Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
Nothing stopping you running football there again, just simply building is what you can't do, get CGI to renovate Vicky Hall to a community centre and you get a club and changing facilities
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Yes and it went on, we continued with the 5 a side
watching children going from unable to communicate or lack abilities
to helping each other and many becoming good footballers at the same time was a pleasure to watch
Much of the work we did as volunteers was as the council agreed jobs that they should be providing for the area
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
In fact you could get the Heritage Centre there too, boot fairs on the field in summer WHPS running guided tours at the same time!
Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
- Posts: 727
Most of the time volunteers have better skills than council officers Keith! It has a lot to do with understanding the communities needs and to gain that knowledge you have to be prepared to listen, and that's a gift few posess.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Lara
we looked at all the options some time ago with the football leagues
and the council, sadly the council wouldn't budge
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
Keith, I run an athletics club in Thanet and get the same pleasure - but the councils wants housing and posh hotels not community centred work, it wants to extend the population and add to the already growing pressures of the area.
Guest 756- Registered: 6 Jun 2012
- Posts: 727
What is an extended population if not a community? Now is the time to get your voices heard, demanding if needs be, to ensure your right to the right infrastructre and amenities.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Lara
As I stated we were willing to not only maintain the pitch, but take control of it, and bring facilities to the area,
We even got as far as producing a monthly newsletter,
But sadly when officers drag there feet, won't budge, volunteers tend to lose interest
and look elsewhere.
We vowed to continue with the club, ant took them to the leisure centre, as well as starting up a monthly bingo in the church hall,again after being there for years, the church decided we needed £3m insurance to use there hall9they probably didn't want us in there hall lol) the bingo was another great family event, again sadly lost.
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 745- Registered: 27 Mar 2012
- Posts: 3,370
Wouldn't it be more advantages to regeneration?
If they built something big to help employment,
And cash in on the passing 15 million port passengers.
http://www.altontowers.com/tickets/Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
The other side to what you say is the very ground we used was before we got onto it used by drug users, we were having to clear away before we could start.
But having events there on a regular basis training on a sat then league games on a sunday made the place liven up.
it has now sadly gone back to the way it was
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
Sorry Lesley, the area will be too large it will impact on all the amenities, policing, health, education, and the infrastructure will not hold. Plus more likely to use amenities in other areas as Dover's are lacking. Its housing, residential home and hotel and conference centre.
Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
Keith, I agree that the land could be used up here but there are ways and means, regeneration isn't always simply building on land that isn't used, it's looking at ways of improving what we have, what we are proud of what Dover is as a community, supporting hoteliers and restaurants already struggling, supporting new businesses that struggle, understanding the ebb and flow of of the Cruises and realising that they all go THROUGH Dover not into it. Everyone says this development will regenerate the area, I disagree, it will be detrimental to areas that we should be proud of. When the areas are gone that's it and what will we have to show for it? I doubt it will be the what everyone tentatively hopes for, saving the drops redoubt will take far more than the 5 million 'promised' and what if that isn't forthcoming? At the meeting councillors said we should be brave and accept the development, I say we should be brave and say no and not hand over our heritage to developers, and take a look at Dover.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
I must remind people that the area known as the aycliffe playing field is on the books labeld under spiecal siantific intrest,so any any thing built there would be a no go.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
not your usual line brian lol
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
maybe so kieth,but its just a reminder.
Guest 750- Registered: 12 Apr 2012
- Posts: 72
Thanks for the reminder Brian, lets hope the same fate does not befall the area then, probably only a matter of time though .......
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
interesting comment in 84 about listening skills.
Guest 975- Registered: 19 Jun 2013
- Posts: 28
Keith Bibby
Simple facts about companies - they require profits to exist!
I work in the construction industry and have never come across any "Eastern European's". Ad I can assure you if any industry has been hit hardest by the recession it's the Construction Industry. I've worked on projects where my company has won the project at Cost or making a loss. If any industry deserves some profit it's Construction.
How could companies invest in their people or building if they didn't make profits?!
Dover needs lots of profit making companies!!
Andrew
Guest 975- Registered: 19 Jun 2013
- Posts: 28
#69 Alexander D - what a ridiculous comment!
Look up how many companies in the UK are owned by ChIna, it's scary, however it's fact they invest in the companies and contribute significantly in the UK economy. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Chinese companies investing in the UK. They're doing more that UK companies.
I hope they ignore the petition completely, it's utter nonsense and another sign of sleepy Dover not wanting to change. It's. good development and will invest money that doesn't exist locally.
Andrew
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
Andrew Garrett, they probably will ignore the petition completely.
The authorities always ignore the people when money and corporate profits are in the air.
And if there were a parish poll in Dover, or a referendum if the latest Localism Act permits it, could they, by law, ignore that too?
You claim you have never come across any "Eastern Europeans" in the construction industry in Kent.
Are you serious?