The Kingskerswell Alliance are delighted to announce that the much loved and successful actress Prunella Scales CBE, former National President of the Campaign to Protect Rural England has added her support to our campaign.

A passionate defender of the countryside, Prunella has given her support to other campaigns in Devon which threaten to erode our beautiful landscape for ever and says “I support the Kingskerswell Alliance with all my heart in their efforts to save Kerswell Downs and the beautiful countryside along the valley from the destruction this road would bring and to protect them for future generations of visitors and local people to enjoy” Recently, Prunella visited Torquay to re-open the hotel which inspired the legendary TV comedy series Fawlty Towers in which she played the wife of the eccentric hotelier Basil, played by John Cleese.

Her fondness for the beautiful county of Devon was established as a child during the second world war which she spent at a small fishing village near Bideford on the North Devon Coast.

Ken Pegden, chairman of the Kingskerswell Alliance said : “we are delighted that Prunella is lending her support to our campaign” he added “the countryside and wildlife of South Devon are under severe threat from road building, new towns and development. This could also destroy the unique character which underpins the local tourist economy. The proposed environmental destruction caused by building an unnecessary dual carriageway around Kingskerswell, when so many good alternatives exist, would be a tragedy, depriving future generations of the chance to enjoy the tranquillity and fresh air in our beautiful countryside.”