The Front Page. - Copy 285 ( Channel Dash Mem, HMS Kent, Beach Watch, Lifeboat Fundraisers.)
17 September 2012
The picture above shows HMS Kent arriving in Dover on friday 21st (11.20am approx). It is seen manoeuvring towards its berth on the Prince of Wales pier aided and abetted by the two resident tugboats Dauntless and Doughty. It's here for the Channel Dash Memorial official unveiling. See more information below....
and on the thread in our Forum with more pictures etc....
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11290
The Channel Dash Memorial was placed in situ on Dover seafront on wednesday Sept 19. A beautiful memorial as you can see and it will make a welcome addition to our seafront. As we mentioned earlier the official unveiling takes place on saturday ...here is an outline of the timings..
1330 hours guests and parade assemble.
1340 " parade march on.
1350 " vip party arrive.
1400 " memorial unveiling ceremony.
1430 " ceremony complete.
1445 " invited guests to reception at county hotel.
1600 " reception complete.
2000 " commemorative dinner at county hotel.
The unveiling of the Channel Dash Memorial is taking place this coming saturday at 2pm on Dover Seafront. HMS Kent pictured left will be arriving for the event on friday.
The following information has been sent to us by the ROYAL Navy themselves.
Grateful thanks to them for the info as ever.
· HMS Kent is affiliated to the county of Kent and the Cinque Ports
· Ship will be berthed at Dover and is open to visitors on Saturday September 22 from 9.30am-12 noon and 3-5pm
· Members of the ship’s crew will also provide a Guard of Honour for the Channel Dash Memorial parade on Saturday
· HMS Kent will host a reception and capability demonstration for invited guests, as well as a number of pre-arranged tours for local groups and youth organisations
· Ship’s company will visit HMS Kent’s affiliated charity Demelza House in Sittingbourne on Sunday September 23
Type 23 frigate HMS Kent, which is affiliated to her namesake county, will call at Dover for a four-day visit.
The 133-metre ship will tie up at Prince of Wales Pier on Friday September 21 at midday, remaining in port until Monday afternoon (September 24).
It is a busy programme for the ship’s company, which commences on Friday evening with a reception on board for invited guests.
On Saturday from 1pm, HMS Kent crew members will form an honorary guard as part of the parade to mark the unveiling of the Operation Fuller Memorial.
The Royal Navy’s 1st Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, will also attend the ceremonial proceedings held on Marine Parade Gardens for the dedication of this significant granite memorial honouring the brave men of all three services that took part in Operation Fuller more commonly referred to as the Channel Dash.
See also the thread in our FORUM for much more....
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11290
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You will remember the feature we did on the Big BeachWatch clean up a few days ago..see feature 284 in All Recent Features..well the pic above shows some of the volunteers who took part in the event this time around. There were 'makeover' clean ups in several localtions and here we are with a section of the volunteers on Shakespeare beach. 63 people in total volunteered on Shakespeare Beach and a good many of them youngsters which is great to see. The total weight of litter collected was 267 kgs in 68 sacks...a staggering amount. On my ready reckoner that is even more than last year. Well done all. See also the thread in our forum..
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11210
Picture above by Paul Sampson. Many thanks Paul.
The regular monthly quiz held at the Swingate Inn has raised more money for Dover RNLI and recently the quiz master and a group of regulars visited the lifeboat to see first-hand how the money they have raised is used.
Quiz master, Peter Jones has been running the quizzes at the pub with support from the pub’s landlords for several years and has now raised over £2,200 for the RNLI.
Recently Peter and some of the regular quiz goers visited the lifeboat station and three of them joined the crew aboard the lifeboat for a short exercise. On their return they got to experience the real excitement as the lifeboat was requested to go to the aid of a yacht with engine difficulties. Fortunately, the yacht managed to restart its engine and as the lifeboat was not needed it was soon back alongside its berth where Deputy Coxswain, Jon Miell was able to receive the presentation.
New teams are always welcome at the friendly general knowledge quiz which are held on the first Monday of each month. It costs £1 per person to enter and there are prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams. For more details or to book a table please contact the Swingate Inn on 01304 204043.
Peter Jones said: “It is a real pleasure to support such a deserving and worthwhile charity and particularly insightful to see the sort of work our fundraising supports.”
Dover Lifeboat Operation, Manager Roy Couzens said: “It was a great pleasure to host Peter and the quizzers at the Station so that they were able to see at first hand the essential service their support allows the RNLI to provide for those using our local waters.”
See the photograph of the presentation above from the Swingate Inn quizzers.. left to right we have: Lesley Jones, Peter Jones, Cal Price, Maggie Stewart, Jon Miell (accepting for the Lifeboat), Bill Smith and Marion Howard.
REPORT and PICTURE by MARTIN COLLINS
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See our Forum for all the latest news and gossip.
If you want to join in drop us a line..but it's just for those who want to join in. Paul on dover7@msn.com
For all previous frontpage features.....see the All Recent Features link on the menu left.
The picture above shows HMS Kent arriving in Dover on friday 21st (11.20am approx). It is seen manoeuvring towards its berth on the Prince of Wales pier aided and abetted by the two resident tugboats Dauntless and Doughty. It's here for the Channel Dash Memorial official unveiling. See more information below....
and on the thread in our Forum with more pictures etc....
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11290
The All New Channel Dash Memorial on Dover Seafront.
The Channel Dash Memorial was placed in situ on Dover seafront on wednesday Sept 19. A beautiful memorial as you can see and it will make a welcome addition to our seafront. As we mentioned earlier the official unveiling takes place on saturday ...here is an outline of the timings..1330 hours guests and parade assemble.
1340 " parade march on.
1350 " vip party arrive.
1400 " memorial unveiling ceremony.
1430 " ceremony complete.
1445 " invited guests to reception at county hotel.
1600 " reception complete.
2000 " commemorative dinner at county hotel.
The Channel Dash Memorial Event.
The unveiling of the Channel Dash Memorial is taking place this coming saturday at 2pm on Dover Seafront. HMS Kent pictured left will be arriving for the event on friday.
The following information has been sent to us by the ROYAL Navy themselves.
Grateful thanks to them for the info as ever.
· HMS Kent is affiliated to the county of Kent and the Cinque Ports
· Ship will be berthed at Dover and is open to visitors on Saturday September 22 from 9.30am-12 noon and 3-5pm
· Members of the ship’s crew will also provide a Guard of Honour for the Channel Dash Memorial parade on Saturday
· HMS Kent will host a reception and capability demonstration for invited guests, as well as a number of pre-arranged tours for local groups and youth organisations
· Ship’s company will visit HMS Kent’s affiliated charity Demelza House in Sittingbourne on Sunday September 23
Type 23 frigate HMS Kent, which is affiliated to her namesake county, will call at Dover for a four-day visit.
The 133-metre ship will tie up at Prince of Wales Pier on Friday September 21 at midday, remaining in port until Monday afternoon (September 24).
It is a busy programme for the ship’s company, which commences on Friday evening with a reception on board for invited guests.
On Saturday from 1pm, HMS Kent crew members will form an honorary guard as part of the parade to mark the unveiling of the Operation Fuller Memorial.
The Royal Navy’s 1st Sea Lord, Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope, will also attend the ceremonial proceedings held on Marine Parade Gardens for the dedication of this significant granite memorial honouring the brave men of all three services that took part in Operation Fuller more commonly referred to as the Channel Dash.
See also the thread in our FORUM for much more....
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11290
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Big Beach Clean Up....
You will remember the feature we did on the Big BeachWatch clean up a few days ago..see feature 284 in All Recent Features..well the pic above shows some of the volunteers who took part in the event this time around. There were 'makeover' clean ups in several localtions and here we are with a section of the volunteers on Shakespeare beach. 63 people in total volunteered on Shakespeare Beach and a good many of them youngsters which is great to see. The total weight of litter collected was 267 kgs in 68 sacks...a staggering amount. On my ready reckoner that is even more than last year. Well done all. See also the thread in our forum..
http://www.doverforum.com/letters/viewtopic.php?id=11210
Picture above by Paul Sampson. Many thanks Paul.
Lifeboat Fundraisers....
Swingate Inn quizzers continue to support Dover lifeboat
The regular monthly quiz held at the Swingate Inn has raised more money for Dover RNLI and recently the quiz master and a group of regulars visited the lifeboat to see first-hand how the money they have raised is used.
Quiz master, Peter Jones has been running the quizzes at the pub with support from the pub’s landlords for several years and has now raised over £2,200 for the RNLI.
Recently Peter and some of the regular quiz goers visited the lifeboat station and three of them joined the crew aboard the lifeboat for a short exercise. On their return they got to experience the real excitement as the lifeboat was requested to go to the aid of a yacht with engine difficulties. Fortunately, the yacht managed to restart its engine and as the lifeboat was not needed it was soon back alongside its berth where Deputy Coxswain, Jon Miell was able to receive the presentation.
New teams are always welcome at the friendly general knowledge quiz which are held on the first Monday of each month. It costs £1 per person to enter and there are prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd placed teams. For more details or to book a table please contact the Swingate Inn on 01304 204043.
Peter Jones said: “It is a real pleasure to support such a deserving and worthwhile charity and particularly insightful to see the sort of work our fundraising supports.”
Dover Lifeboat Operation, Manager Roy Couzens said: “It was a great pleasure to host Peter and the quizzers at the Station so that they were able to see at first hand the essential service their support allows the RNLI to provide for those using our local waters.”
See the photograph of the presentation above from the Swingate Inn quizzers.. left to right we have: Lesley Jones, Peter Jones, Cal Price, Maggie Stewart, Jon Miell (accepting for the Lifeboat), Bill Smith and Marion Howard.
REPORT and PICTURE by MARTIN COLLINS
* *
See our Forum for all the latest news and gossip.
If you want to join in drop us a line..but it's just for those who want to join in. Paul on dover7@msn.com
For all previous frontpage features.....see the All Recent Features link on the menu left.