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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  7 August 2011     12:19118861
  #101       report
  just to stress the importance of the fountain, there were many tourists braving the rain this morning to take shots of it with the castle in the background.
  
  

  
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  7 August 2011     12:36118866
  #102       report
  It could be a real asset, especially with the backdrop. Come on, DDC et al, get your act together!
• Sue Nicholas

  • Location: river
  • Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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  7 August 2011     13:12118882
  #103       report
  I thought the fountain was back in operation.In fact when Iwas down earlier in the week people were dipping their toes into the water .the flowers beds are also blooming lovely.
  Cannot understand post 102 .
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  7 August 2011     13:15118885
  #104       report
  been back in service for a while now, i thought that bern's post was a general comment on how important it is that it remains open.
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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  7 August 2011     13:18118887
  #105       report
  lets hope howard the council listerns
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• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  7 August 2011     14:35118923
  #106       report
  #102 is an expression of frusration that most of Dover assets are underwhelmingly neglected by reps. It takes forever, for example, to get the fountain up and running and no time at all to close it down for long periods and neglect it. We hear excuses about the Wrong Sort Of Arms on the fountain but little in the way of solutions. I think I want to see more solutions, more action, from our representatives and less process-driven procrastination.
• Sarah P

  • Location: Dover
  7 August 2011     14:57118924
  #107       report
  Bern
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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  7 August 2011     15:24118931
  #108       report
  Bern, very well put, I could not agree more.
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• Guest 656

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  7 August 2011     15:32118933
  #109       report
  I was down in the town a few days ago with daughter Briony and low and behold as we turned the bend into market square there it was, the fountain looking glorious in the afternoon sunshine and spouting water like gusto, we nearly fell over when we saw that it was working again, long may it last
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
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  7 August 2011     16:49118942
  #110       report
  agreed bern
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  2 September 2011     20:32124400
  #111       report
  the scene wednesday morning in market square.
  
  

  

  
  
  one cup of coffee later back to its natural beauty.
  
  

  

  
  
  now at midday today desolation again, the contractors must be doing o.k. out of all the work.
  
  

  
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
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  2 September 2011     21:13124404
  #112       report
  In all seriousness isn't it about time the fountain was replaced with something that does not need repeated fencing off. What does the square look like in Howard's picture, nice paving and attractive flowers spoilt by a large advertising feature and metal fencing and very few people.
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• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  2 September 2011     21:17124406
  #113       report
  have to disagree jan when the fountain is operational it is totally enchanting, our visitors love it.
  
  i do not understand why it is fenced off so much, other towns don't see to have this problem.
• Guest 719

  • Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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  2 September 2011     21:22124409
  #114       report
  What happen,s to all the coin,s that people chuck in the Fountain do D D C keep them toward,s the upkeep of the Fountain
  Yorkshire Born And Yorkshire Bred
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  2 September 2011     21:27124410
  #115       report
  often wondered about that ted.
• Guest 719

  • Registered: 11 Jul 2011
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  2 September 2011     21:30124411
  #116       report
  It might be worth trying to find out Howard we could alway,s
  ask Vic
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• Guest 645

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  2 September 2011     21:33124412
  #117       report
  Perhaps someone could inform the public how much was paid to contractors last year for the fountains upkeep
  Marek
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• Guest 653

  • Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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  3 September 2011     06:12124425
  #118       report
  Someone might realise how much it costs Marek and then close it for good - the last thing we want is NO fountain. What we do want down there is a real market.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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  3 September 2011     07:05124431
  #119       report
  Heaven help us a market all day for seven days a week, that would really kill the town shops.
  
  Howard, I was suggesting that the fountain was replaced with a different attractive feature that did not have to be continually fenced off at what must be considerable expense.
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• Charlie Norman

  • Location: Dover
  3 September 2011     07:30124434
  #120       report
  Canterbury has two excellent markets....
  
  Wednesday and Saturday.....this does not affect the trading with the other shops.....merely attracts more people.....
  
  
  It seems to me in Dover, in spite of a huge layer of 'those above' elected or not, when anything has to be worked at, maintained etc...they throw the towel in.....or the common expression is.............well....it's Dover, what do you expect.....
  
  So many comments and groans on the forum end, in what can you do......!
  
  The fountain and fountains everywhere are always attractive as you can see....
  wonderful these photos, as someone has said...other towns do not have these problems....they just get on with it.....
  
  My big gripe is Burlington House and the disgusting and unsightly rubble around this area.....although, a big bird whispered to me...the coffers expanded greatly with the price of rubble these day....that is why suddenly certain places were reduced to rubble...............
  
  What is being done..... it cannot be what can you do, the landowners are greedy....etc. etc....find the people/peoples responsible and keep on and on......no town should have to put up with this....
  
  
  Look how popular the brand is.......

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