rathnew to Arklow section of the M11.
Speaking to this newspaper last year, Pat Doyle, who owns The Beehive, said the completion of the new stretch of the N11 has decimated business.
Since the road opened, Mr Doyle said that business in The Beehive Pub had dropped off considerably. ‘We used to get around 130 to 150 customers per day. But since the N11 was upgraded those numbers have dropped down to around 50 to 60 customers each day during the week. The majority of our customers were passing by and would drop into The Beehive for lunch and then head along on their journey.
‘Now there isn’t a day where people don’t come into the pub saying they thought we were closed.’
The planning permission which was granted to the Beehive includes incorporating the provision of three additional guest bedrooms, an extension to the existing dining room for guests, a two-storey amenity building incorporating retail sales including an off-licence, deli/coffee area, food franchise area, toilets, seating areas, and a forecourt area to provide fuel for vehicles.
When contacted, Applegreen declined to make a comment.