Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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24 November 2009
19:1833821This Saturday, 28th November, sees the first of what we hope will become an annual Christmas Market in aid of The Dover War Memorial Project; it's in St Mary's Church Hall from 10am till 6pm with refreshments available. We have sold out! 15 stalls ranging from cards and jewellery to toys, all with a Christmas theme.
It's being run by volunteers from The Friends of The Dover War Memorial Project - we're hoping to attract members as well as raise funds, so please show your support for a genuinely local initiative by coming along even it's just for a coffee and a mince pie........spread the word.......we want the place packed out from start to finish!
True friends stab you in the front.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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24 November 2009
19:2133824welcome andy.
will be a very busy day, with the street entertainment, the wedding fayre at farthingloe and something else i cannot remember.
mind you, there will be a lot of footfall along there on saturday so DWMP should do well.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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24 November 2009
19:2333825Hi Andy. I shall place a notice in the workplace.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Guest 656- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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24 November 2009
19:3333826And welcome from me too Andy. What a good idea, I love Christmas Markets and for a great cause too. That something else Howard is the Christmas light switch on at Market Square. I will be up at Farthingloe for the Wedding Fayre until 4ish but will call in there later for a coffee and some Christmas cards
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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24 November 2009
20:4033833wasn't that colette, just checked rogers page and it is a blind painter at the white cliffs gallery, she makes her own christmas cards.
Guest 652- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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24 November 2009
21:0133836After all this come along to our Wine and Wisdom at the Clarendon & Westbury Hall at 7-30 trying to raise funds for the centre
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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24 November 2009
22:2533839This Saturday it is the Christmas Bazaar at River Parish Church
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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24 November 2009
22:4733842pity there are so many events running at the same time.
just means that the money collected for good causes gets spread a little thin.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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25 November 2009
08:4333856Welcome Andy
I did send round a circular ermail about that, I'll look it out and send it again as a reminder.
That can be a problem Howard and I'm not sure how to resolve it; even if there was a central register of events and people could organsie their event NOT to coincide with others, they probably would still want to run it on their preferred date, even if it meant that footfall would be reduced.
Good Luck for Saturday Andy and hope the weather is kind to us all.
Roger
Guest 693- Registered: 12 Nov 2009
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25 November 2009
12:4333864Thanks Rog - appreciate the best wishes, and the reissue of your notice.
Andy
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Brian Dixon
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25 November 2009
18:0733878hi andy and welcome.
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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25 November 2009
18:2533880Andy will be there at 0830hrs lets just hope the weather does not stop the public from coming out,sorry will only be there in the morning.
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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27 November 2009
16:0633986Good luck with this event Andy. Thought I would bring it back into top contention so people remember. Fair few things on tomorrow. I have an early start with a photo job at a wedding fayre of all things.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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28 November 2009
08:2634020That's not an early start PaulB, it's not opened until 11.00. What time do you normally get up then ?
For all those budding brides and their other halves and families, there's a Wedding Fayre today, starting at 11.00 at the big barn at the top-end of Folkestone Road, on the left, where the old Channel Tunnel "village" was.
I was there yesterday late afternoon and it is an amazing place - just right for a wedding venue.
I believe our newest member Andy will be there, with his qualty fabric business.
Roger
Guest 640- Registered: 21 Apr 2007
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28 November 2009
08:5834025Im normally up very early Roger as you can see from my forays on here...but no what I mean its early for a photo job. The Mayor is at the Wedding Fayre at 10.30...I will be there to get the picture all being well, usually photo ops are a bit later in the day. Although was at an even earlier one recently when I had to drag my old bones over the the launch of the Hi Speed train at 6am or something. All the politicians were lovely and fresh even at that hour of the morning, all done out in their whistle and flutes and tastefully scenting of Davidoff. Got good pix that day..were used all over, not just on here.
Yes good luck with the event at St Mary's..hope you raise lots of funds Andy and team.
By the way Andy like your Pink Floyd signature thingy!
Guest 649- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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29 November 2009
10:1534058Yes Lesley and me went to the fair in the morrning it was very good I got some sweets and cakes I hope that the Memorial Project done well I can see a lot of work goes into it by a few and Dover owes them a big thank you,and Saturday must have been a long day for them from about 0800hrs to 1900hrs all unpaid and at weekends to.
Guest 650- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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29 November 2009
11:0334062Thank you deeply, Vic, as always. I know the Friends of the Dover War Memorial Project have been working very hard towards this - as indeed, they have been doing on a heap of different supportive activities since the moment Andy and Michelle and Brian first mentioned a year ago the idea of creating a Friends group
Here we never cease our work in memory and honour of our Fallen. Within this recently are the many phone conversations and letters we've been having from people delighted about the new plaque and the thought their Loved Ones can be remembered in this way. There are already thirteen new names on the list for 2012; we're looking forward to visiting their relatives and friends.
That we do not forget means so much to so many. There have been tears shed, yet also great joys. It is truly a privilege to be doing this work of Remembrance.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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30 November 2009
08:0534105Well said Maggie.
Roger