Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
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I,ve noticed a shop thats opened opposite the town hall selling fruit and veg but it never looks like there is much stock,must be a struggle against all the supermarkets.I think its been there for a few weeks now.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Earlier in the thread Andy, just fruit no veg and doesn't look a good business idea to me.
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Andy B- Location: dover
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Looks ok if you just want a banana,orange,or pineapple.
Guest 706- Registered: 25 Oct 2010
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Does it say sausages on the window poster?
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Guest 1467- Registered: 30 Jan 2015
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I really sympathise with our High Street. Tt it such a shame bBut I do not think that there is a viable solution. We are not alone with this situation, its happening everywhere now. I think we may end up seeing 'evolution' changing our high streets into residential over time. It seems that the outskirts of the town will be the busiest, Whitfield and the St James' areas in the future.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,806
For many the town centre is already not worth visiting, unless something is done even more people will say why bother.
St James is looking good but with so many shops relocating there is trouble for ahead for the existing shopping area. Unfortunately I think it might be to late to save unless rents and taxes are drastically reduced, at the moment the smaller shops find the overheads prohibitive so close or are struggling.
Thinking about MacDonalds I wonder if they will eventually move into the M&S building. We were surprised at the announced closure as they always seemed to be doing a roaring trade, maybe their lease is up for renewal.
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Guest 1467- Registered: 30 Jan 2015
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Yes, Big Macs is always busy, strange it's closing. I agree Jan, it may be too late and who knows what will happen to it all. Maybe, demolition may come with some and apartments built. Who knows....
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Unfortunately many business want purpose built outlets and there isn't the land available in the town so Whitfield is the obvious place. In my case it is quicker to catch one bus to Folkestone which stops in the centre rather than catch two buses to Whitfield.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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One sure way to improve our Town Centre shopping experience would be to shoot that bloke playing the bagpipes outside the old Hadlow College shop. The sound is similar to a Tom cat being neutered without anaesthetic.
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Guest 1467- Registered: 30 Jan 2015
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We could give him the anaesthetic and surgically remove those bagpipes!
Captain Haddock
- Location: Marlinspike Hall
- Registered: 8 Oct 2012
- Posts: 7,939
howard mcsweeney1 wrote:One sure way to improve our Town Centre shopping experience would be to shoot that bloke playing the bagpipes outside the old Hadlow College shop.
A definition of a gentleman is someone who can play the bagpipes but chooses not to.
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Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
- Registered: 25 Aug 2010
- Posts: 23,860
Just on the Town centre
whilst the councils look to build the DITZ and Whitfield
those struggling to survive in town centre probably wont survive much longer.
So do we want our tourists first view when coming off a bus or train to be a ghost Town centre?
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Guest 1467- Registered: 30 Jan 2015
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To add a little humour, I have an idea. We could get the man with the bagpipes to go to the 'new' shopping mall when it opens and play them there, it might scare everyone back into the town centre again!!
Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,696
Planning Application submitted by new owners of the two units (50 & 51 Biggin St) next to the Bingo Hall to turn them into 2 shops and 9 flats
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Yet another hammer blow to the Town Centre, once DTIZ is up and running Subway have threatened to keep their Town Centre outlet open. No wonder Paul W took early retirement he must have anticipated this.
http://www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news/bucking-the-trend-132735/Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
nowt wrong with that howard, if you like that sort of thing.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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Firstly I must congratulate you on posting the 1000th on this thread Brian, a Jereboam of brown ale is winging its way to you as I type.
Secondly I did try out the establishment when they first opened and they offered a choice of 4 different Italian breads in baguette form, all of which tasted the same i.e no taste whatsoever, the choice of fillings was varied but most seemed to taste as bland as the long life bread. That said you are right in that it is each to their own.
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Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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yes all people are different, there not my first choice
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