Karlos- Location: Dover
- Registered: 1 Oct 2012
- Posts: 2,487
The useful life of the Charlton Centre has ended. Time to knock it down and start again.
Perhaps a DTIZ 2?
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
karlos I know a man who has a bulldozer.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
Heard in the centre that the greengrocers will now not be opening until July.If this is right then i hope its worth the waiting for.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,807
If it is like the others it will be OK at first then go rapidly downhill as the produce gets stale.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
andyb,the 6 th of july to be honest.
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
It surely must have cost them a few quid in rent by now for that unit.They really need to get opened and start taking some money.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
They are offering generous rent free periods Andy.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
Must be very generous for the time they,ve had the shop.
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
Three or six months is not unusual.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
The washing machine shop has now moved into the recently vacated shop at the front.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Something needs to be done about the rubbish around the back. I haven't seen the manager there for a while and her office was in darkness this morning.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,807
Agreed Howard, it looks awful out the back, I can understand builder's bits and pieces with the work going on but there is no excuse for the rest.
A great shame Peter is not still in charge, he really cared about the Centre and Dover as a whole.
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Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
I dont think anyone cares about it anymore.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
You may well be right Andy it seems in terminal decline. About a year ago It seemed on the up and I was chatting to Neil Wiggins whilst his wife and daughters were pillaging the boutique at the front. When that business closed it was the death knell, washing machines just don't draw people in.
The cafe always had the same people in the central position but even they are not there anymore. Patinead heart defies the trend and has craft gatherings on Saturday mornings.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Went through earlier and the sign in the greengrocer's window now says "opening soon", the managers office in darkness again and most of the rubbish is still there.
Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,233
I believe Monday is her day off Howard in lieu of working Saturday.
Arte et Marte
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
Still no Veg shop and it looks like there wont be one.Howard mentioned in post 60 that a new set of scales was in place,i noticed today that these are now advertised as for sale in the shop window.
Guest 1391- Registered: 1 Nov 2014
- Posts: 199
I had got quite excited when I saw all the activity at the front of the centre but understand is all to do with need to repair the leaking "over hang"
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
I quite like the idea of a collectors fair but will it be in the centre itself or the car park?
Andy B- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,742
I heard they was going to hold a Psychic fair but it got cancelled due to unforseen circumstances.
