By now everyone will have seen the news about Gog and Magog in the local papers. I'm pleased that the Herald picked up on the story from my blog and then 'exclusively' released the details on Wednesday. It's a very exciting project and let's hope it all goes ahead as I'm sure it will bring tourists flocking to the area, from worldwide, which will hopefully also increase trade in the many shops, cafes and pubs and other businesses in the city. Duttons Cafe will have the perfect vantage point and the Gog and Magog Inn will no longer have customers coming in asking what their strange name means! I think it's a very impressive proposal and seems to have the support of the people of Plymouth. Some people are already talking about the cost but I personally think that many people would happily volunteer to help out on such an iconic project and it probably wouldn't cost as much as perhaps imagined.
By Thursday, the Herald had featured people's reactions to the project, which on the whole, seemed favourable. I took the photo of Charles, which featured in the paper, on Mount Batten Pier when he attended the council meeting at the beginning of December. It will be interesting to see how it all develops and I know that Charles has had a lot of support already. Incidentally, he was interviewed on Radio Plymouth about the project and clips from the interview can be heard this Sunday (12th January) between 8am and 11am, either online at ww.radioplymouth.com or on 106.7fm (on one of those old-fashioned radio things).
I'll try to keep you up to date with any progress on this blog, so please check back.
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