Most of the money came from local residents happy to donate £100 each to see the beach brought back to life, Devon Live reports. "The gates have worked - it's a positive news story," Graham said. "All the broken glass has been removed and it's safe for children to play down there again." The money also paid to install CCTV and now the residents are creating a decorative outdoor museum telling visitors the history and ecology of the area, including the nationally important seagrass beds growing offshore. The residents are also about to landscape and plant the muddy mound beneath the sign, to ...