Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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That was one of my DBS initiatives Marek - to encourage more musicians, especially at week-ends.
Roger
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Roger
I'm sure lots of local folk groups , theatre workshops or individuals etc would love the opportunity and experience of performing in public.
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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I'm sure they would Marek, but someone needs to speak to Spencer to get it organised.
But with DBS being designated a part-time activity, what serious work can be done ?
How can the Chamber of Commerce be taken seriously if they are not taking DBS and Dover's future, seriously.
Anyone who signed up to the Chamber/DBS would be bitterly disappointed.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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music seems a good idea, or even one or two of the street entertainers that are hired for the christmas lights.
If music be the food of love, play on! One of Bill's.
So many good ideas, so many resources. How can we get it done?
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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No idea - now.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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noticed this morning that the leather goods dealer does sell handbags.
melissa take note.
thought of buying one myself, but still some wear in my present one.
Well for what it's worth I've just had a walk down Deal High street to the market in Union Road car park.
The town is full of shoppers as are the shops, went for a coffee in my favourite coffee house and had trouble finding a seat, the market also busy with about three dozen stalls, artisan food, 'antiques', furniture, DVDs etc. etc.
Last night we went for a meal at Cullins Yard Dover (which was excellent) and afterwards walked through the town as far as the Eagle, past Morrisons and back down Maison Dieu.
It was about eight in the evening. There seemed to be drunks all over the place some shouting the most offensive abuse at any women walking past. The Dour was full of drink cans and crisp packets as were the few bits of mostly overgrown green space we walked past. The shop windows looked uninviting, either cheap tat or stuff left over from a bygone age where you wonder how they can possibly still be going.
The whole experience was very depressing with the town having a feel of what I can only describe as poverty about it.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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sorry to say that sounds like an average friday or saturday evening.
i do not bother going anywhere near the town centre of an evening.
Forgot to say we were also approached by a beggar (eastern european?) who asked me in halting English for money.
I replied that I was awfully sorry but I didn't speak a word of English which seemed to do the trick!
I can give you one or two Irish phrases that mght help you there, Bob! Work wonders for me............
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Glad to hear that Deal market is a success Bob - 30 is a good number of stalls - worth going to Deal to take a look.
Jimmy Gleeson's Cullins Yard has a good reputation, but sometimes even they can't get it right all of the time - most of it though.
Sad about the drunks and the shops; hate to think what the visitors to Dover think. The trouble is that they'll spread the word when they get back home and tell more people if it's bad, than if it's good.
If the visitors have enjoyed visiting our historic sites and attractions, maybe all they'll have the energy for, is a meal and a drink - maybe a visit to our Silver Screen cinema.
Roger
Brian Dixon
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tut tut mel you naughty girl fancy selling your mankini on e-bay.i would have sold it to tate mordern.
i must admit dover dover was rather depressing this morning.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Didn`t seem too bad to me down the market earlier this morning, or mid afternoon. BRIAN, I would be interested to know from the pig roast man, how he comes to a figure of £300 of meat thrown away, whether it was the actual value of what was left of the animal, or how many more £3.50 rolls he could have sold from what was left? Did you have one by the way mate?
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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colin,it wasnt the hog roast it was the bangers and joints of meat from the actull wagon itself.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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Thanks Brian, I mis-interpreted it as the pig on the spit.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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colin,thats ok.
