Clean bathing water

• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2011     11:11117365
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  as the summer holidays get into full swing, thought i would post this reassuring notice that was on the sea front notice board this morning.
  
  there was a thread a while back where members were doubtful of the cleanliness of the water.
  
  

  
• Guest 656

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  29 July 2011     12:32117379
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  Yes Howard, Its good to see that notice on the Beach and yes indeed we did run a thread on the Forum which DHB picked up on. So much so, that they sent us a press release on water quality in the Harbour showing the DHB environment team at work. Bob Goldfield gave us a quote saying they are continually striving for excellence ........... ( see page 2 in all recent features may28)
• Keith Sansum1

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  29 July 2011     15:04117395
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  All i can say howard is that i was a regular swimmer in the sea,,when i was younger and it wasnt always the cleanest
  
  thats probably why i was affected the way i am lol
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  29 July 2011     15:08117397
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  i will refrain from comment on that keith!!
  
  don't forget though bathing water around the whole of the u.k. is a lot cleaner in general than it was years ago, also bear in mind the warning about going in after heavy rain.
• Guest 673

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  31 July 2011     11:46117625
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  This photo from 1956 shows the sewage outfall diffuser off Shakespeare Beach disgorging copious quantities of the end products of the Dovorians of the day. I believe that the pipe has been extended much further out to sea since then.
  
  

  
• howard mcsweeney1

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  31 July 2011     11:50117627
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  that picture would apply to most coastal towns at that time, thank goodness things have changed.
• Diana Woodridge

  • Location: Dover
  31 July 2011     11:55117630
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  I remember paddling at Dymchurch amongst stuff that looked remarkably like pooh! Thank goodness those days are long gone.
• Guest 698

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  31 July 2011     20:33117697
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  In those days you couldn't swim in the sea off Southend, you just went through the motions.
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• Bern

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  31 July 2011     20:35117699
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  Just lost some of my wine over the keyboard........!!!!
• Guest 653

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  1 August 2011     06:58117710
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  And I nearly spilt my tea - funny though.
  
  
  
  Roger
• Jan Higgins

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  1 August 2011     08:10117720
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  You do have a certain way with words Peter, brilliant.
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• Guest 673

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• howard mcsweeney1

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  5 August 2011     12:04118523
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  long dirty tubes that crawl over the sands??