Paul, many thanks for the considered responses, much more than I expected, really.
I didn't put up my mini-manifesto for folks to have a go at DDC or DTC, but to give an idea of how addressing matters, at all levels, a bit more aggresively, we might bring about the improvements to Dover that I guess we all would like to see.
This will clearly require effort from the public, Parish, Town and Disctrict councils PLUS our MP, assuming he/she is interested of course. That track record is dismal so far.
Joined together above party politics and all working for the same thing, the betterment of Dover, is what I believe the public want to see. And when I talk about the betterment of Dover I don't just mean a bit of fancy wall-work on the seafront, and a few plant pots in town.
If we are proud of our town, then we should stand up for it and share our passion with those who need others to deliver for them.
As I said, let's find ways to make things happen rather than excuses for not doing something.