Sign in War Memorial Gardens
- 1 April 2009 21:1618774That's good news Scotchie and thanks, Maggie, for bringing it into the open. When I drove past the Town Hall the other evening I thought how tacky it was looking with all ground floor windows full of A4 sheets no doubt advertising something or other. Couldn't a notice board be placed on the wall of the YMCA building just beside the Town Hall for these (and any logos)? It would give some order to the process and give the building back some dignity.
Mark - 1 April 2009 21:3118775the war memorial garden should stay just that a garden.If the council want to advertise that they are free trade they could have it on the top of the notice board suggested in a previous posting on page 2 and put that in the corner by the buildings, the war memorial is a place to pay respect to the dead of the war, not pay homage to D.T.C or D.D.C or fair trade.A dog is just not for christmas save some for boxing day
- 1 April 2009 21:4418777Mark - i noticed that yesterday how awful those pages in the windows look, not a nice way to treat a listed building
Been nice knowing you :) - 1 April 2009 22:1118778firstly, that was a very good and honest reply from councillor philpott, secondly, the posters do look tacky, but at least they tell people what is going on.
i think that on this one, the town council is in a no win situation. - 2 April 2009 06:3918783I think that Ronnie (Philpott) is a very genuine Lady and works very hard for Dover and I was very pleased to receive her letter. I believe what she says and trust her completely to be fair and even handed.
A good Lady whatever her politics.
I think Mark's comments about a notice board on the side wall of the (charity) shop may be more appropriate than the Maison Dieu's windows, but then I don't own the building and haven't been invited for a view on it.
Roger - 2 April 2009 09:1318791Indeed, and I would like to say how very good it is that the Council listened and reacted swiftly on this one.
I received a personal message from Cllr Philpott about this, and responded with one to her.
I'm absolutely certain the Committee meant well, but unfortunately had simply misjudged the many meanings and the strength of feeling that there is about the War Memorial. (Having met so many veterans and relatives and friends of our lost ones over many years now, and across the globe, I believe there was a very real risk of not only upsetting people, but even of creating grave offence.)
All is well that ends well, though. I would like to thank the many people who responded so quickly with their views. It was so important that individual views should be made known. Demanded and created in honour, remembrance, and love by our individual forebears, the War Memorial is passed on in trust to us for our own future generations ... it's one space that truly belongs to us all and on which we should all be able to speak.
I really too would like to express here that the Council and the Committee deserve praise for their understanding and for their swift reaction when views were expressed to them. Thank you for dealing with this so quickly, and thank you for listening.
The Dover War Memorial Project
www.doverwarmemorialproject.org.uk - 2 April 2009 10:0918792A nice posting Maggie.
Well done all round.Common sense prevailed.
I love Dover .Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)