I am one of the people who used to frequent St. Mary's Lighthouse to catch Pokemon and I loved it. Not only could I take my 6 year old son there, but I also met 2 people who I have become very good friends with. It was a perfect spot to collect some rare Pokemon whilst enjoying natural beauty and making friends. I am infuriated that the pokestops and gym were removed.
There has been a note been going round that us poke masters had been disturbing the seals; however the seals are around the back of the lighthouse, and as far as I know - no one ever went round there, we pretty much all stayed by the lures or went to battle the gym.
I mean, what would they do if a couple of hundred people decided to start visiting the lighthouse just for fun? Would they turn them away and blame the seals?
The two food carts that are there must have been doing great business, the car park was raking the money in (which can only be a good thing since I believe it is run by the council and will go back into the community). The sense of community had never been better and the boy racers and doggers that used to frequent the car park at night all but disappeared.
Long story short, I am starting a petition to get the pokestops put back at St Mary's Lighthouse, which when I have enough signatures I will send to Niantic along with a detailed explanation of why we wish to have them back. It may not work, but they listened to whoever wanted to take them down - so maybe they will listen to us.
Please sign, let's face it - there's nowhere else around North Tyneside that is anywhere near as good.
Leanne
Updates
August 11, 2016
The council ignores the fact that this site was safer and more vibrant when our community gathered there. Send an email to your local representative today to demand they clarify why the stops were removed. Post this link on your Facebook page so our neighbors know the truth about the seals argument.
August 11, 2016
We hit a real milestone today and the momentum behind keeping our lighthouse community alive is undeniable. Post this link on your Facebook page right now and email your local council representative to voice your demand for these stops to return.
11 Comments
I've never seen st Mary's as busy. It's a positive thing that the stops are there it brings community's together and good for the businesses there
I am one of said friends in question and I can honestly say that it is disappointing to have something which caused nothing but happiness and positivity, removed in the name of 'seals' which have not been affected by the Pokéstops in question. It makes virtually no sense. Let's say that for whatever reason, St. Mary's Lighthouse started attracted 200-300 visitors at any one time, per day for reasons such as 'tourism' and 'a day out' what would happen? Would they then completely ban people from the lighthouse/car park completely? Bring back the Pokéstops!
Bring pokerstops back, it doesn't affect the seals and it's across from the lighthouse.
I agree completely!! Ive just managed to get a phone so i can playbthis game and thought you know what lets a make a day out at the lighthouse rock climbing... inly to find no pokestops now i have my pokemon friendly phone waaàaaah. I had been to the lighthouse when the pokestops were there and ive never seen it so busy and the vibe was great!
Totally agreed.
Good place to catch pokemon
As mentioned in the original document myself, my friends and their children would frequent the lighthouse for a couple of hours some evenings. We never ever bothered travelling over to the gym on the island itself, the main interest was the three pokestops which were conveniently close to each other and the many rarer spawns that we typically do not see (charmander/dratini/cuboneetc). I personally was not aware of there being any protected wildlife, there are no signs in the immediate area to suggest this nor any other kind of reason for not wanting people to visit. There are very few accessible area's with such good variety in our area and hardly any that offer such beautiful surroundings/beach/sea for the kids to play in, it was a total win/win situation and I'm deeply saddened by the loss. The funny thing is we still occasionally go there just to check the regular spawns and I know many others who do the same so what was the point of removing them in the first place?.
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I am one of the people who used to frequent St. Mary's Lighthouse to catch Pokemon and I loved it. Not only could I take my 6 year old son there, but I also met 2 people who I have become very good friends with. It was a perfect spot to collect some rare Pokemon whilst enjoying natural beauty and making friends. I am infuriated that the pokestops and gym were removed.
There has been a note been going round that us poke masters had been disturbing the seals; however the seals are around the back of the lighthouse, and as far as I know - no one ever went round there, we pretty much all stayed by the lures or went to battle the gym.
I mean, what would they do if a couple of hundred people decided to start visiting the lighthouse just for fun? Would they turn them away and blame the seals?
The two food carts that are there must have been doing great business, the car park was raking the money in (which can only be a good thing since I believe it is run by the council and will go back into the community). The sense of community had never been better and the boy racers and doggers that used to frequent the car park at night all but disappeared.
Long story short, I am starting a petition to get the pokestops put back at St Mary's Lighthouse, which when I have enough signatures I will send to Niantic along with a detailed explanation of why we wish to have them back. It may not work, but they listened to whoever wanted to take them down - so maybe they will listen to us.
Please sign, let's face it - there's nowhere else around North Tyneside that is anywhere near as good.
Leanne
Updates
August 11, 2016
The council ignores the fact that this site was safer and more vibrant when our community gathered there. Send an email to your local representative today to demand they clarify why the stops were removed. Post this link on your Facebook page so our neighbors know the truth about the seals argument.
August 11, 2016
We hit a real milestone today and the momentum behind keeping our lighthouse community alive is undeniable. Post this link on your Facebook page right now and email your local council representative to voice your demand for these stops to return.
11 Comments
The stops in question are not located close to the seal resting ground. Please put the stops back and they were genuinely creating a good community spirit in the area. Regards Neil kipling
I've never seen st Mary's as busy. It's a positive thing that the stops are there it brings community's together and good for the businesses there
I am one of said friends in question and I can honestly say that it is disappointing to have something which caused nothing but happiness and positivity, removed in the name of 'seals' which have not been affected by the Pokéstops in question. It makes virtually no sense. Let's say that for whatever reason, St. Mary's Lighthouse started attracted 200-300 visitors at any one time, per day for reasons such as 'tourism' and 'a day out' what would happen? Would they then completely ban people from the lighthouse/car park completely? Bring back the Pokéstops!
Bring pokerstops back, it doesn't affect the seals and it's across from the lighthouse.
I agree completely!! Ive just managed to get a phone so i can playbthis game and thought you know what lets a make a day out at the lighthouse rock climbing... inly to find no pokestops now i have my pokemon friendly phone waaàaaah. I had been to the lighthouse when the pokestops were there and ive never seen it so busy and the vibe was great!
Totally agreed.
Good place to catch pokemon
As mentioned in the original document myself, my friends and their children would frequent the lighthouse for a couple of hours some evenings. We never ever bothered travelling over to the gym on the island itself, the main interest was the three pokestops which were conveniently close to each other and the many rarer spawns that we typically do not see (charmander/dratini/cuboneetc). I personally was not aware of there being any protected wildlife, there are no signs in the immediate area to suggest this nor any other kind of reason for not wanting people to visit. There are very few accessible area's with such good variety in our area and hardly any that offer such beautiful surroundings/beach/sea for the kids to play in, it was a total win/win situation and I'm deeply saddened by the loss. The funny thing is we still occasionally go there just to check the regular spawns and I know many others who do the same so what was the point of removing them in the first place?.
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The stops in question are not located close to the seal resting ground. Please put the stops back and they were genuinely creating a good community spirit in the area. Regards Neil kipling