I refer of course to the utter "brilliance" of "Virgin 1's" new idea for how to save the British seaside...
They reveal that "Duncan Bannatyne swaps spreadsheets for spades as he sets about revamping Britain's Seaside Resorts," in their new prime time show "Duncan Bannatyne's seaside rescue," that this week saw our hero "Dunc" go off to save Ramsgate, well, when I say Ramsgate I actually mean Westgate, well when I say Westgate I really mean the boating lake at Westgate, but the idea is still there eh...
In an age where we use so many tourism "buzzwords" such as "regeneration,""sustainability,""staycations" and more, I found myself really looking forward to the idea that these topics would be covered on prime time television. But alas, all was not as it seemed with the contents failing to be what it said on the proverbial tin...
It should be noted to the producers that saving a boating lake in Westgate does not mean that Duncan or Virgin have in fact regenerated Ramsgate, but have instead just saved a failing business, like any failing business. Therefore what they have created is a parody of "Ramseys kitchen nightmares" with another moaning Scotsman telling people how to run their businesses. How creative, well done...
For those of you that have not seen the show, take a peek at http://www.virgin1.co.uk/shows/duncan-bannatynes-seaside-rescue/ to discover what all the fuss is about. And for those of you interested in discovering more about proper seaside regeneration, go to blogs such as http://jameskennell.com/ and find out what people who really know this subject think...
Barticus.
