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  Well put Sid and Roger.
  
  Oh God here we go again.
  The River Dour has turned into the same as everything alse in Dover, Talk Talk Talk.
  
  When the idea of main River Status came about by Mike webb ( best intentions ) the idea was for the E.A to help the locals, they took over everything along with the W.C.C.P.
  The E.A made some fantastic statements about stocking the river and also re-introducing White clawed Crayfish.
  Then they said our river was so abundant with Trout they would take some out to put in other rivers.
  
  I had draws full of paper work from years back of all the woderful things that would be happening to the Dour, none of it has and the paper work all got shredded last year.
  
  As Roger pointed out it runs through the heart of our town and should be treated like a well looked after back garden.
  Reed beds are Good providing they are looked after and not allowed to get out of hand. The river bed plants have now taken hold and you WILL notice this year that they will grow even more and choking most of the river also collecting more and more rubbish.
  
  The Chevrons that where put in place on the lower stretches have not worked as intended, they have admited that but what a waste of money. also the reshaping of the river in parts to wash away the silt has not worked. the growth of the river bed plants over the summer holds all of the silt in place and I was told as the
  plants die off the silt will wash away, It doesn't.
  
  This subject like the Town will be going on for many years to come I think and since the days of River Watch finished I don't think I've heard one good thing said about the Dour, only bad things.
  What a fantastic asset we are wasting.

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