The Front Page. - Copy 99 ( Coast, HforH Spitfire, New Market)
28 May 2010
Just after midday the quiet solitude of a lazy sunday was shattered on the Dover seafront. A dramatic display by a solitary Spitfire made the locals pause over their collective sunday roast beefs and gasp in admiration. This was a fantastic display indeed by the aforementioned Spitfire with some superb low flying, followed by dramatic climbs into the wide blue yonder. The versatility of the plane was shown to its max. The Spitfire pilot seemed to focus his attention around the ship of the Royal Fleet Auxillary, called the Largs Bay, which was anchored in the harbour all morning, and offered some splendid photo opportunities from the promenade. This vessel contained some of the wounded heroes returning from the commemorations in Dunkirk, who were about to disembark on Landing Craft and head for the shore where a fair crowd had gathered to greet them. This was all part of the seafront activities organised for Help for Heroes Day.
There is a great thread running in our FORUM with super pictures from our Members there, so please take a look, dont miss all those pictures and the added fine words on there. The thread is at the top of the page as I write and is called..
The Pictures above: The first shot: If you look closely you can see some of the personnel standing on the top deck of the Largs Bay and the Spitfire almost gives them the standard issue haircut and no mistake. Whooosh! How he missed those aerials I just dont know, but what a superb display. The pilots name is unknown to me as I write but if I can find out or if anyone can let me know I will add it here. The second shot: Well just when you thought the minx was gone, he whizzes by unexpectedly and lowly on the port side and damn near knocks over the captains G & T ! Well..strewth!
Pictures by yours truly Paul Boland taken from a quiet promenade. Not too many people about to take in the fab display. Sadly.
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New Market
Welcome to Dover's New Saturday Market. As you can see from the picture left.. its not yet thronged with the hording masses, but heck its a start. To be very fair though the picture was taken at 9.45 this morning, Saturday May 29, so way too early for many. But there appears to be a good take up of stall positions..but with still a few gaps around Market Sq itself, so room for expansion.
As many readers will know the idea for an improved market here in downtown Dover has not gone down well with everybody. Shopkeepers are worried that it may adversely affect their businesses, but others feel that the market will bring more people into the town to the greater benefit of all, including shopkeepers. Whatever happens anyway, it has the backing of the Dover Chamber of Commerce who know a thing or two about business. In the distance, and one cant be entirely certain of these things, but we may have spotted Cameron Macsween, President of said Chamber, parading with an alsation dog. It may have been the family pet, or it may have been protection to ward off any unpalatable grumblings from disenchanted shopkeepers. PB.
Comments welcome from everybody. Is the Market a good idea? Leave your message in the box below.
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Dover Castle and indeed Dover itself have been on TV a good deal this week. The Castle played quite a roll in the Dunkirk 70th anniversary coverage this week, and last night the town featured again in the hugely popular All At Sea programme. But it doesnt end there, because our very own tip top DoverForumite, Andrew Stucken, has been involved also this week in the filming of the very successful "Coast" programme, so its all happening at the moment. Dover is certainly on the media map right now, often of course with programmes dealing with our war torn heritage.
But about the hugely successful "Coast"...I will let Andrew's email to me a day or two ago explain more....
"The programme was about the 'Channel Dash' of 1942. Three key German warships including the Scharnhorst ran from Brest up the channel to Germany under the noses of the British. The daring mission shattered the British myth of naval invulnerability which had persisted since the Spanish Armada. Austrian veteran August Brunmayr was on board the German cruiser "PrinzEugen" and visited Britain for the first time to be interviewed for BBCTV's "Coast" programme. I was the interpreter."
The pictures show on the left Andrew Stucken with the very familiar face of the much travelled coastal explorer Neil Oliver, pictured this week at Dover Castle. Picture on the right shows the aforementioned Austrian veteran August Brunmayr relaxing in the sun at Dover Castle. But as we all know only too well, it wasn't always quite so relaxing.
Rattling the Aerials on the Largs Bay - on Sunday May 30.
There is a great thread running in our FORUM with super pictures from our Members there, so please take a look, dont miss all those pictures and the added fine words on there. The thread is at the top of the page as I write and is called..
Help for Heroes landing on Dover Beach.
Pictures by yours truly Paul Boland taken from a quiet promenade. Not too many people about to take in the fab display. Sadly.
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New Market
Kicks Off!
Welcome to Dover's New Saturday Market. As you can see from the picture left.. its not yet thronged with the hording masses, but heck its a start. To be very fair though the picture was taken at 9.45 this morning, Saturday May 29, so way too early for many. But there appears to be a good take up of stall positions..but with still a few gaps around Market Sq itself, so room for expansion.
As many readers will know the idea for an improved market here in downtown Dover has not gone down well with everybody. Shopkeepers are worried that it may adversely affect their businesses, but others feel that the market will bring more people into the town to the greater benefit of all, including shopkeepers. Whatever happens anyway, it has the backing of the Dover Chamber of Commerce who know a thing or two about business. In the distance, and one cant be entirely certain of these things, but we may have spotted Cameron Macsween, President of said Chamber, parading with an alsation dog. It may have been the family pet, or it may have been protection to ward off any unpalatable grumblings from disenchanted shopkeepers. PB.
Comments welcome from everybody. Is the Market a good idea? Leave your message in the box below.
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Filming BBCTV's Coast at Dover Castle.
But about the hugely successful "Coast"...I will let Andrew's email to me a day or two ago explain more....
"The programme was about the 'Channel Dash' of 1942. Three key German warships including the Scharnhorst ran from Brest up the channel to Germany under the noses of the British. The daring mission shattered the British myth of naval invulnerability which had persisted since the Spanish Armada. Austrian veteran August Brunmayr was on board the German cruiser "PrinzEugen" and visited Britain for the first time to be interviewed for BBCTV's "Coast" programme. I was the interpreter."
The pictures show on the left Andrew Stucken with the very familiar face of the much travelled coastal explorer Neil Oliver, pictured this week at Dover Castle. Picture on the right shows the aforementioned Austrian veteran August Brunmayr relaxing in the sun at Dover Castle. But as we all know only too well, it wasn't always quite so relaxing.