Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
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would be suitable as a stokers mate.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
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You speak to soon your most reverend, wait until you have tried to open a tin with those poundland can openers
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Arte et Marte
Guest 1881- Registered: 16 Oct 2016
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Twas the thought that counts.
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Just because you don't take an interest in politics doesn't mean that politics won't take an interest in you. PERICLES.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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What I tend to do is buy one and get the second half price then put one in the box provided in the supermarket. As long as it has a long use by date of course.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/put-foodbank-on-your-shopping-123173/Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
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That was a very cheap photo opportunity for them!
Arte et Marte
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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not that cheep reg,they had to fork out for two big macs and a weeks grosaries for the snapper
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Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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£10 a head from the Councillors not exactly a mind blowing figure that was worth a photo come publicity shoot, a pure coincidence there is an election coming soon I suppose.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:Dover and Deal riding high with usage.
But things nowhere near as 'bad' as in Germany, for example, where food banks provide food for 1.5 MILLION people each week (which is no doubt also the fault of our wicked heartless Tory Government blah blah blah).
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Their equivalent the Christian Democrats run the show, enough said.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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So, in essence, the fact that most civilised and Christian countries in the world have food banks, is not a measure of the charity we show to others, but a shameful example of the iniquities forced upon us by rampant capitalism?
Ha, bloody ha!
(I believe our Mohammeden friends take a much more robust attitude to such things, putting it all down to God's will, muttering 'inshallah' under their foul breath and passing by on the other side of the road)
"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Captain Haddock wrote:
(I believe our Mohammeden friends take a much more robust attitude to such things, putting it all down to God's will, muttering 'inshallah' under their foul breath and passing by on the other side of the road)
No need for food banks in the Islamic world as Mrs Merkel invites them in to use hers.
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Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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howard mcsweeney1 wrote:No need for food banks in the Islamic world as Mrs Merkel invites them in to use hers.
Which is why the UK is, by country, the second largest contributor to humanitarian aid to help Syrian refugees, while Saudi Arabia provides them with flat-pack mosques FFS!
Allahu sodding Akbar indeed.
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"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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unesco seen around town,with lorry loads of aid.long ques expected
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Food banks will be under pressure now for the next six weeks with many parents whose children get free school meals having to find the money for lunches, ice creams and other treats whilst they are on holiday.
Our local food bank hasn't put out an appeal which I find surprising.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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The poverty stricken of Deal have some volunteers running a lunch service for children all through the holiday, maybe something similar could be set up in Dover?
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/holiday-kitchen-serves-up-free-129349/howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Dover Foodbank - Most Wanted
We are seeing an increase in clients coming to our Foodbank and kindly request the following items if you would like to donate.
Long-life Fruit-Juice (very low stock)
Tinned fruit
Pasta Sauce
Noodles
Tinned vegetables (especially sweetcorn & carrots)
Sponge puddings
Can openers
Shampoo & shower gel
Washing up liquid
Toothpaste
Dog food.
Clients must have a voucher from one of our approved agencies before visiting one of our distribution centres.
All donations are very much appreciated.
Captain Haddock- Location: Marlinspike Hall
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At last week's Deal Town Council there was a presentation from the Local Food Banks in which councillors were informed that over 27% of Dover children are living in poverty.
A number of councillors almost fell over each other offering their unclaimed allowances to the Food Bank! It will be interesting to see if the Food Bank sees the colour of their money.
My own view was that having seen the tubby little buggers clogging up our town centres over the half term, stuffing their fat faces with fast food and grunting to each other on expensive mobile phones, if this is poverty then I'm a Dutchman'.
(Though not being totally cold hearted I
always throw a packet of condoms into the collection bin in the supermarket)
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"Shall we go, you and I, while we can? Through the transitive nightfall of diamonds"