Surf's up?

• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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  5 October 2022     12:04378734
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  Developers make waves at Betteshanger Country Park in Deal with bid for surfing lagoon and hotel
  
  https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/50m-plan-for-five-star-spa-hotel-and-wave-lagoon-unveiled-274616/
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Dover Pilot

  • Registered: 28 Jul 2018
  • Posts: 346
  5 October 2022     15:10378735
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  I bet their hotel isn't made from shipping containers
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  5 October 2022     15:18378737
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  https://www.kentonline.co.uk/sandwich/news/water-park-unveils-county-first-attraction-274636/
  
  It's going to be just like Bondi Beach along the Ropewalk?
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
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  7 November 2022     15:11379176
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  Went out to have a look at the aqua park the other day - the towed boarding looks fantastic (wish I was younger) and there's a half decent cafe attached.
  
  For anyone planning to have a look at the surf park in Wales (as is planned for Betteshanger) please note there might be some accommodation problems.
  
  https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/luxury-snowdonia-hilton-hotel-being-25450938
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
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  28 November 2022     08:55379369
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  Charlie don't surf?
  
  Looks like the eco-loons don't want him to over here in Deal.
  
  https://www.kentonline.co.uk/deal/news/kent-s-first-ever-surfing-resort-with-five-star-hotel-next-277785/
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Captain Haddock

  • Location: Marlinspike Hall
  • Registered: 8 Oct 2012
  • Posts: 8,000
  1 December 2022     18:48379402
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  Copy and paste to the Mail!
  
  https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11489943/Plans-inland-surg-lagoon-120-bed-hotel-spa-Kent-county-park-submitted.html
  
  Meanwhile news from Wales
  
  https://www.business-live.co.uk/enterprise/adventure-parc-snowdonia-seeking-new-25106508
  
  N.B. "Both investments were supported with multi-million pound grants from Welsh Government".
  "We are living in very strange times, and they are likely to get a lot stranger before we bottom out"
  Dr. Hunter S Thompson
• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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  1 December 2022     21:17379405
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  Have to say the latest bus service cuts and big increase in fares will isolate many .
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• Jan Higgins

  • Location: Dover
  • Registered: 5 Jul 2010
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  2 December 2022     10:23379410
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   Keith Sansum1 wrote:

  Have to say the latest bus service cuts and big increase in fares will isolate many .

  
  
  Also alienate even more people away from using them.
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  I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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• Keith Sansum1

  • Location: london
  • Registered: 25 Aug 2010
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  3 December 2022     07:26379421
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  Privatised services, in this case buses is not run in the interest of the passenger.
  
  Although it's fair to say even more people will use cars, it's the effect on Making many household .
  
  It's a cruel world
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