Dover Castle

• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  4 August 2010     15:5363981
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  Seem to be a roaring trade up there the past week with the school holidays, the living history costumed people seems to be bringing it to life very well !!
  
  Did I spot you up there today Howard ?
  Been nice knowing you :)
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  4 August 2010     17:3163990
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  that would have been me paul, where were you?
  
  i went on sunday for the barons revolt event, arrived about 10.30 queue a mile long and it seemed no extra staff to ease the problem.
  plenty of extra staff selling english heritage membership to people though.
• Guest 651

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  4 August 2010     18:1663998
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  Just a flying visit to someone Howard, saw you going round the Keep Yard (sorry Great Tower!!).
  
  You are right though, there was a lack of staff around at the weekend...
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 649

  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  4 August 2010     18:2163999
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  I have been told today that EH have lost about £10 million in funding this year.
• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  4 August 2010     19:5364015
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  Would explain why locals are called "Dovorians" and not "Doverites". Still better than being called Manscum I suppose.
• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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  4 August 2010     22:5564042
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  Not very nice Sid, me being a Mancunian.
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  4 August 2010     22:5864045
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  i think that sid is referring to manure supporters, not the stout burghers of that noble city.
• Alec Sheldon

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 18 Aug 2008
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  4 August 2010     23:0564048
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  I know that Howard but I am a Red fan as well as being a not so stout burgher of the noble city. .
• Sid Perkins

  • Location: Dover
  5 August 2010     07:1064065
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  But Alec, of course you are a Reds fan, you don't live anywhere near the place, like all the rest of them. Hopefully you get your footie fix by going to watch the magnificent Dover Athletic instead?
  
  Seriously though, no offence intended, I just have no time for that club or anything to do witrh it. The only decent thing they've ever done was stick two goals past the Krauts in the last minute of a European Cup Final and made them cry. Now, that I enjoyed.
  
  By the way, I think stoutburgers are new passion of Howard's. I prefer traditional beefburgers myself!
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  5 August 2010     10:4764084
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  i remember that match beacuse of the itv commentator.
  
  after the second goal went in the camera panned to the stunned faces of bayern munich supporters.
  
  he opined "what can they be thinking", "who cares anyay".