Latest on Bleriot Weekend..re events, parking etc

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• Guest 640

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  21 July 2009     12:0925957
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  DDC Information ****
  
  
  DOVER 2009 - BLERIOT CELEBRATION
  READY FOR TAKE OFF THIS WEEKEND
  
  
  An amazing weekend of events is ready for take off in Dover this weekend (25-26 July) - and the town is ready for a high-flying celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Louis Blériot's epic flight across the English Channel.
  
  Dover District Council, with Cresting Ltd, the organisers of Dover 2009, has announced a detailed programme of events for the weekend of celebrations. A range of incredible highlights will include a spectacular Air Pageant on the Saturday and, on both the Saturday and Sunday afternoons, local air displays at the Duke of York's Royal Military School, together with a range of attractions on Dover Seafront and at the School - for full details, please see www.dover.2009.com
  
  Visitors for the day can take advantage of two park and ride locations: Broadlees Farm (opposite the Duke of York's School), from 9am-11pm on Saturday, and 9am-7pm on Sunday; and Farthingloe Farm (on the approach to Dover on the A20), from 9am-8pm on Saturday, and 9am-7pm on Sunday. Visitors who want to see the Firework Spectacular (around 10.15pm on Saturday) should use Broadlees Farm. Park and Ride costs £6 per car, with subsequent bus rides free all day between the key locations.
  
  One of the highlights of the weekend is the historic re-enactment by Bleriot Xl aeroplanes, led by Mikael Carlson, due to arrive at the Duke of York's between 6pm-6.30pm on Saturday. In addition to this, there are current plans, weather permitting, for a French pilot to recreate the historic crossing, arriving over the white cliffs of Dover at around 6.30am, with vantage points on Dover Seafront and the National Trust site on Langdon Cliffs.
  
  Dover Seafront will be coming alive with a range of attractions on Saturday (10am-10.30pm) and Sunday (10am-6pm), and the Duke of York's School will be open to be public with events on both days, on Saturday (10am-7.30pm) and Sunday (11am-6pm).
  email: dover7@msn.com
• Guest 651

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  21 July 2009     13:4525961
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  Website not right there Paul !
  
  http://www.dover2009.com/
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 640

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  21 July 2009     15:5225964
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  Ah well spotted Paul that was todays deliberate mistake !!...seriously though thats the way it came in from the guys at DDC. But I guess we all make mistakes...even me...yes I know its hard to believe
  
  Well done.
  email: dover7@msn.com
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  21 July 2009     17:0925975
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  could someone ask the french pilot to circle around a bit at 6 . 30 am please?
  
  i am not fully awake at that time.
• Guest 651

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  21 July 2009     19:2925994
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  Bleriot Memorial - 3 working days to go and they were working at 6:30 tonight. Shame about the new turf that should be down and well watered for weeks....
  
  

  
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Rick Jones

  • Location: Dover
  21 July 2009     22:2526004
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  Us graphix geezers have made our contribution to the impressive new Bleriot site...
  
  

  

  
  
  

  
• Guest 651

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  21 July 2009     23:2326007
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  Looks good - shame about the rest of the site !
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 653

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  22 July 2009     07:1626016
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  I understand this it may not be fully completed, but will certainly be O.K. for the purpose on Saturday - the Commemoration service; I understand there'll be about 150 people attending up there.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Sue Nicholas

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  22 July 2009     10:2026035
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  A complete disgrace .It should be all hands to the pump to get it completed .This event has been planned for many months .Too much paper work and not enough elbow grease .
• Guest 653

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  23 July 2009     07:4226123
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  Good saying there Sue - I'm sure it applies to many things nowadays.
  
  The Park and Ride system is to be at Broadlees Farm, near to Duke of Yorks School and the Farthingloe site, top of Folkestone Road. £6.00 per car (not per passenger).
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 683

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  23 July 2009     16:5826153
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  There seems to be lots going in in preparation for the weekend. Snoops is being tarted up, the urine is being washed out of the underpass and the seafront is closed as they start setting up the stalls. Despite all this it still feels as if the town is disconnected from the events.
  It struck me that bunting strung in Biggin Street, Bench Street, Castle Street and along the seafront would help bring all these areas together. Bunting is not hugely expensive and would send out a message that it is a whole town event not just for the seafront and the hilltops. It could be used in future summers too as it is in other seaside towns to mark the season. There was bunting for the Lord Warden's ceremony (which I seem to remember DHB provided) but it had 'disappeared' by the time the Tour of Britain cyle race came through the town!
  Is it still missing? Is it too late?
  (I know the answer!)
  
  Mark
• Terry Nunn

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  23 July 2009     18:3426154
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  Yes Mark, you may recall that LRCF put it's own up for the cycle race, the only part of town that had any!
  
  We still have it. It was last used at the Horticultural/Petshow/Boat Race.
  
  We could put it up in the town but someone will say insurance, health and safety, risk assesment etc
  
  It's all too much trouble.
  
  Still, they could have left the Christmas lights up!
  
  Terry
  Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?
• Guest 651

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  23 July 2009     22:3826174
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  A photo of Vintage's
  
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/britishmm/3749775615/
  
  Does look so much like it was all rushed through without a care......
  Been nice knowing you :)
• Guest 653

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  24 July 2009     07:2226190
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  I think that was a good idea about the bunting; I also think the Town should have had a bit of a tart-up. With between 15,000 and 20,000 and the Worlds media here, I'm surprised there's no co-ordinated effort.
  
  We would have still have closed shops obviously, but all these closed shops could have had work done on them to smarten them up, could have been done by the pay-back team.
  
  Even the Sea Sports Centre, although I appreciate it isn't finished, has weeds growing all around it - giving an awful air of neglect and some of them are now quite high. The railings around it are all over the place and this is on the seafront where the British, French and Italian marquees are. What an embarrassment.
  
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Unregistered User
  24 July 2009     13:1926204
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  Roger chase Bill Fawcus at DHB for Sea Sp[orts Centre.
  
  
  Watty
• Guest 660

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  24 July 2009     15:5326215
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  Did see them cleaning the weeds by the crash barriers on York Street yesterday
  If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
• Guest 653

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  25 July 2009     06:5326258
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  Pity they couldn't make it to the Sea Sports Centre John.
  
  I did contact him Nigel and he sent a very nice reply - nothing done as of yesterday afternoon, but it was a nice reply.
  
  
  
  
  Roger
• Guest 651

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  25 July 2009     19:5226290
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  Shame about the wind put things off but a good atmosphere in town.
  
  My highlight was the Lancaster doing a low flypast :)
  Been nice knowing you :)
• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  25 July 2009     19:5726293
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  the town and seafront was teeming with people.
  this is how it should be in the summer months.
  
  looking forward to the spitfire flypast tomorrow.
  
  the whole event seemed exceptionally well organised too.
• Bern

  • Location: Dover
  25 July 2009     20:1226294
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  It really was, wasn't it? The whole thing had a lovely atmosphere and was so well put together. well done to whoever did that. It was fabbo!

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