Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,806
I have just read there is a rumour that the existing Leisure Centre will become a MacDonald drive through.
Lidl are going to put barriers in to stop the lorry drivers parking there, so our back streets will probably become lorry parks again.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
That rumour about a drive through McD started as soon as the town centre closure was announced but i'm sure the franchisee said no at the time.
Guest 1535- Registered: 27 May 2015
- Posts: 399
If only everyone could be kind and honest what a better world we would be in.
Guest 2418- Registered: 14 Dec 2017
- Posts: 37
Captain Haddock wrote:Grateful if someone could identify suitable 2.1 hectare site with accessibility for DISTRICT Leisure Centre for future reference so DDC don't make the same mistake again.
If it is a DISTRICT Leisure Centre then the ones in Deal and Sandwich must be closing? Otherwise why couldn't it have been re-built in the existing location or at St James which is still only half pre-let. Most Dovorians don't want to travel to Whitfield just to go for a swim. How can we encourage people to visit Dover when you move its facilities to an outside parish.
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Paul M- Registered: 1 Feb 2016
- Posts: 393
I used to take my children to the Leisure Centre and I can safely say most Dovorians don't want to travel to the current site for a swim.
Brian Dixon
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
there is all ways the beach, or whats left of it.
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
talking of shops 9 got broken into overnight sunday/monday
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Ross Miller
- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,696
Bob, the so far undeveloped land at Buckland Mill would have been a decent compromise, I know the developer did not want to sell which would have meant a CPO and associated costs added to the total development costs and DDC own the land up at Whitfield so that only entailed build costs, but sometimes as you point out when it suits your argument, there is more to social provision than the cost.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
Work going on this morning in the former N.A.G group office above Alternative kitchens in Priory Street with sheets of plasterboard going in.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
PatrickS
- Location: Marine Parade, Dover
- Registered: 19 Sep 2015
- Posts: 448
What The Dickens Is Going On?
New banners being put up today at the empty Dickens Corner premises acquired by Love Dover.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
I'm totally overcome with apathy, after all this time we have banners which reminds me of all those years when DTIZ was going nowhere and slogans on fences about what would happen within.
Jan Higgins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,806
This change or alteration should be well under way so the cafe or shop, whatever it becomes, is open before the better weather and tourism starts.
Roughly three months already but never mind the whole unaccountable LoveDover scheme seems a waste of what was originally our tax money.
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Reginald Barrington
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,232
Not going to be open in time for this summer Jan, no planning application submitted yet, Window coverings will be just to keep people off there backs for a while.
Would be nice if they would give some kind of update but I won't hold my breath.
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Arte et Marte
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
- Registered: 23 Sep 2008
- Posts: 23,940
cruise ships will be coming in the next 4 weeks or so.
Andy B
- Location: dover
- Registered: 10 Nov 2012
- Posts: 1,741
Theyll be plenty of street drinkers in the square to greet the tourists.Looks like plod has given up again.
Reginald Barrington- Location: Dover
- Registered: 17 Dec 2014
- Posts: 3,232
An Aida ship is in on 21st of this month, about 105 ships this year up on the last 2 yrs.
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Weird Granny Slater
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 7 Jun 2017
- Posts: 3,003
PatrickS wrote:What The Dickens Is Going On?
Looks like LoveDover's got the Pip; perhaps someone stole the mayor's pork pie. There's as much chance that anything will come of this project as there is of Miss Havisham getting married, or of Little Nell seeing old age.
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'Pass the cow dung, my dropsy's killing me' - Heraclitus
Guest 1997- Registered: 3 Mar 2017
- Posts: 148
I noticed in the Mayor's engagements that a LoveDover board meeting was scheduled in January. Obviously something has emerged from this gathering of the great and the good, even if it's only a few posters. Value for taxpayers' money, eh?
Ross Miller- Location: London Road, Dover
- Registered: 17 Sep 2008
- Posts: 3,696
I understand there have been a number of conversations between Love Dover & the planning officers which has meant the plans have had to be revised as LoveDover are very keen to get this absolutely right at the first time of submission.
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