Stand Up For Seaton meets up with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage

Members of Stand Up For Seaton spent this afternoon being filmed with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall of River Cottage fame. Hugh made contact with Stand Up For Seaton himself as he had read our blog and seen the plans for the Seaton Regeneration area and wanted to to talk with us about them.

Stand Up For Seaton members then spent a couple of hours briefing him on the current planning application. They told him of the enormous opposition to the planning application in the town. He thought that the plans were completely unsuitable for Seaton and found it difficult to believe that they was even being discussed as a possibility. We also showed him the Seaton Development Trust alternative to the Liatris plan - the "Seaton Eye" (see link on the right) which he found very exciting.

Hugh supported our ideas for a "local food hall" rather than a "big four" supermarket. After the meeting, he spent some time on the beach with his film crew.

He has asked Stand Up for Seaton to keep him briefed on the situation in Seaton and has promised to help in whatever way he can.